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Have you ever gotten first?

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a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9215 - Karma: 5,398
First chair at at a mountain that is. I've never done it.  inb4 first.
Nov 21 2010 10:20PM
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Funnel
Posts: 7816 - Karma: 1,531
I've gotten first chair of the season before. My most prestigious first chair is from last year's 11 foot powder day. 11 feet in 5 days and I caught first chair.
Nov 22 2010 1:28PM
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Thenowhereman42
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I got the last chair of the season once.
Nov 22 2010 4:01PM
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cwillygood
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iv actually got it 3 or 4 times!!! its awesome
Nov 22 2010 4:28PM
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quebecfreestyler
Posts: 13040 - Karma: 1,419
many many times in val direne.
In facts i had first chair every powder day for a whole season when I worked there.
Nov 22 2010 4:50PM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14491 - Karma: 10,630
I've gotten 1st tons of times, not sure if its quite the accomplishment at Mount Southington haha. I don't think I have gotten first chair anywhere else.
Nov 22 2010 5:00PM
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Peter.
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i got first chair of the season at my home mountain one year, pretty cool feeling
Nov 22 2010 5:22PM
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49566738265
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I chased a storm a few years ago at Wolf Creek, 35 inches overnight.  Took me so long to get there I just slept in the parking lot.  In the morning the only people to show up were patrollers and lifties, most other roads were closed.  I had the place to myself the whole day.  Best day of my life for skiing.
Nov 22 2010 5:30PM
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McFellon
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once my dad dropped me off at the mountain really early because that was my only ride up- had to wait around for an hour. i think i probably got first
Nov 22 2010 5:32PM
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cooper.fry
Posts: 2229 - Karma: 34
Never first chair, but first run in the park if that counts haha, all the features were perfect..
Nov 22 2010 5:33PM
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garrettwiz
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i've gotten last chair on chair number one. that was pretty cool
Nov 22 2010 5:34PM
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joshua
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Like first chair of any day or first chair of the season. I have gotten first chair on a regular day a fair number of times.
Nov 22 2010 5:41PM
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jamodeo
Posts: 3040 - Karma: 663
I'v gotten first/last chair of the day countless times mostly at my home mountain Burke but i also got first chair first day and last chair last day at burke this past season and two years ago got the most runs out of anyone/claimfest
Nov 22 2010 5:58PM
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Troy.
Posts: 5070 - Karma: 12,549
Almost this season! I was gonna camp with some friends (at 10 PM) for first chair, but I couldn't make it that night, so I went 3 hours before opening lift. Got third chair, behind those bastards ha
Nov 22 2010 6:06PM
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OGHolliday
Posts: 2390 - Karma: 2,430
I got 1st chair 2 seasons ago. I get first chair of the day all the time on snowdays.
Nov 22 2010 6:10PM
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hoodratz47
Posts: 12020 - Karma: 9,475
more then once.....   epic first claim mad river glen.. on the single .  after patroll of course!
Nov 22 2010 6:20PM
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CoachG
Posts: 2546 - Karma: 448
Before i went to college and was working as a ski instructor at my home mountain i'd typically get first chair at least twice a week.
Nov 22 2010 6:40PM
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chicken
Posts: 6843 - Karma: 2,121
I have gotten first gondola at kicking horse. first chair on peak chair.

At sunshine I get first chair on teepeetown all the time. First through the gate to delerium all the time too.

I have never gotten first chair of the season though.
Nov 22 2010 6:50PM
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EastCoast315
Posts: 3136 - Karma: 137
I do every year at my home hill
all 500 vertical feet of it
Nov 22 2010 6:53PM
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Utard
Posts: 2132 - Karma: 305
I got first chair of the season on Wilbre at Snowbird like 3 years ago
Nov 22 2010 7:01PM
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Davy.Crockett
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nope. hopefully this year though?
Nov 22 2010 7:01PM
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Captain_Slow
Posts: 1677 - Karma: 24
what time do you guys have to get there to be first?
Nov 22 2010 7:25PM
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rickroller
Posts: 2468 - Karma: 483
cool
Nov 22 2010 7:59PM
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PeterWojnar
Posts: 3937 - Karma: 678
Depends. Alpine Meadows you're usually good with 7:30 on a pow day, depending on a lot of stuff... but if you want first chair (and some G.N.A.R. points) on KT-22 at Squaw, you best be there at 5AM with a camp stove and some eggs.
Nov 22 2010 8:52PM
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Pool.
Posts: 2820 - Karma: 662
first chair @northstar on the backside on a powder day /claim
Nov 22 2010 8:53PM
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MADDECENT
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As have I.
Nov 22 2010 9:59PM
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steezenskis
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I got the first chair of the day and the last once.

at mountain creek tho

Nov 22 2010 10:02PM
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AWALLRUS.
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yes, and 4th chair of the season at my home mountain
Nov 22 2010 10:34PM
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pelle_munch
Posts: 4110 - Karma: 503
My mom works at the mountain, and does this program called first tracks. it's this thing where you can pay to go up at like 7am before everyone else (my mountain opens at 8:30) so you get to ski freshies for like 1.5 hrs with like 10 other people. And i get to do it for free whenever i want. So yes, i have gotten first chair up. it was actually first gondola, but yeah.
Nov 22 2010 10:38PM
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03gade
Posts: 856 - Karma: 3,263
park city double chair.... it was legit
Nov 23 2010 1:20AM
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intifada
Posts: 931 - Karma: 263
I've been the first and only person to ride the gondola at Killington on a couple of days. But only because i worked there and we'd shut down due to weather.
Nov 23 2010 1:37AM
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cashdebt
Posts: 2383 - Karma: 349
yessir, loveland a couple years back.

i've also gotten first on a couple of news articles here on ns but thats not a big deal or anything
Nov 23 2010 1:39AM
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willy_baller
Posts: 1622 - Karma: 693
plenty of times... but only like three times on a pow day... got it last year at crested butte after they reccieved 22" overnight, it was amazing
Nov 23 2010 1:46AM
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jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
first gondy many many times up grouse. first pass scan off the season at grouse a few seasons ago too, that one was legit.
Nov 23 2010 1:49AM
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-ShredTheGnar-
Posts: 2038 - Karma: 111
Every day for a season 8) on whistler peak chair no less.
Nov 23 2010 8:29AM
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Dr.Brown
Posts: 588 - Karma: 21
Chuck Norris get first chair everywhere... everywhere.

Jokes aside, i've never gotten first chair since there's always those people that arrive way earlier than it is physically possible for me haha.
Nov 23 2010 8:38AM
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flexpattern
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I have actually got the first chair of the day up... safe.
Nov 23 2010 10:36AM
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Rachy
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I got brought up by mountain maintenance in a truck on Oct 21st this year.... It wasn't a chair lift, but they gave us a few rides in the truck. Not first chair, but first people to ski the mountain.

Then I got the last non public chair this year. As in the president of the resort and 80 year old dude were in the first chair, then 2 chairs of ski patrol and then mine... so kinda like first chair.

last year I had daily first chairs quite often. I did at Mt High as well when I was a ski instructor. Trying to get in a run before I had to be in line up....
Nov 23 2010 12:46PM
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Captain_Slow
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That's so sick, wish my mtn did that!
Nov 23 2010 9:18PM
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Mr.DarthVader
Posts: 1322 - Karma: 556
I make first chair every day but i miss it atleast 2 a year
Nov 23 2010 9:43PM
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The.Ginger
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First day at steamboat this year i got the fifth gondie.... and i went up at seven o clock in the morning
Nov 26 2010 8:37PM
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nutsnbolts
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got first chair up okemo today...first hit on the jib garden too
Nov 26 2010 10:57PM
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rach
Posts: 917 - Karma: 507
at baker last february. and I think maybe a few times when I was little, its never really been a big deal to me.
Nov 26 2010 10:59PM
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cbeebzthasteeze
Posts: 1862 - Karma: 85
I got last Gondola at Sunday River the first day it opened. /kinda claim?
Nov 26 2010 11:33PM
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GolfingElephant
Posts: 659 - Karma: 473
i got first chair and a bitch blew me and got me a natty ice. it was chill
Nov 27 2010 12:40AM
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emryium
Posts: 152 - Karma: 10
Once, but it was at a tiny mountain so my friends and I were the only one standing in line. After us there were two other guys and then a gap of about 5 chairs so I don't even know if mine is worth the claim.
Nov 27 2010 10:50AM
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PeterWojnar
Posts: 3937 - Karma: 678
I got first chair of the season at my home mtn yesterday, then today I got first chair again.

And first tracks in a whole slew of runs.
Nov 27 2010 10:28PM
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Smuffy
Posts: 4686 - Karma: 3,408
i got first chair of the year at my local hill (kissing bridge) 2 or 3 years in a row. i cant remember hahaha. i used to get first chair every saturday and sunday, ive kinda slipped off my game.
Nov 28 2010 1:39PM
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Chubz.
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a couple of years ago my brother got first chair at vail most of the time he was out there. But he worked there so its cheating.
Nov 28 2010 3:04PM
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nutsnbolts
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had firstchair yesterday at okemo...helps if you work there haha
Dec 15 2010 2:27PM
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scottcha
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Secret is that lots of mountains  (at least here in the NW) open their lifts early on pow days if they have avy control done.  Stevens pretty consistently has Double D, and the back side open by 8:30 even though resort doesnt' open until 9.  I've seen alpy have the lower chair open by 8:30 before too (though I've never seen chair 2 open before 9 esp since we are lucky if they get that thing open by 10).

Anyway, getting first chair is why I built my app (link in my sig).  Sucks to be the guy to have to ski everyone elses cut-up.

Dec 15 2010 2:44PM
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