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Chairlift Losses

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@nonymous
Posts: 521 - Karma: 1,365

I have lost many things on chairlifts. From poles, to iPods, I have even lost a ski. Either I have ba luck, or its just in my clumsy nature. Today I was at blackcomb going up 7th Heaven. I just brought this Gopro and a pole mount. I went to change the song on my iPod when my $450 setup fell to its death. I tried yelling out to people below, trying to get them to pick it up and return it to the lifties but it never did. I checked everywhere, the info centre, the lost and found, but i haven't seen any trace of it

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RIP GoPro

What have you lost off the chairs?

Jan 11 2012 5:14PM
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Caspaaa
Posts: 4830 - Karma: 1,466
one of my friends dropped his helmet skiing down a trail, left it there and then had a guy throw it up to the chairlift as we were going up the lift the next run

the guy was a bro /epic claim
Jan 11 2012 5:17PM
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noah_lott
Posts: 87 - Karma: 15
lost my cellphone 2 seasons ago... such a stupid move
Jan 11 2012 5:18PM
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Trace.
Posts: 1460 - Karma: 635
So Far I haven't lost anything, but I'm retardedly cautious on the chairlift and try not to even take my phone out...I have had a few close calls with ipods and gloves though
Jan 11 2012 5:31PM
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john.stossel
Posts: 943 - Karma: 5
just remember the number of what chairlift pole u dropped it at
Jan 11 2012 5:36PM
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griffaah
Posts: 163 - Karma: -13
my friend jumped off the chairlift next to me in seventh grade just after we got on the lift. the lift attendant wasnt super happy about that one
Jan 11 2012 6:04PM
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ironic
Posts: 735 - Karma: 104
I was at the lodge eating lunch, watching people get on the beginner chair. Some how this little girl managed to pop off her ski right when she was getting on the lift. The liftie- without stopping the chair- ran and grabbed her ski then shoved it back up into her boot with her on the lift. It was beautiful.
Jan 11 2012 6:08PM
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SketchyMike
Posts: 539 - Karma: 71
saw a guy lose his ski into a tree. It got stuck about half way up it haha
Jan 11 2012 6:10PM
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Brenone
Posts: 4944 - Karma: 296
I Pod a long time ago.
Jan 11 2012 6:12PM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51744 - Karma: 163,536
my coathanger
Jan 11 2012 6:15PM
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theJones
Posts: 676 - Karma: 158
numerous jolly ranchers
Jan 11 2012 6:29PM
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asapCferg
Posts: 3057 - Karma: 358
a ski pole...a phone
Jan 11 2012 6:33PM
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CrotchKiller
Posts: 9037 - Karma: 6,943
Hey OP, dont take anything out on the chairlift. Just keep your gloves on and button down the hatches till you get to the top.
Jan 11 2012 6:33PM
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egg.
Posts: 3231 - Karma: 3,477
shti sucks. never lost anything
Jan 11 2012 6:38PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
i'm terrified of dropping something, old guy i was with once dropped a pole and caught it between his skis. it was hanging by the basket
Jan 11 2012 6:42PM
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JStrathern
Posts: 8747 - Karma: 1,536
A pair of Orage gloves, a cell phone, annnd I think that's it.
Jan 11 2012 6:51PM
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PlaygroundRapist
Posts: 1307 - Karma: 26
My friend,




there was this one chair with a bar tht couldn't go down.
And somehow he just slid off. Thank god there was Pow but he landed in the middle of nowhere and it took us like 45 minutes to find him. (connection lift that ends at the other side of the mountain no actual piste beneath it.
Jan 11 2012 6:55PM
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thegouda
Posts: 196 - Karma: 57
my virginity
Jan 11 2012 6:55PM
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CRiP
Posts: 1323 - Karma: 482
not a chair but a few years ago my gaper friend thought itd be a sick idea to hit the biggest jump in the park at full speed. he overshot so far and slid a quarter mile on his back while his blackberry and $250 shot out of his pockets and blew all over the mountain. he wound up finding his broken phone and like 20 of the $250.
Jan 11 2012 6:59PM
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mountainviper
Posts: 1931 - Karma: -3
I maliciously accidentally lost a whole powerade on some douche who we earlier saw push some kid outta the lift line to get up with his friends. Such an intentional accident but that douche was head to toe soaked in blue powerade caused by a perfectly timed accidental pour.
Jan 11 2012 7:05PM
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.ZT.
Posts: 5679 - Karma: 2,792
my glove last saturday what ev it cost like 15 for a pair. I'll just save up.
Jan 11 2012 7:11PM
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m.dizzle
Posts: 298 - Karma: 67
Brother lost his season pass. Got it replaced the day after, nbd.
Jan 11 2012 7:14PM
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cubber
Posts: 1933 - Karma: 638
the trick is to ski any MN hill, where the lifts are only 30 feet long and your to the top before your dropped item hits the ground
Jan 11 2012 7:18PM
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Crehm
Posts: 951 - Karma: 842
one good thing about the midwest, its nearly impossible to loose anything off of a chairlift, even if you drop it it will definatley be on top of the hardback 2 minutes later
Jan 11 2012 7:21PM
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NinetyFour
Posts: 8650 - Karma: 13,411
Aha I totally know what you mean. If your lucky you can even do a few park laps.
Jan 11 2012 7:21PM
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mowdapow
Posts: 223 - Karma: 48
seen somebody fall off the chair in front of me, no powder. She somehow ended up being ok though
Jan 11 2012 7:22PM
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gravel
Posts: 5520 - Karma: 42,295
i've never lost anything, or dropped it off of the chairlift, but i have had a couple of close calls. the other week i was at breck and we got on the lift, i had swung my backpack with my T3i + 2 Lenses + Tripod onto my lap like I normally do (I kept an arm in on of the backpack straps), but then it fell, came off of my shoulder, and i jolted up and caught it on my skis. then i was super stiff and very cautiously picked it up...

my friend used to take his poles and throw them off the lift and try to stick them straight up in the ground, then he'd just pick them up on the way down.
Jan 11 2012 7:32PM
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LivingColour
Posts: 1134 - Karma: 21
my ski popped off and fell about 100 ft to rocks.........it was ok though ^.^
Jan 11 2012 7:35PM
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Willgum
Posts: 3254 - Karma: 3,066
Thats a high fucking lift. Although the park at my hill consists of one corrugated pipe and a rail, so i guess its not too hard to lap
Jan 11 2012 7:37PM
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Jibbidy
Posts: 787 - Karma: 19
Dude you are f*cking clumsy. iPod, now a GoPro!? Get a clue. I'd smack you if I saw you.
Jan 11 2012 7:46PM
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CrotchKiller
Posts: 9037 - Karma: 6,943
can you draw a diagram?
Jan 11 2012 7:48PM
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DubV134
Posts: 1541 - Karma: 690
lost the cap to my water bottle once.... that was a bitch
Jan 11 2012 7:50PM
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cubber
Posts: 1933 - Karma: 638
i strongly disrespect your hill
Jan 11 2012 7:55PM
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207
Posts: 8969 - Karma: 3,846
ive lost a pole, on a pow day, couldn't find it
Jan 11 2012 8:02PM
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stupendous-man
Posts: 8637 - Karma: 13,293
i once dropped my ski-gee from the lift. then i found it on the next run.
Jan 11 2012 8:05PM
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B_K
Posts: 723 - Karma: 1,293
That's what I did when I dropped a ski at canyons this season In an. Area with zero coverage fuckin sucked but patrol for it for me
Jan 11 2012 8:19PM
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caspie
Posts: 221 - Karma: 7
A part of me just died.
Jan 11 2012 8:21PM
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Powderhauser
Posts: 546 - Karma: 38
when i was younger my pole got stuck on the chair had to wait at the top for almost half an hour its so slow.

even younger than that some chick pushed me off the chair but i fell right into pow.

and last week, wasnt me, but some little girl almost fell to her death she was holding on to her mothers skis but it was nearer the start of the chair and the liftie had to run so far in pow with a ladder and some tall snowboarder pushed the girl back onto the chair.
Jan 11 2012 8:30PM
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skijunkiedtm
Posts: 9229 - Karma: 61
I've dropped poles, gloves, hats, food, goggles, helmet, and even ski's, but skiing under all of said lifts were very accessible so the items were easily recovered. -I promise I'm more careful when above something sketchy.
Jan 11 2012 8:30PM
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.Duncan.
Posts: 1375 - Karma: 459
i dropped my glove but caught it between my skis even though it was only 30 seconds before i got off, soccer skills ftw.
Jan 11 2012 8:37PM
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Mister.F
Posts: 1206 - Karma: 169
Wasnt on chairlift but gopro sticky mount fell off my ski. Had to hike back up. Somehow found it after a half hour
Jan 11 2012 8:47PM
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mscinto
Posts: 603 - Karma: 68
phone... clasic
Jan 11 2012 8:55PM
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FerrisBueller
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One time i dropped a cannabis cigarette off the chairlift... i was extremely pissed but determined. Skied down the run later that day, 15 mins passed, i gave up, was skiing down, friend called me and i stopped answered, looked between my skis and it was there. High revelation as if i found the Holy Grail..

And the world was forever happy!
Jan 11 2012 9:15PM
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bleevus
Posts: 1308 - Karma: 2,048
one time my ski fell on a guy.
Jan 11 2012 9:27PM
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@nonymous
Posts: 521 - Karma: 1,365
had that happen to my friend. fuckin hurts
Jan 11 2012 9:34PM
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Bamjam
Posts: 200 - Karma: 129
I dropped my friends pack of cigs off the lift once. In reality he dropped it, because it was in his hand when I let go and he juggled with it then it dropped. Still made me go get them though so it wasn't really a loss just annoying.
Jan 11 2012 9:41PM
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Tall_Paul
Posts: 958 - Karma: 57
Dropped my helmet 2 weeks ago but just skied a run without it and recovered it the next run. Lost my cell phone on it 2 years ago as well
Jan 11 2012 9:48PM
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sammyk
Posts: 436 - Karma: 131
dropped my iphone on some backcountry trail at loon on a powder day. didnt realize it was gone till i got down. some guy somehow found it and called the contact loon house on my phone. returned it for me for free. --good karma;)
Jan 11 2012 10:01PM
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Chompo.
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nothing *knock on wood*
Jan 11 2012 10:31PM
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Midwestoverdose
Posts: 833 - Karma: 45
Where I live, the places are quite small so finding something is highly high. My go pro fell out of my hand, a friends ski pole, but we cought it on our skis, helmet, gloves, my phone fell but it was conncected to my cell phone..thank good. But everything I found.
Jan 11 2012 10:42PM
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.Jacob
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I fucking lost, I was laughing so hard. The way it's written. good lord.
Jan 11 2012 10:44PM
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