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Is this bullshit or what?

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ChristianJames
Posts: 214 - Karma: 19

sorty time!

so this past saturday my friend went to pats peak where he has a season pass and goes every day. he was with this girl who bought a day pass that was good until 4. they were riding on the park tow lift when 4 came and didnt realize it and just kept taking laps. half hour later they go to the main lift where there is someone actually checking tickets. he sees that the girls ticket is expired. now usually at any mountain i've been to if you have a recently expired pass they just tell you you cant ride anymore and have to leave. but this time the guy told them to go to skier services. they made their way to skier services but didnt go in right away. instead they went to pack their stuff. the guy who was checking tickets followed them, flipped out, called all of the places security and threatened to call the police. then they took them to the main office or some shit and made the chick pay $100 for having a ticket that expired less than 30 minutes ago.

Think thats stupid? next they took my friends season pass along with his brothers season pass. no refund or anything, just taken. gone.

anybody else think this is bs?/think they would have a good case to fight it and get their passes back? i do.

Feb 7 2011 6:34PM
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monkatizer
Posts: 4704 - Karma: 1,518
i hav about 10 tickets on my coat and in the odd eventh that they check, i fumble thru and give up looking b/c im holding up the line, and the ticket isnt even on there!
Feb 8 2011 9:11PM
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KillaSeason
Posts: 3495 - Karma: 1,774
next time you are at bristol, I will make sure they fuck you over you little weasely FUCK
Feb 8 2011 10:04PM
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sammy_
Posts: 1597 - Karma: 467
thats messed up...fight for your passes. why did you guys get your passes taken away and 100$ fine what has happened to people? all about the money
Feb 8 2011 11:25PM
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mxrcr222
Posts: 87 - Karma: 13
Im with everybody else, skiing is way expensive and over priced. Be careful riding without a pass though. My GF got caught at my local hill. They did the same thing, escorted us to the lodge and they gave me the whole story that if they catch people poaching their policy is to make you buy a full day lift ticket, ban you from the mountain for the day, and if they feel the need to, they can have the state troopers arrest you. Good times. I ended up buying her a season pass that day. Gotta love inflation, every year tickets/passes get higher and higher, what do they expect ski bums to do.
Feb 9 2011 1:28PM
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SlimDunkin.
Posts: 2065 - Karma: 361
Jesus, thats bullshit, but you'll get your passes back, it's inevitable. Just be careful next time you ride after a ticket expires, mountains will often get pretty pissy over stuff like that
Feb 9 2011 1:57PM
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dschmidt
Posts: 5 - Karma: 10

So I see that's Pats Peak is in New Hampshire near a number of other ski hills.  Ski somewhere else, don't go back.  I've dealt with a number of overzealous lift ops, ski patrol, etc. since the early 80's.  Here is a list of reprimands, some of which are rediculous given how the sport has changed.

Used to get reprimanded for going over jumps; Skiing in the half pipe; Skiing in the woods; Skiing under the lift; doing tricks; straight line tucking; racing; skiing over mounds left by the snowmaker; skiing too close to the fence, using a snowboard (an unauthorized item).

You name it there is always a righteous rule maker out there, and there is always a ski hill that can be found that will respect the customer.

Feb 9 2011 2:30PM
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Casey
Posts: 7847 - Karma: 24,308
this is bullshit, I wouldnt put up with attitude from a ticket checker for 2 seconds
Feb 9 2011 3:26PM
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pomme-de-terre
Posts: 3915 - Karma: 703
thats the gayest shit ive ever heard. for 30 minutes over? i would burn that place down.

having your ticket checked would suck. i lost my seasons pass in mid december and they said it would be $25 to print a new one. ive been riding daily since then without needing to show it once.
Feb 9 2011 4:30PM
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Buzz_Lightyear
Posts: 247 - Karma: 19
that is complete bullshit thats way too extreme that guys a fucking bitch you should absolutely fight it
Feb 9 2011 4:34PM
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Steeze_Minister
Posts: 1432 - Karma: 240
pretty much the only reason i ski there
Feb 9 2011 4:40PM
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j.bird
Posts: 6680 - Karma: 15
You lost me right here
Feb 9 2011 4:42PM
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philipc
Posts: 6651 - Karma: 1,286
theres several different ways that you could go about getting your passes back legally, maybe not the one hundred dollars because you did break the rules
Feb 9 2011 4:46PM
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max...
Posts: 1379 - Karma: 802
i went to pats the first time this year and i will probably never go back. not a bad experience with lifties but just cause i don't like pole pushing a mile at the bottom of every run to make it back to the lift.
ski sunapee and all these problems are solved (except deadly amounts of people there on weekends...)
Feb 9 2011 4:54PM
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sammy_
Posts: 1597 - Karma: 467
rule #1- make friends with the lifts so they will let it slide for a bit.
Feb 9 2011 5:58PM
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*TURBONERD*
Posts: 15081 - Karma: 9,158
Truth, most of the lifties at Pats are super super chill
Feb 9 2011 6:13PM
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