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tall_t
Posts: 1036 - Karma: 15

why do people thing its "cool" to keep the bar up? its like a helmet, it keeps you safe and warm (except the bar gives your feet and arms a resting place). btw this is not a hate thread

Mar 16 2011 6:07PM
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PJS.
Posts: 11943 - Karma: 895
im not gonna fall off.(im not retarded)

areas where id be concerned about fallin off (like sketchy ass double lifts over cliffs) dont have bars anyway
Mar 16 2011 6:09PM
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yeahno
Posts: 4008 - Karma: 3,414
because im too badass
Mar 16 2011 6:10PM
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tall_t
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yeah i hold on to the sides of the lift in 6 packs over rocks or cliffs
Mar 16 2011 6:12PM
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84891jnf92048
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its more comfortable. you can move your hands and arms around with nothing in the way, move your feet freely, and it just feels better. plus im not gonna have a seizure and fall of the lift..
Mar 16 2011 6:17PM
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Mike-O
Posts: 14593 - Karma: 1,089
People "fighting the Man" by keeping the bar up --> intellectually challenged.
Mar 16 2011 6:19PM
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tall_t
Posts: 1036 - Karma: 15

you guys have spare balls. my resort has lots of noobs, so the lift stops really often. the lift swings back and thats the sketchy part.

Mar 16 2011 6:20PM
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sk1color@do
Posts: 101 - Karma: 10
the only time I've ever come close to falling off the lift was when the bar was being put down. Hit me in the back of the head
Mar 16 2011 6:22PM
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Z-Juice
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I put it down on really windy days and over 250 feet.
Mar 16 2011 6:23PM
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californiagrown
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this has never been discussed before. seriously, not last month...or every month before that.





Never...
Mar 16 2011 6:32PM
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tall_t
Posts: 1036 - Karma: 15
convo bump
Mar 16 2011 6:38PM
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Mike-O
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I guess this is a US thing based on the people commenting so far. 'Freedom' and all that jazz.
Mar 16 2011 6:40PM
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awesomeness17
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Most of the lifts at my mountain also don't have bars. They are completly pointless too. Comparing them to helmets is ridiculous.
Mar 16 2011 6:53PM
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doGelyst
Posts: 2492 - Karma: 509
I thought this was going to be about drinks or women.....something actually interesting.

oops.
Mar 16 2011 6:58PM
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tall_t
Posts: 1036 - Karma: 15
notice this is in sg not nsg
Mar 24 2011 4:34PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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You sound like a fucking pussy. Sack ya little bitch.
Mar 24 2011 5:07PM
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i.ski.troll.
Posts: 4692 - Karma: 247
yeah but there are a lot of kids who could care less what forum it is in.


i too thought this was gonna be about alcohol and women.
Mar 24 2011 5:12PM
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Jonny7
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i find it more comfortable with the bar down, otherwise it feels like my legs are streching I don't know.
Mar 24 2011 5:14PM
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Elg
Posts: 2998 - Karma: 3,880
i know a girl who leaned forward onto the bar, and the thing fell off. And she fell of the lift and landed in some bushes and broke her arm. Like "bone sticking out through her skin" broke.

I put the bar down sometimes, sometimes i don't. I'm just half cool.
Mar 24 2011 5:20PM
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tall_t
Posts: 1036 - Karma: 15

yeah im a wimp

Mar 24 2011 5:25PM
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midwestpowhunter
Posts: 2198 - Karma: 189
its not about whether people put it down its the fact that nobody makes it a big deal about it when u want to. ive never seen anyone be all like man ur such a bitch for puttin the bar down. ill agree that when its noobville it gets sketchy when the lift drops like a dead bird. then i put it down, kinda like tryin to get my seatbelt on while sliding out of control into a tree. u just gotta be sneaky fast
Mar 24 2011 5:29PM
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idskithat
Posts: 1314 - Karma: 154
how would the bar keep you warm?

not to threadjack but which mountain has the highest lift line?
Mar 24 2011 5:32PM
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idskithat
Posts: 1314 - Karma: 154
how would the bar keep you warm?

not to threadjack but which mountain has the highest lift line?
Mar 24 2011 5:32PM
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monkatizer
Posts: 4704 - Karma: 1,518
all the gapers insist on having it down and when ur doing the singles line, well u sit with em every run
Mar 24 2011 5:43PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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Seriously. You're not going to fall. It's a chair.
Mar 24 2011 5:44PM
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TBreso
Posts: 468 - Karma: 52

hahaha

i put it down cause i like to rest my legs. but if ive had a run with a couple hard park bails and i feel too lazy to reach up ill leave it up.

ive once had a park crew guy working on a kicker yell at me to put it down while i was on the chair over the park. 

Mar 24 2011 8:04PM
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belden...
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Have you ever fallen out of your couch?
Mar 24 2011 8:07PM
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blah..
Posts: 534 - Karma: 13
always put it down on express lifts. one of those e-brake stops?! I seriously practically fell of a high speed quad once... but if its not express I usually don't bother, it annoys me having to balance my skis and such.
Mar 24 2011 8:10PM
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.squirrely.
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haha
Mar 24 2011 8:12PM
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Mr.Huck
Posts: 6096 - Karma: 14,896
I like it up because it easier to throw annoying people off the chair. 
Mar 24 2011 8:13PM
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deathcookie
Posts: 1800 - Karma: 1,196
Heres another question: If you were sitting on top of a moving cliff of he same height as a chair lift, would you feel comfortable?
Mar 24 2011 8:17PM
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pmw
Posts: 5760 - Karma: 831
i really dont think you know much about america
Mar 24 2011 8:22PM
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Jabe
Posts: 567 - Karma: 240

was she like really fat and broke it or did it just come off?

Mar 24 2011 8:30PM
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Twig
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out of interest, how many of you don't wear a seatbelt when driving?
Mar 24 2011 8:38PM
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melbs
Posts: 415 - Karma: 77
It's only good for resting your hands on
Mar 24 2011 8:38PM
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pmw
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so good, because they are exactly the same
Mar 24 2011 8:41PM
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Afeld
Posts: 3516 - Karma: 85
I mostly put it down. It is a state law that the bar goes down here in Vermont
Mar 24 2011 8:51PM
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gbalkman
Posts: 605 - Karma: 4,171
I don't mind if people want the bar down, but a polite warning that it's coming down is appreciated.
Mar 24 2011 8:54PM
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Blurst
Posts: 13577 - Karma: 10,169
Thats actually completely different. I always used to but realized that its dumb and never do now.
Mar 24 2011 8:55PM
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skithesprings
Posts: 9086 - Karma: 1,349
reasons for not putting the bar down:

1: 70% of the chairs don't even have bars at 7 springs.
2: i don't even think to put it down
3: IF I HAVE ANOTHER 40 YEAR OLD GAPER ASS HOLE SLAM THE BAR DOWN ON MY HEAD BEFORE I EVEN SIT DOWN I SWEAR TO GOD I'M GOING TO THROW THEM OFF THE FUCKING CHAIR.
4: it's like putting your seatbelt on to move your car one spot over in a parking lot.
5: its awkward to tuck your poles under your leg with the bar down.
6: how often do you fall off the chairlift? never? thought so.
7: we don't have bubbles or foot rests at my mtn.

reasons for putting the bar down

??????????
Mar 24 2011 8:56PM
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GILLSKI
Posts: 1250 - Karma: 361
Have you ever been inside a rolling vehicle?
Mar 24 2011 8:59PM
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Lwaghorn
Posts: 143 - Karma: 14
Lol if you don't put the bar down at my hill the liftie stops the chair, comes out and shits bricks. Makes you put the bar down for the last 2 seconds of the ride and threatens to call the mounties. So we ride with the bar down.
Mar 24 2011 11:09PM
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skiierman
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no, you're just a stupid bitch who thinks everyone that keeps the bar up is trying to be some sort of bad ass.
Mar 24 2011 11:25PM
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skiierman
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you're a fucking moron.
Mar 24 2011 11:26PM
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stickski
Posts: 1938 - Karma: 1,529
well alta doesn't have bars and most of the time it doesn't matter.... but sometimes it gets crazy windy and my one lifes turn into boeing 747 wings and I have to hold on for dear life. that would be the only time i would like it
Mar 24 2011 11:28PM
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californiagrown
Posts: 9794 - Karma: 2,014
i wear my seat belt at all times

I never have the bar down because

1) not many of the chairs that have bars have footrests as well

2) inhibits my movements while riding the chair (switching lenses, sitting on poles, grabbing my skis and stretching, etc)

3) even at my most drunk and passed out, i still had the ability to stay seated in a chair.

Mar 24 2011 11:29PM
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jeremy.g
Posts: 4931 - Karma: 459
this. everyone that puts the bar down likes to do it with literally no warning...
Mar 24 2011 11:38PM
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Drail
Posts: 14012 - Karma: 10,010
pretty much.
Mar 25 2011 12:54AM
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Daoust
Posts: 487 - Karma: 103
i hate getting hit in the back of the head with the bar and my hill doesnt have foot rests so i dont see the point to it, i can sit in a chair all day at school without falling why would i fall off a chairlift
Mar 25 2011 9:38AM
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drumbumocdp
Posts: 3229 - Karma: 1,098
the only time i was really glad to have the bar down was at sugarbush when going between mountains because its sooooo fucking tall. also, if its at the end of the day and the bar has foot rests, then ill use it if im getting tired
Mar 25 2011 9:42AM
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Jibberino
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So is your couch outside, moving, and suspended in the air? That's interesting.
Mar 25 2011 9:53AM
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