Dumb people on the mountain

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Today I landed in a bombhole after a small cliff drop. I double ejected and fell with my skis left behind uphill. Someone came along and said “I got them no worries.” And instead of carrying them to me, they threw it to me like a javelin. First one nailed me in the kneecap and I bent over in pain for 10 seconds before saying “stop stop just bring the next one down” and they did it again... keep in mind this is on a 6” powder day. Have they never heard of runaway skis? I had no choice but to take the hit the second time, luckily with my hand instead.

Anyways, have you had any recent encounters with equally oblivious people? Share below
 
Not dumb, but just Jerry to the max:

Yesterday I saw someone take their skis off at the rack by just twisting their feet. Like didn't even force, just twisted one foot then the other and popped off both ski, put them in the rack and walked away like that was normally how you do it. Din must have been at 2. Also was wearing a snowmobiling helmet.
 
14106223:VinnieF said:
Not dumb, but just Jerry to the max:

Yesterday I saw someone take their skis off at the rack by just twisting their feet. Like didn't even force, just twisted one foot then the other and popped off both ski, put them in the rack and walked away like that was normally how you do it. Din must have been at 2. Also was wearing a snowmobiling helmet.
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Lmao what a great technique
 
14106173:tri_photo said:
Ok I’m legit sorry you took a ski to the knee, but holy crap this encounter is hilarious ???
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Dude exactly. I was picturing this scene

courteouslivehoiho
 
14106228:SofaKingSick said:
Dude exactly. I was picturing this scene
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Okay well apparently I don’t know how to embed pictures anymore ?‍♂️

but it’s the scene in Ace Ventura 2 where he asks his buddy to throw him a spear and he nails him in the leg with it
 
14106229:Titus69 said:
I would’ve bashed Jerry in the shins after throwing my fucking skis at me after a crash
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Plot twist here is halfway through I realized he was this dude from one of my classes last semester. He had always been a little short on common sense so I can’t blame him I guess
 
14106231:fries said:
Plot twist here is halfway through I realized he was this dude from one of my classes last semester. He had always been a little short on common sense so I can’t blame him I guess
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I’m assuming he also skied past you after he threw them? Working at park city really shows you that even Jerry, the surgeon from Southern California doesn’t actually know how to be aware of people around him. See so many people carrying their poles upstairs parallel to the ground just waiting to swing into someone’s face. I gotta stop before I rant about squids too much.
 
14106244:Titus69 said:
I’m assuming he also skied past you after he threw them? Working at park city really shows you that even Jerry, the surgeon from Southern California doesn’t actually know how to be aware of people around him. See so many people carrying their poles upstairs parallel to the ground just waiting to swing into someone’s face. I gotta stop before I rant about squids too much.
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Nah he was slow, I skied away from him no problem
 
topic:fries said:
Today I landed in a bombhole after a small cliff drop. I double ejected and fell with my skis left behind uphill. Someone came along and said “I got them no worries.” And instead of carrying them to me, they threw it to me like a javelin. First one nailed me in the kneecap and I bent over in pain for 10 seconds before saying “stop stop just bring the next one down” and they did it again... keep in mind this is on a 6” powder day. Have they never heard of runaway skis? I had no choice but to take the hit the second time, luckily with my hand instead.

Anyways, have you had any recent encounters with equally oblivious people? Share below
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No, but if I did, I'd be in prison for murder.
 
14106173:tri_photo said:
Ok I’m legit sorry you took a ski to the knee, but holy crap this encounter is hilarious ???
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I’m laughing out loud right now picturing that guy cocking back to throw that ski like a football
 
14106274:J_Christoph said:
I’m laughing out loud right now picturing that guy cocking back to throw that ski like a football
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They should be thrown end over end like those dudes in the strong man comps chucking telephone poles. This method will incur maximum damage upon the victim.
 
a ton of people learn how to ski at the hill that I work at and yesterday I went up to a hip by a tree and some dude cuts me off and launches himself into the orbit of mars
 
14106321:DomRichard said:
a ton of people learn how to ski at the hill that I work at and yesterday I went up to a hip by a tree and some dude cuts me off and launches himself into the orbit of mars
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Well how did it turnout? Did he bust a sick cork or just go feet over head and eat shit?

this is y I wear my go pro in case shit like this happens not to film myself
 
14106223:VinnieF said:
Not dumb, but just Jerry to the max:

Yesterday I saw someone take their skis off at the rack by just twisting their feet. Like didn't even force, just twisted one foot then the other and popped off both ski, put them in the rack and walked away like that was normally how you do it. Din must have been at 2. Also was wearing a snowmobiling helmet.
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Just reading this tore my ACL
 
14106223:VinnieF said:
Not dumb, but just Jerry to the max:

Yesterday I saw someone take their skis off at the rack by just twisting their feet. Like didn't even force, just twisted one foot then the other and popped off both ski, put them in the rack and walked away like that was normally how you do it. Din must have been at 2. Also was wearing a snowmobiling helmet.
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the Chad technique for unclipping
 
This little kid on the lift to his brother

“what if the jumps and all the snow was just water. Like it was shaped and everything but the snow was just water blocks”

me: “you could just go in a wakeboard park”

him: “ya but like what if these jumps were water”

obviously just a good imagination, but so hilarious
 
My friend used to do that. Not twisting, but smashing his toes down to the snow like a nose press. He eventually blew his (ACL?) doing that. He’s also a ski racer, so I’m sure his DINs were not low

14106223:VinnieF said:
Not dumb, but just Jerry to the max:

Yesterday I saw someone take their skis off at the rack by just twisting their feet. Like didn't even force, just twisted one foot then the other and popped off both ski, put them in the rack and walked away like that was normally how you do it. Din must have been at 2. Also was wearing a snowmobiling helmet.
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**This post was edited on Feb 9th 2020 at 10:37:19pm
 
14106223:VinnieF said:
Not dumb, but just Jerry to the max:

Yesterday I saw someone take their skis off at the rack by just twisting their feet. Like didn't even force, just twisted one foot then the other and popped off both ski, put them in the rack and walked away like that was normally how you do it. Din must have been at 2. Also was wearing a snowmobiling helmet.
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I take my skis off like that all the time. You need the right move, some ok strong legs, and some tight boots otherwise it doesn't work. Especially good when you skiing some brand new demo skis from a rep so you don't leave any mark on the bindings and the ski look brand new still.

And my din are always at least 10-14. Bindings with less elasticity are much easier to take off that way than let say a pivot 18.
 
14106223:VinnieF said:
Not dumb, but just Jerry to the max:

Yesterday I saw someone take their skis off at the rack by just twisting their feet. Like didn't even force, just twisted one foot then the other and popped off both ski, put them in the rack and walked away like that was normally how you do it. Din must have been at 2. Also was wearing a snowmobiling helmet.
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I saw a patroller do that once. He did a little more than just twist his foot. He actually "kicked" his leg inward to twist it out. It made me very uncomfortable.
 
These guys get sprayed and then i post it

14107608:airmightydude said:
A group of three snowboarders taking a video for instagram and then sitting down in the middle of the mountain to post it
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Friend wanted to hit a bench-box hybrid but some guy was sitting on on it, board off. I go up to him and have the following conversation:

“Hey, you’re sitting on a box”

I know, I’m just taking a break

“... Can you get off of it?”
 
One day I stopped to go to the bathroom and when I came out my skis were gone but my poles were somehow still there, even though I always hang them on my skis. I was far up and had no way of getting down so naturally I went to ski patrol because I thought my skis were stolen and they started to file a report. Then as we were standing around my brother spotted a women with what appeared to be my skis so we stopped her. Of course they were my skis and she had accidentally taken them for a lap while I was in the bathroom.
 
U have the same bsl as a senile old woman?

14107650:Rock_the_goat said:
One day I stopped to go to the bathroom and when I came out my skis were gone but my poles were somehow still there, even though I always hang them on my skis. I was far up and had no way of getting down so naturally I went to ski patrol because I thought my skis were stolen and they started to file a report. Then as we were standing around my brother spotted a women with what appeared to be my skis so we stopped her. Of course they were my skis and she had accidentally taken them for a lap while I was in the bathroom.
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Two years ago i hit a roughly 55ft jump with a super visible run in and everything and there were these people on the knuckle just chatting and they were like indian tourists or smthn. anyways i dropped in and they hadnt moved so i assumed they would just stay there but as i was on the tranny one of them decided that was a good time to ski into the sweetspot in the middle of the jump. i landed on his tips. like not near, but on. i saw and heard my skis hit his. it really confuses me how people could be this dumb cause if he was a second later i wouldve taken him out.
 
14107976:timosv10 said:
Two years ago i hit a roughly 55ft jump with a super visible run in and everything and there were these people on the knuckle just chatting and they were like indian tourists or smthn. anyways i dropped in and they hadnt moved so i assumed they would just stay there but as i was on the tranny one of them decided that was a good time to ski into the sweetspot in the middle of the jump. i landed on his tips. like not near, but on. i saw and heard my skis hit his. it really confuses me how people could be this dumb cause if he was a second later i wouldve taken him out.
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Very relatable. I think everyone has had an experience like this with someone just being completely oblivious and skiing in the way of a jump without looking uphill to see if anyone is coming. One of the few exceptions where the onus is fully on the downhill skier. These days if I'm lining up for a jump and someone is skiing in front of me and looking like their about to ride over the knuckle I always just cut my losses and not hit it since too many times has a person decided to cut across the landing.
 
Holy shit how could I forget about this gem I found on Twitter

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/955960/trim-EBF2D79F-FC13-4BC4-8E5F-96BE90C1EAF1-MOV[/video]
 
Saturday evening. It warm during the day, close to 50 but the temp dropped quick once the sun went down. Got on the chair with dude wear shorts, cowboy boots, and a kids snowboard. No shirt, gloves, etc. By the second lift pole he was shivering to much to talk. Wish I had the heart to take a picture. Strangest person I've met on a chair lift.
 
14111246:SmartWater said:
Holy shit how could I forget about this gem I found on Twitter

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/955960/trim-EBF2D79F-FC13-4BC4-8E5F-96BE90C1EAF1-MOV[/video]
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Such a classic. Also his dins must be at -1
 
I was a lifty at loveland and once saw a mother daughter try to get off the lift. The moms backpack strap caught and left her dangling around the bull wheel. But she refused to let go of her daughters kiddie back pack, creating a slingshot effect she yucked her daughter 15 feet before I could punch stop.
 
Saturday on the way up the lift saw some chick walking down the hill in regular shoes, no snowpants, gloes etc. which I didn't think was too weird since I'm at a small/med midwest hill that has an upper and lower chalet.

What blew my mind was that after the next run on my way up to chair I see her in front of me with 2 other dudes. The 2 guys have skis but she's still walking up to the lift in her shoes and once she gets up to the chair the lifties both start trying to tell her she needs skis on to ride the lift but didn't seem like she understood and kept standing there (all three were Asians with less than fluent English skills...). Lift gets stopped and all three of them still look confused, and from what I was able to make out was that she bought tickets and rentals but just wasn't wearing them. Finally they get her out of the way and the 2 other dudes ride the lift without her, I was next up and went on my way so I didn't catch what happened after.
 
I saw a lady at Eldora try to get off the lift (high speed detachable kind that slows down to a snails pace) fall forward, double eject, and then get ran over by the chair. It was easily the funniest thing I’ve ever witnessed with my own eyes, the whole time I just couldn’t believe I was privileged enough to be on the chair behind her.
 
14106223:VinnieF said:
Not dumb, but just Jerry to the max:

Yesterday I saw someone take their skis off at the rack by just twisting their feet. Like didn't even force, just twisted one foot then the other and popped off both ski, put them in the rack and walked away like that was normally how you do it. Din must have been at 2. Also was wearing a snowmobiling helmet.
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i had to dislike this to keep the likes at 69
 
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