Must be the holidays. By my count, there were at least four incidents of kids falling out of chairs at ski areas in the last week.
Wow. What the f^&*?
One debate that has arisen is the effectiveness (or lack thereof) for safety bars on lifts. One "ski instructor" commented on one of these articles (in the post section) saying that he "never uses the safety bar with kids" because it provides a false sense of protection. Some bars now come with devices to prevent kids from falling out.
As an eastern skier, I almost always lower the bar. But out here the culture is different and I have gotten used to folks not lowering it.
Thoughts?
- A kid falls at Blue Mountain and dies; https://www.mcall.com/news/breaking...-resort-victim-identified-20190102-story.html
- A kid falls 40' from Moonbeam at Solitude and skis away unscathed; https://gephardtdaily.com/breaking/...ier-who-fell-40-feet-off-solitude-chair-lift/
- A Quebec girl dies after her and her friend "do a trick" by jumping off a chair in Quebec; https://ottawasun.com/news/national...cops/wcm/3c619058-24d6-4099-b03b-9e044c5c5ab5
- An 8-year old falls out of a chair at Nordic Valley, Utah and skis away unhurt. https://fox13now.com/2018/12/29/8-y...orthern-utah-narrowly-escaped-serious-injury/
Wow. What the f^&*?
One debate that has arisen is the effectiveness (or lack thereof) for safety bars on lifts. One "ski instructor" commented on one of these articles (in the post section) saying that he "never uses the safety bar with kids" because it provides a false sense of protection. Some bars now come with devices to prevent kids from falling out.
As an eastern skier, I almost always lower the bar. But out here the culture is different and I have gotten used to folks not lowering it.
Thoughts?
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