Death at Cannon

Puck it · Mar 30, 2016

Jcb890 said:
Is this a column for ants?!

I can't get it to resize right. It is the excerpt from the book about Cannon talking about that same corner and how it got it's name. Mickey ended up in a the trees upside down and with two busted up knees and a broken back.

Funky_Catskills · Mar 30, 2016

Abubob said:
May have missed it - but has anyone considered that he may have not been able to see where he was going given the undercast that day? I've skied into clouds like that before and it is very disorienting. Sometimes you can't even see the snow beneath your skies.

Whenever I'm in deep fog - I go super slow.
Vetigo is real - and super dangerous. For many reasons...

fcksummer · Mar 30, 2016

Funky_Catskills said:
I don't like fences.... sorry...

If someone is continually sliding to their death on the same trail...
Well.... there's another issue that needs to be resolved..

So basically if presented with a choice, you'd choose death/serious injury over a fence.

Cannonball · Mar 30, 2016

resized...

Funky_Catskills · Mar 30, 2016

fcksummer said:
So basically if presented with a choice, you'd choose death/serious injury over a fence.

Where did I say that?

Should we just surround every trail with fence so nobody gets killed?

Jcb890 · Mar 30, 2016

Puck it said:
I can't get it to resize right. It is the excerpt from the book about Cannon talking about that same corner and how it got it's name. Mickey ended up in a the trees upside down and with two busted up knees and a broken back.

:lol: Just giving you a hard time, I figured as much.

Someone posted about that info earlier in the thread. Either way, Cannon seems to have known this corner is a problem for a long time. It is a shame it has taken a death for more pressure to get put on them, but hopefully they'll make it at least a little more safe and nobody else will have to die there in order to get something done.

Jcb890 · Mar 30, 2016

Funky_Catskills said:
Where did I say that?

You haven't specifically said that, however, just about everyone has agreed some type of safety feature of any kind there would be beneficial and all along you just keep saying "I'd rather not have a fence".

Puck it · Mar 30, 2016

Cannonball said:
resized...

Thx. It kept giving me errors.

Funky_Catskills · Mar 30, 2016

Jcb890 said:
You haven't specifically said that, however, just about everyone has agreed some type of safety feature of any kind there would be beneficial and all along you just keep saying "I'd rather not have a fence".

No I never did say that.... thank you...

I'd rather not have a fence... It's just my opinion.
But I understand why ski areas put them up.

snoseek · Mar 30, 2016

I like the small tree idea. Anything but regrading really....the middle of the mtn became a mess with the hsq. I see how they needed a better lift but cannon really skis differently now especially the middle. Would hate to see any additional hacking up top.

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Funky_Catskills · Mar 30, 2016

Something Hunter does is to create a barrier with grooming.

Jcb890 · Mar 30, 2016

Funky_Catskills said:
No I never did say that.... thank you...

I'd rather not have a fence... It's just my opinion.
But I understand why ski areas put them up.

Probably safe to say that everyone would rather not have an ugly yellow/orange fence up on a nice looking mountain. However, sometimes safety is more important than an ugly 100' piece of fencing on a trail.

fcksummer · Mar 30, 2016

Funky_Catskills said:
Where did I say that?

Should we just surround every trail with fence so nobody gets killed?

You've implied it over and over. Nearly every post of yours in this thread is complaining about fences. Maybe we can dig up another death or injury besides the 4 incidents already mentioned so you have all the specifics.

Puck it · Mar 30, 2016

fcksummer said:
You've implied it over and over. Nearly every post of yours in this thread has complaining about fences. Maybe we can dig up another death or injury besides the 4 incidents already mentioned so you have all the specifics.

DMC being Funky Catskills.

Funky_Catskills · Mar 30, 2016

fcksummer said:
You've implied it over and over. Nearly every post of yours in this thread has complaining about fences. Maybe we can dig up another death or injury besides the 4 incidents already mentioned so you have all the specifics.

Not complaining... Just stating my opinion.
I don't enjoy seeing fences...

Not sure why that's bad...

Funky_Catskills · Mar 30, 2016

Jcb890 said:
Probably safe to say that everyone would rather not have an ugly yellow/orange fence up on a nice looking mountain. However, sometimes safety is more important than an ugly 100' piece of fencing on a trail.

I understand why ski areas put fences up...
I understand safety... I teach it..

Jcb890 · Mar 30, 2016

Funky_Catskills said:
I understand why ski areas put fences up...
I understand safety... I teach it..

If you know why and don't disagree with why it would be put up, stop telling us you don't like fences.

Cannonball · Mar 30, 2016

I don't particularly like the aesthetics of guard rails on a scenic road. But a well-placed one once saved me from plummeting to my death. I can live with that.

Funky_Catskills · Mar 30, 2016

Jcb890 said:
If you know why and don't disagree with why it would be put up, stop telling us you don't like fences.

I just don't like seeing them.... Sorry..

Funky_Catskills · Mar 30, 2016

Cannonball said:
I don't particularly like the aesthetics of guard rails on a scenic road. But a well-placed one once saved me from plummeting to my death. I can live with that.

Understood...

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