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Silly Vail.

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tBatt
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aparently if you work at Vail and someone sees you part-taking in gaper day, you will be fired and have your pass pulled.

don't know what a gaper is? let Vail explain it to you.
http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20050224/SPORTS/102240022
Mar 27 2008 3:29PM
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C_Ewart
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Not surprised. Breck isn't allowed to have their, what used to be official, "Gaper Day" on April first every year because it's   "Derogatory"
Mar 27 2008 3:40PM
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mistaskia
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hahah wow they actually got the gaper term down pretty well, that is suprising.  I love the last paragraph.  damn choobs
Mar 27 2008 3:43PM
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Bugler
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That's ridiculous.
Mar 27 2008 3:45PM
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ButteredToast.
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God that would suck so bad to show up to a mountain the day after it closed. Shit.
Mar 27 2008 6:05PM
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jsnow
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best line in the write up, "To be a gaper isn't a necessarily a bad thing." HA yeah right
Mar 27 2008 6:12PM
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*WonderBread*
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if worked a mountain that had that policy i would quite my job
pretty soon we are gonna have martin luther king of gapers
Mar 27 2008 6:19PM
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travispersaud
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ha fired for partaking in gaper day --- what is this world coming to
Mar 27 2008 8:17PM
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WhackStyle.
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Lol it's funny to see "Gaper" explained so properly.  Speaking of Gaper Day, this weekend I'm gonna wear my dads onesie from like 10 years ago and I'm gonna have this bright blue headband on my head, it's gonna be hilarious.
Mar 27 2008 8:32PM
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leone
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i've never seen a gaper explained so eloquently and well though out
Mar 27 2008 8:37PM
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B-Haag
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i think it was funny how they explaned it
Mar 27 2008 8:53PM
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phishfood
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"The etymology is simple. Gapers garnered their nickname because, while standing somewhere they shouldn't be, thus making them an accident-waiting-to-happen, the mouth tends to be agape."

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Mar 27 2008 9:02PM
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CKpolicy
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i was almost positive the term gaper was derived from the exposed forehead between hat/helmet and goggles created when the combination is worn by someone ill-experienced in mountain sports, or "gaper gap". guess i was wrong?
Mar 27 2008 11:48PM
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christo4
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I'm with you in that boat.
Mar 28 2008 12:12AM
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woolymammoth
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actually its not that suprising, there are some people who write for the daily who produce stuff like this regularly
it is a quite awesome newspaper
Mar 28 2008 12:30AM
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zesty_buddy
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bang on but o how the definition has broadened
Mar 28 2008 2:04AM
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snowbladesforlife
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Vail sent that around last year too, but they I highly doubt they fired a single person. Take it at face value.
Mar 28 2008 2:06AM
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heFF
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gapers are finally rising up in this world
Mar 28 2008 12:37PM
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KeithB.
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That's pretty funny...Vail sucks.
Mar 28 2008 5:07PM
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A_T_K
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super cereal.
Mar 28 2008 5:32PM
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rossiskier93
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same
Mar 28 2008 5:44PM
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1080bio
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thats what i thought i believe you are correct
Mar 28 2008 5:58PM
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tBatt
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i think that boats gunna sink soon if you dont get a bigger one, because most people will be in ti
Mar 28 2008 6:10PM
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skiEER
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thats fucking ridiculous y cant people just have some fun
Mar 28 2008 6:11PM
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C_Ewart
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That is incorrect actually.  The Gaper Gap was a term derived from the term Gaper. 

The original term for a gaper is someone who gawks or gapes. 

Gape:
  • an expression of openmouthed astonishment
  • goggle: look with amazement; look stupidly
  • a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open)

    • Following, these definitions would make you a "Gaper". 



    The "Gaper Gap" became a term from all the idiots that wear their helmets and goggles like retards.  You're automatically a Gaper if you have a Gaper Gap.
Mar 28 2008 7:51PM
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VTtreeskier
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Well said
Mar 28 2008 7:54PM
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cottonwoodarmada1651
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hahaha that's ridiculous. summit county blows.



Mar 28 2008 8:18PM
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C_Ewart
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Uhh... Vail is in Eagle County dude.
Mar 28 2008 9:14PM
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Reed.
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your geographical skills lead me to believe youre from texas or nebraska....gaper?
Mar 28 2008 9:43PM
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cottonwoodarmada1651
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summit, eagle, whatever. they're right next to each other. i presume you can draw an accurate map of every county in the US?



Mar 28 2008 10:30PM
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Static
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I presume he wouldn't go talking shit about countys he knew nothing about
Mar 28 2008 10:47PM
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titsLOL
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wait, what's a gaper? I don't get it.
Mar 28 2008 10:53PM
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EL_FINRE
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hey now lets not fight, get it right get it tight
Mar 28 2008 11:04PM
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tBatt
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so... anyone from Vail get fired today?
Apr 1 2008 3:59PM
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wordzofwizdum
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gaper day is just another excuse for the man to get u down
Apr 1 2008 4:42PM
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tBatt
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bump.... anyone get in trouble at vail today?
Apr 1 2008 9:33PM
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C_Ewart
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No news on that. 

But the Vail Daily today was pretty fuckin' funny.

A baby born on top of Mount Elbert,  Vail Resorts to hire robots to eliminate employee housing problems.


Apr 2 2008 1:21AM
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