Gaper losing his mind at Bridger

DockEllis

DockEllis

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I guess this guy didn't have any avy gear and wasn't allowed to ride Schlasmans (clearly states you need it on the map as well as everywhere else) and proceeded to lose his mind and demand his money back, apparently at 3pm after skiing all day. What a dick head, funny video though.

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You should be ASHAMED of yourselves!! Bridger is like the friendliest mountain around.
 
13285945:Casey said:
You should be ASHAMED of yourselves!! Bridger is like the friendliest mountain around.
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Dammit you beat me to this joke by 10 seconds, you should be ashamed of yourself
 
HAHA classic. Your mountain is to SAFE you're worried about me living!

Even REI knows better than this guy:

"If you spend any time skiing, snowboarding or snowshoeing in the backcountry, you and your buddies must each carry 3 vital pieces of gear: an avalanche transceiver (also called an avalanche beacon), a probe and a shovel. A transceiver in the hands of a trained and practiced user can make the difference between life or death if an avalanche strikes."

I think they should have let him loose. Darwinism at its finest.
 
Hahaha, at 3pm and they close at 4.

Schlasman's is clearly displayed in the purple ridge terrain on their trail map with a note saying it's restricted.

What an idiot.
 
Cut the guy a break he clearly spent his meth money on a lift ticket thinking he would be able to get a refund if he bitched enough since he wanted to ski the area that requires Avvy gear. We all know what its like to have limited funds for drugs in the winter due to skiing.

Dude probably pulls out one of his own pubes every time he eats in a restaurant and drops it in his salad to get a free meal and figured this might work.
 
13286440:PeppermillReno said:
Dude probably pulls out one of his own pubes every time he eats in a restaurant and drops it in his salad to get a free meal and figured this might work.
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I was under the impression pubes were included in the $3.99 breakfast special at the peppermill. Well at least that's what the girls from southern xposure told me.
 
Looks like it stated you need transceiver pretty clear to me.

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I have to say it is kind of weird that it is transceiver REQUIRED to ride lift accessed terrain. I've seen a lot of chairs where its recommended and a lot of lift accessed backcountry gates where its required and enforced.

This makes me want to go to Bridger though the last time I was there that chair didn't exist.
 
13286452:All_Alpine said:
I was under the impression pubes were included in the $3.99 breakfast special at the peppermill. Well at least that's what the girls from southern xposure told me.
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Breakfast special at the Peppermill is graveyard only. Everything breakfast from midnight to 6am is like 6.99 even the 20 dollar steak and eggs.

I've hooked up with 2 graveyard waitresses in Cafe Milano (the 24/7 coffee shop) one time I had just met some batty crazy 40 year old lady and after I hooked up with her in my room I went back and set up a date later that morning with my waitress who had hit on me hardcore cause she was jealous.

You're thinking of Western Village in Sparks where its 3.99. That place has identical decor to the PMill inside.

Fuck man Im ready to get the fuck out of Colorado and go home just thinkin about my favorite place!
 
What really pissues me off is the fact that Bridger has signs all over stating there is beacon required terrain. Dude clearly didn't look up any info about BB.
 
13287711:moist said:
What really pissues me off is the fact that Bridger has signs all over stating there is beacon required terrain. Dude clearly didn't look up any info about BB.
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its truly shocking how many people don't use their brains on vacation. Its almost like they need other people to make their minds up like little fucking kids.
 
13287711:moist said:
What really pissues me off is the fact that Bridger has signs all over stating there is beacon required terrain. Dude clearly didn't look up any info about BB.
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I know, right? It's not that he's not allowed to ski Schlasmans, it's that he was ill equipped for it. Plus, I'm pretty sure Bridger rents beacons for 10 dollars. People go on vacation and completely turn their brains off.
 
13287799:DockEllis said:
I know, right? It's not that he's not allowed to ski Schlasmans, it's that he was ill equipped for it. Plus, I'm pretty sure Bridger rents beacons for 10 dollars. People go on vacation and completely turn their brains off.
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My dad left his beacon in Nevada, and was able to rent one in Bozeman. He clearly didn't have the right tools to get him down that part of the mountain safely. People can be so ignorant- it a few missed runs or your life buddy.
 
That guy would've made another scene when he found out only people with red jackets can ride the poma up the ridge.
 
13287810:Aenigma said:
That guy would've made another scene when he found out only people with red jackets can ride the poma up the ridge.
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Hey, even I'm bummed about that.
 
13286467:Just.Go.With.It said:
Looks like it stated you need transceiver pretty clear to me.

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damn this mountain looks so dope!

and that guy needs to smoke a fucking bowl of iboga and chill the fuck out
 
So wait... if this isn't avy controlled, who actually digs out these people they're renting $10 beacons to if they get buried? I've never skied BB.
 
13287826:J.D. said:
So wait... if this isn't avy controlled, who actually digs out these people they're renting $10 beacons to if they get buried? I've never skied BB.
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people? who else would? you think a mountain goats gonna go and dig em out?
 
13287861:SourSteezle said:
people? who else would? you think a mountain goats gonna go and dig em out?
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What people?

You just rented $10 beacons to people who in many cases presumably have no idea how to use them and aren't required to carry probes or shovels. Are we just hoping beyond hope there will be enough responsible people nearby who do have that equipment to make a rescue?
 
Basically, yeah. The beacon requirement optimistically makes rescue much more feasible, but it really just makes body recovery easier--in an instance where that's the case.

The mountain cannot check people's packs for shovels and probes, and they cannot require people to ski smart in avalanche terrain, and it really can't mandate any level of avalanche education. However, they can put in beacon check stations at various points, and hope some degree of intelligence/readiness precipitates out of that single requirement.

I do see people skiing smart up there, for the most part, so it seems to be working.
 
13287884:J.D. said:
What people?

You just rented $10 beacons to people who in many cases presumably have no idea how to use them and aren't required to carry probes or shovels. Are we just hoping beyond hope there will be enough responsible people nearby who do have that equipment to make a rescue?
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The ridge is in bounds, avy controlled, and patrolled. Honestly, I think BB requires it mostly to keep gapers off the ridge because there is some hairy terrain they would inevitably get stuck in.
 
I couldve sworn this dude was gonna cry. $52 is a great deal, its that much for my 23 trail 2000ft mountain. I mostly feel bad for the guys kids, Ive watched my dad freak at coaches and employees, its embarassing.
 
13288079:Titus69 said:
I couldve sworn this dude was gonna cry. $52 is a great deal, its that much for my 23 trail 2000ft mountain. I mostly feel bad for the guys kids, Ive watched my dad freak at coaches and employees, its embarassing.
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Then tell your dad to stop being an asshole and that he's embarrassing you. Or kick him in the nuts because everyone hates people like your aggro douche bag of a father.
 
13288100:JenniferGarner said:
Then tell your dad to stop being an asshole and that he's embarrassing you. Or kick him in the nuts because everyone hates people like your aggro douche bag of a father.
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*Tries to lower Jennifer Garner's karma*

*Already at 0 like the last ten times I've tried*
 
13287884:J.D. said:
What people?

You just rented $10 beacons to people who in many cases presumably have no idea how to use them and aren't required to carry probes or shovels. Are we just hoping beyond hope there will be enough responsible people nearby who do have that equipment to make a rescue?
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Yeah this what I don't get that I kind of mentioned in my last post. All I know is that this chair used to be Bridger's non lift accessed backcountry and they required avy gear so the beacon required thing is most likely just placating locals to keep traffic down. Like yeah we put a chair in but the requirements to ski this area have not changed.
 
13288074:DockEllis said:
The ridge is in bounds, avy controlled, and patrolled. Honestly, I think BB requires it mostly to keep gapers off the ridge because there is some hairy terrain they would inevitably get stuck in.
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Oh, okay. I gathered from discussions about this video that the lift is basically just "here you go guys, get off, welcome to the slackcountry, go knock yourselves out". If it's avy controlled, that's different.
 
You guis are being so mean. The poor guy just wants to shred the gnar. Are you scared he's gonna show you up and embarrass you in front of the ladies?
 
13288311:theabortionator said:
You guis are being so mean. The poor guy just wants to shred the gnar. Are you scared he's gonna show you up and embarrass you in front of the ladies?
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Jokes on you, my lady is blind
 
$52 bucks is nothing, he should come ski a half day at Tremblant for $75 - then he'll turn Super Saiyan and throw a spirit bomb on the place.
 
Just spent a week in the Chamonix backcountry and the amount of Russian gapers who go out into the wild without any sort of avy gear whatsoever is actually quite amazing
 
13288309:J.D. said:
Oh, okay. I gathered from discussions about this video that the lift is basically just "here you go guys, get off, welcome to the slackcountry, go knock yourselves out". If it's avy controlled, that's different.
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yup. Its rowdy terrain that they dont want gapers getting into. The beacon thing is just one way to keep a specific demographic out, and allow a safer demographic to enjoy the terrain. Kinda similar to needing a park pass to get into the Black park on Blackcomb.

It also probly has to do with keeping crowds down- kinda like how mountains still have slow double chairs that access the GNAR so it doesnt get skied off too quick.
 
13292763:bighomieflock said:
There's these resorts in Colorado you might have heard of named Silverton and Telluride. /butthurt
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You are definitely right, there is nothing in Montana. Better off Skiing Colorado.
 
i need closure on this. anyone know what ended up happening?

why would that woman even bother talking to him? that shit's above her pay grade, if i were her i wouldve called in a manager the moment he started getting pissed

also that mtn looks amazing damn. and only 50 bucks for a ticket sheesh
 
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