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So What Do You Do on the Chairlift Ride???

What do you do on the chairlift ride????

  • Talk with your chairmates.

    Votes: 35 68.6%
  • Listen to their conversation.

    Votes: 24 47.1%
  • Cheer the skiers and riders below you.

    Votes: 17 33.3%
  • Jeer the skiers and riders below you.

    Votes: 8 15.7%
  • Enjoy the view.

    Votes: 36 70.6%
  • Get a drink.

    Votes: 6 11.8%
  • Take a smoke.

    Votes: 8 15.7%
  • Get a REAL drink.

    Votes: 6 11.8%
  • Ignore the chairmates.

    Votes: 6 11.8%
  • Make fun of the chairmates.

    Votes: 4 7.8%
  • I'm a lift geek....I scope out the hardware on the lift!

    Votes: 10 19.6%
  • I ride solo.

    Votes: 9 17.6%
  • I don't ride a chairlift...I hike.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • What is a chairlift????

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • Total voters
    51

koreshot

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Dude Gor Tex has been known to hold it all in until you get to the lodge later in the day, it can mean a whole lodge clearing smell!

Thanks for the warning dude, but I ski in my Levis 501 stone washed jeans and my Patriots Starter jacket.
 

Marc

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I pull out my .380 and start cleaning the barrel.

That or I pull out a ka bar and a honing steel and hone the blade. And try to look shaky and unstable, as if I just heard the news that my wife was cheating on my or something. That kind of behavior will quiet down even the noisiest of bastards.
 

cantdog

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When I go skiing, it is often alone so I use the chair solo. If a company on the chair is required, I don't talk to them unless they initiate it OR it's Ski Patrol. In the latter case, I bombard them with questions about their work. Whenever I wound up with a Ski Patrol person, he was always a pleasure to talk to.
 

skibum9995

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I'll chat with a chairmate but I rarely initiate the conversation. Most of the time I ride solo so I just relax, watch other skiers, and enjoy the views.
 

JimG.

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I pull out my .380 and start cleaning the barrel.

That or I pull out a ka bar and a honing steel and hone the blade. And try to look shaky and unstable, as if I just heard the news that my wife was cheating on my or something. That kind of behavior will quiet down even the noisiest of bastards.

POST OF THE YEAR!
 

Greg

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I usually start with a "how ya doing?" Based on the response, I can pretty much tell if a conversation might emerge.
 

SKIQUATTRO

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-will try to start up a conversation if skiing alone, but most times i'm with a buddy or the wife/kid
-check out the terrain, what trails are looking good, icy patches...etc
-just enjoy the cold, snow, views, fresh air......
-I just cant do music while skiing..I ski to get away from everyday life (computer/blackberry/cell/etc) also, i want to hear the Ja$$ coming up from behind me....nothing better than being in the woods after a fresh dumping and hearing absolutly nothing......
 
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