Death at Cannon

[Funky_Catskills]

What are the other ways ??

Fences may be ugly but death is way more ugly.
Safety first in my opinion. Not asthetics


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Cool... I respect your thoughts...

 

[Funky_Catskills]

the other things suggested were:

1. Small shrubs / trees to block the people sliding..
2. using snow to create a berm/wall to keep people from sliding off the trail..
3. regrading trail.

 

[Puck it]

the other things suggested were:

1. Small shrubs / trees to block the people sliding..
2. using snow to create a berm/wall to keep people from sliding off the trail..
3. regrading trail.

1 and 3 are not an option. The side of the trail drops off sharply and Upper Hard is just below the point( not a lot of distance between the trails). Berm could be and option and there usually is one in good snow years.

 

[Jcb890]

Back off bro..
These are just my observations.

I know for a fact that Alpine Zone is monitored by ski areas...
I know for a fact that PR people do not like deaths associated with their ski areas...

My opinion is - that fences are ugly and maybe theres a better way...

You really need to back off... Thanks...

Back off? It was clearly sarcasm as you have your location set as NY, which is obviously nowhere near Cannon... or would be quite the commute!

You have been worried about all of the wrong things in this thread. First you were worried about how fences look and now you're worried about PR. With the prices these mountains charge for lift tickets and season passes, I don't think we need to shed any tears for the cash flow of the businesses running these mountains. Also, of course it is going to be bad PR and they aren't going to love it getting press. Too bad. That's what happens with all ski areas when deaths occur... people talk about it and usually try to find ways to prevent it... which is what people are doing in this thread. Nobody has come in just to bash Cannon or to say that they are liable or anything of that nature. The constructive comments in this thread have centered around how to keep this from happening again.

It has been established the best way to help this trail is fencing. This has been addressed multiple times due to the layout of the terrain and is again discussed in the post above mine.

 

[Funky_Catskills]

Back off? It was clearly sarcasm as you have your location set as NY, which is obviously nowhere near Cannon... or would be quite the commute!

You have been worried about all of the wrong things in this thread. First you were worried about how fences look and now you're worried about PR. With the prices these mountains charge for lift tickets and season passes, I don't think we need to shed any tears for the cash flow of the businesses running these mountains. Also, of course it is going to be bad PR and they aren't going to love it getting press. Too bad. That's what happens with all ski areas when deaths occur... people talk about it and usually try to find ways to prevent it... which is what people are doing in this thread. Nobody has come in just to bash Cannon or to say that they are liable or anything of that nature. The constructive comments in this thread have centered around how to keep this from happening again.

It has been established the best way to help this trail is fencing. This has been addressed multiple times due to the layout of the terrain and is again discussed in the post above mine.

Cool... Thanks for this.
Appreciate your opinion and side of the story..