Hawkshot99
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You are correct. My mind is not really into boating in the winter. But the thought of not playing chicken with a big ship still stands.
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You are correct. My mind is not really into boating in the winter. But the thought of not playing chicken with a big ship still stands.
jrmagic
New member
Absolutely!
steamboat1
New member
LOL, They should add this to the skiers responsibility code.
Rule 13 - Overtaking
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Rules [of Part B, Sections I and II / 4 through 18], any vessel overtaking any other shall keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken.
(b) A vessel shall be deemed to be overtaking when coming up with a another vessel from a direction more than 22.5 degrees abaft her beam, that is, in such a position with reference to the vessel she is overtaking, that at night she would be able to see only the sternlight of that vessel but neither of her sidelights.
(c) When a vessel is in any doubt as to whether she is overtaking another, she shall assume that this is the case and act accordingly.
(d) Any subsequent alteration of the bearing between the two vessels shall not make the overtaking vessel a crossing vessel within the meaning of these Rules or relieve her of the duty of keeping clear of the overtaken vessel until she is finally past and clear.
Rule 13 - Overtaking
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Rules [of Part B, Sections I and II / 4 through 18], any vessel overtaking any other shall keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken.
(b) A vessel shall be deemed to be overtaking when coming up with a another vessel from a direction more than 22.5 degrees abaft her beam, that is, in such a position with reference to the vessel she is overtaking, that at night she would be able to see only the sternlight of that vessel but neither of her sidelights.
(c) When a vessel is in any doubt as to whether she is overtaking another, she shall assume that this is the case and act accordingly.
(d) Any subsequent alteration of the bearing between the two vessels shall not make the overtaking vessel a crossing vessel within the meaning of these Rules or relieve her of the duty of keeping clear of the overtaken vessel until she is finally past and clear.
Cheese
New member
I follow the Skiers Responsibility Code to the written word unless ....
... it's a POWDER DAY! Then there are no guarantees my pass will be courteous, fore warned or safe. All you can be sure of is there will be a loud phuquin' "Yooo Hooo" once I've stolen it from you.
... it's a POWDER DAY! Then there are no guarantees my pass will be courteous, fore warned or safe. All you can be sure of is there will be a loud phuquin' "Yooo Hooo" once I've stolen it from you.
gmcunni
Active member
witnessed a major code violation this past weekend.
narrow bumped up trail, steep at the top but a flatish runout.
first skier down, skinny guy - good skier, takes off and is killing it down thru the bumps of the steep section. 2nd guy, not so skinny but well dressed, takes off after him. i'd estimate a "safe" 20 yards behind the first guy. From what i could see the 2nd guy wasn't as good a skier as the first and i think after hitting a couple of bumps 1/2 way down the steep section got a little in the back seat and lost a bit of control.
it looked like it was going to be fine, tho the 2nd skier closed the gap of distance to 10 yards, maybe less, the 2nd skier was back and to the right of the first guy. suddenly and without warning the 1st skier stopped short (which he as every right to do) and his stop took him slightly to the right. the 2nd guy had no chance, was going too fast to react and basically plowed the 1st guy over. 2nd guy wrapped him up like he was tackling a runner on the football field.
scary few seconds while they sorted it out but both guys were OK. the "victim" had one of his ski poles bent to a 135 degree angle while the "assailant" ended up with a ripped jacket and a sore rib. (he took the pole to the gut causing the bend and the tear)
had ski patrol witnessed the incident i'm sure the 2nd guy would have had his ticket pulled.
narrow bumped up trail, steep at the top but a flatish runout.
first skier down, skinny guy - good skier, takes off and is killing it down thru the bumps of the steep section. 2nd guy, not so skinny but well dressed, takes off after him. i'd estimate a "safe" 20 yards behind the first guy. From what i could see the 2nd guy wasn't as good a skier as the first and i think after hitting a couple of bumps 1/2 way down the steep section got a little in the back seat and lost a bit of control.
it looked like it was going to be fine, tho the 2nd skier closed the gap of distance to 10 yards, maybe less, the 2nd skier was back and to the right of the first guy. suddenly and without warning the 1st skier stopped short (which he as every right to do) and his stop took him slightly to the right. the 2nd guy had no chance, was going too fast to react and basically plowed the 1st guy over. 2nd guy wrapped him up like he was tackling a runner on the football field.
scary few seconds while they sorted it out but both guys were OK. the "victim" had one of his ski poles bent to a 135 degree angle while the "assailant" ended up with a ripped jacket and a sore rib. (he took the pole to the gut causing the bend and the tear)
had ski patrol witnessed the incident i'm sure the 2nd guy would have had his ticket pulled.
How's your jacket and rib doing?
gmcunni
Active member
rib is less sore today, jacket need needs reconstructive surgery.
jrmagic
New member
A little duct tape will work:dunce:
gmcunni
Active member
yes, i think he was. it seemed to work too. benefit from all the snow, the "landing" was softened.
gmcunni
Active member
Maybe this has already been posted and discussed. If not, watch and discuss. In sum, the guy taking the video thought (and maintains) that he was in the singles line while the other guy got pissed because he maintains that there is no singles line and that the guy was in the ski school line. This was shot at Alta's Wildcat lift last week:
I think the second guy wrapping up the first was a desperate attempt to cop a feel....
jrmagic
New member
Oh no he didn't:-o:-o:-o There's really no way who is correct based on the picture but that is pretty ballsy for that guy to walk over his top sheets and bang his helmet into the guy twice for thinking he cut the line. I'd be dropping the gloves over that one for sure.
jrmagic
New member
a lot of duct tape
lol you'll ahve a custom jacket then.
Yeah, really seemed like overkill......
snowmonster
New member
Whether the GoPro skier was right or wrong to be in that line, there's no excuse to hit him.
snowmonster
New member
^ Yeah, because you just don't know what I'm capable of. As Bruce Banner once said: "You won't like me when I'm angry."
The guy who walked over the guys skis should have been ejected from the hill. There's no place for that crap while skiing.
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