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What is the dumbest thing you have seen a gaper do?

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brend
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This past season I saw a gaper dad/kids going through the park. A couple laps later going up the chair the dad was sprawled out in the middle of the gap of a 65 foot kicky ass jump. Apparently the kids were egging the dad on to hit the jump and he was dumb enough to do it. I heard that he was actually really hurt tho.

Another time we had a decent sized train going and some gaper was standing right in the landing. My friend who was right in front of me hit the dumb girl in the shoulder and i flew right over top of her.

Another time this young gaper snowboarder fell off the chairlift right after it left the terminal and his friend jumped off the chair on purpose. That created a shitshow that took 20 mins to get sorted out.

Share your stories.
Aug 17 2014 1:50AM
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filipoio
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It's the classic standing still on top of a box for 2 minutes
Aug 17 2014 1:52AM
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Mingg
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One time I was on the lift with this guy and he was convinced that Shawn White skied and when I corrected him he flipped shit. He almost pushed me off the lift and later got arrested. It was quite the day skiing...
Aug 17 2014 1:53AM
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-emile-
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MinggOne time I was on the lift with this guy and he was convinced that Shawn White skied and when I corrected him he flipped shit. He almost pushed me off the lift and later got arrested. It was quite the day skiing...

things that didn't happen for 500 Alex
Aug 17 2014 2:46AM
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Mingg
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-emile-things that didn't happen for 500 Alex


Dude, if there was a way I could prove it I would.
Aug 17 2014 2:48AM
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skier58284
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On a school ski trip a girl I knew was going to get on the chair in front of me with a few other people. Somehow she managed to fall forward and the chair ran her over, then she rode up with me. Was lulz.

Another time I was skiing an off-piste narrow chute in Minnesota (extremely rare for Minnesota, pretty much just groomers there) and a stupid kid who was stopped on the side of the chute (which is only like 3-4 meters wide) started moving right as I was about to ski past, she didn't look up and she started moving right as I got to where she was so our ski tips hit and I went head first off a drop off. That was also lulz.

I also saw people stuck in the Get Serious Chutes at Snowbird. The area is roped off with a lot of signs that say warning cliff area. They either ducked a rope or went through a gate that is very clearly labeled as a cliff area. There were kids stuck in Door 1 for a long time. Also I don't remember if it was the same time but in the Gadzoom lift line (next to Door 1) there was some jong stuck there so Ski Patrol had to stake in a rope at the top and rapel down to get the person, I don't think that one was even a kid. That one wasn't lulz, it was just annoying that idiots waste Ski Patrol's time and put Ski Patrol at risk by getting into retarded situations that they can't get out of because they suck at skiing.

Another time I was with three other people in line for a quad. A retarded drunk guy was also in line, we waited for him to go, he told us we could go first, then as we started moving up to the loading area he moved up too, so two of us got stuck riding with the drunk retard while the other two people we were skiing with had to wait for the next chair.
Aug 17 2014 2:49AM
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Always_Dead
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Some kid dropped his snowboard at the top of the highest lift. It went down half the mountain, flew through the terrain park and then off a cliff at the end of the park.

I dont think he found it.
Aug 17 2014 4:15AM
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brett_fisher
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this gabber came in really fast caught his tips on a mougle an front flip on to his nick



one day i was riding with some of the guys on park crew an i skip school an no one was skiing so ski patrol was racing down the bunny hill cause the upper mt wasn't open yet any ways ski patrol came racing down tam-hake over the fence an broke his skis
Aug 17 2014 5:16AM
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lwgp
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brett_fisherthis gabber came in really fast caught his tips on a mougle an front flip on to his nick



one day i was riding with some of the guys on park crew an i skip school an no one was skiing so ski patrol was racing down the bunny hill cause the upper mt wasn't open yet any ways ski patrol came racing down tam-hake over the fence an broke his skis


really confused about what you just attempted to say
Aug 17 2014 6:54AM
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Scotty_Boy
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brett_fisherthis gabber came in really fast caught his tips on a mougle an front flip on to his nick



one day i was riding with some of the guys on park crew an i skip school an no one was skiing so ski patrol was racing down the bunny hill cause the upper mt wasn't open yet any ways ski patrol came racing down tam-hake over the fence an broke his skis


Dude, at least try to correct some of your typos.
Aug 17 2014 8:09AM
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je_vt
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I once saw a gaper mom giving her 5 year old daughter a photo shoot in the park. The 5 year old would literally climb onto the boxes and lips of the jumps and let her mom take pictures. Conveniently, this 5 year old would come out of nowhere and climb onto the features right before i would hit them. Gaper parents really need to realize that terrain parks are not playgrounds.
Aug 17 2014 8:40AM
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a_burger
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For a period of about 2 weeks I saw people try and ride all the way around the top of the lift at least every other day.
Aug 17 2014 9:00AM
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macpforehand
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My dad was standing on the side of the knowl watching me hit the jul and out of no where this really bad snowboarder rams into my dad as i go off the jump and i see all this happen in mid air.
Aug 17 2014 9:35AM
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Brule.
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I heard some gaper behind me in the lift line talking to his wife about "twin-tips" and described everything in typical gaper lanuage (i.e. whirly-birds on rails and helicopters). I started lol'ing once I got on the lift after.
Aug 17 2014 10:03AM
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Sir.Steezealot
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I once saw a 12 year old gape barrel past me at mach 5 and ended up cruising to the 40ft booter. He decided at the last second he shouldn't hit the jump so he tried to pizza and ended up going off the side of the jump and got stuck in a tree. I just kind of lol'd and went about my day.
Aug 17 2014 10:12AM
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c0rkmanJones
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Great thread idea, unfortunately words would not do a justice to many of the funny things I have seen gapes do, but one time my friends and I were just hiking a down rail at the end of the day and btw, there was a decent sized street style gap onto the rail. So out of no where this kid who is wearing possibly everything Saga, and Tom Wallisch boots and real nice skis comes up to the rail and tries to go on the way you would if you were going onto a ride on feature. When he tried to jump up sideways, his skis snapped off and he fell forward and belly flopped on the rail. Of course the first thing he did when he got up was making sure his saga jacket was ok.
Aug 17 2014 10:18AM
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LastChairMedia
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So one day there was this family of gapers and the mom was standing on this little tabletop. I promptly told her it was a jump and asked her to move. Then she got really pissed off and tried to explain that her son was doing a backflip and she was allowed to stand there to watch. So then this other gaper comes out of nowhere and eats shit on this tiny little jump that he could not do obviously. Long story short, she got really angry for us asking her to move, she threatened to get ski patrol, and we told her to fuck off and went on our marry way. Many lulz were had later.
Aug 17 2014 10:23AM
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nford
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well, I saw a gaper who was standing on the knuckle and one of my friends were so pissed off the went off the jump and tail tapped his head, It was one of the funniest things ever
Aug 17 2014 10:47AM
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caderobinson
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There was a little 2 jump line and some girl went off the first jump, landed way backseat, went off of the next Jump backseat and legit landed on her head. Knuckled it to
Aug 17 2014 10:56AM
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Bmos2
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I am a gaper
Aug 17 2014 11:02AM
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.FRY.
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one at my mountain broke a box. how the fuck do you even do that haha.
Aug 17 2014 11:12AM
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lurking
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They make threads like this
Aug 17 2014 11:22AM
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ohmyglob8
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not exactly a gaper, but a kid on the local ski team. tries to hit a urban style down box and one of his skis catches on the beginning of the box and the kid does a somersault over the box and has his hip slam into the middle of this down box. he starts yelling in pain and i figured he just bruised his hip or something not so serious. he ended up getting sledded down and taken to the hospital. turns out he tore is spleen and needed surgery.
Aug 17 2014 11:30AM
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NWbyNW
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brett_fisherthis gabber came in really fast caught his tips on a mougle an front flip on to his nick



one day i was riding with some of the guys on park crew an i skip school an no one was skiing so ski patrol was racing down the bunny hill cause the upper mt wasn't open yet any ways ski patrol came racing down tam-hake over the fence an broke his skis


I might recommend not skipping school anymore....
Aug 17 2014 11:53AM
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BBurt
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Reason why I hate race coaches #476: 10 feet from hitting a rail, coach flys infront of me, and then skis around the rail all while holding a hand held camcorder up, recording absolutely nothing.

Not mine but some where on NS there's a story of a family of indians who thought that the picnic table in PC was an actual picnic table and proceeded to eat lunch there.
Aug 17 2014 11:57AM
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BBurt
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Reason why I hate race coaches #476: 10 feet from hitting a rail, coach flys infront of me, and then skis around the rail all while holding a hand held camcorder up, recording absolutely nothing.

Not mine but some where on NS there's a story of a family of indians who thought that the picnic table in PC was an actual picnic table and proceeded to eat lunch there.
Aug 17 2014 11:57AM
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skiersupreme
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who was it that had the pictures of tail tapping that gaper wearing abercrombie and fitch?
Aug 17 2014 12:06PM
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elm.
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just the typical gaper with his kid on a leash. both the dad and his son fell with the dad falling harder and dragging the kid with the leash.

I also saw a guy with a pair of dynafit skis and boots and the puma bindings i think and he was on the bunny hill. It's always funny to see gapers in expensive gear. a full dynafit setup is like
Aug 17 2014 12:09PM
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gerbear
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Make a thread like this.
Aug 17 2014 12:11PM
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frickindarn
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gerbearMake a thread like this.


One time this gaprr posted a response saying "making threads like this" without reading all the responses. This was already shot down you idiot.


One time I saw a gaper get sprayed by my skis.
Aug 17 2014 12:53PM
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RusselCrowe
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A nice gaper milf was with her kid in the park and her 4 year old son was talking about how cool the parks were and told her to go look at the others, they were perfectly in the landing and were through out the day. Still a sexy milf doe.
Aug 17 2014 12:56PM
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jacklong27
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One time I was night skiing and there was this guy doing everyday gaper things using lips as jumps getting a dieing trying to slide sideways on a box rental skis those kind of things.

So he jumps off a lip and loses control when he lands and he runs into a icy east coast jump landing I thought he was really hurt but thanks to the rental shop helmet he was ok.

Also every year over 100 gapers from japan come to my hill for 3 days they all wear the same orange jacket so the tour guides know who they are. On the last day they go to hit the jump and every single one double ejects and it takes them 5 minutest I get off
Aug 17 2014 12:58PM
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camstain
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Hit a jump and wasn't able to see the gaggle of gapers crowded on the landing. Barely missed this one dude and he got wicked heated. He proceeded to catch up to me and try to cut me off but ended up eating shit. Dude was so bummed out.
Aug 17 2014 1:00PM
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SamColby
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there was this quarter pipe with a corrugated tube at the top and some gaper snowboarder bombed the entire park and hit the quarter pipe as a jump...... flew a long distance and ate complete shit on the flats. next lift ride there were paramedics surrounding him...
Aug 17 2014 1:02PM
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jellomellow
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I was at my home mountain and i was going to go hit the one jump that they have (not the best park). So I hit the jump and some retorted ski patrol was standing in the middle of the land so i nearly missed him by an inch.
Aug 17 2014 1:06PM
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toastyteenagers
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This one time a snowboarder at my school said she was going to get sponsored soon.

I asked what she did.

"I rode the chairlift last time"

Disclamer: she is autistic
Aug 17 2014 1:12PM
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JohnBolea
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my freind has gotten punched by an old one 60 or so and he rides volkil kinks and one time a gaper was trying to convince him that they were water skis because they are a litte wide
Aug 17 2014 1:38PM
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jibber.jabber
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One time a guy sat down on a picnic table feature and began to eat his lunch on it. Just to fuck with him/ show him he was a dumbass my friend and I both hit the picnic table, sending his food and personal items all over the place. Many lolz were had.
Aug 17 2014 2:40PM
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FreeskiThe603
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Hit a did box as a ride on..... the box was a good 6 inches above the lip
Aug 17 2014 3:18PM
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hosmejo
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Had a Dad tell me wearing a hoodie while skiing was stupid on the lift because I would get to cold and shaun white wore jackets so I should too.

Saw a group of gapers try this one battleship butter box at my local hill. The first one face planted and the three others were behind him and didn't know how to stop so they all fell into him and all over this box. They also managed to break the left side of it so it was lopsided for the rest of the season.
Aug 17 2014 4:00PM
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413Crew
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i see so many gapers up at carinthia, there like oh yeah bro i hit the nitro jumps all the time and then they start to head down the the hill to hit the jump going the right speed and im thinking oh ok well maybe this kid acually hits the jumps then right before he hits the jump he comes to a complete stop right on the lip and then he looks like a complete retard.
Aug 17 2014 4:20PM
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Truetape
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I worked in a rental shop last winter. I had a guy ask me if he had to put the skis on "in here" (inside of the shop..). I said nothing and proceeded to let him struggle to get the skis apart. As he finally got them on the shop floor and started attempting to step in, I instructed him that the mountain was in fact outside and that he would need to put his skis on there.
Aug 17 2014 5:00PM
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lurking
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RailersailerThis one time a snowboarder at my school said she was going to get sponsored soon.

I asked what she did.

"I rode the chairlift last time"

Disclamer: she is autistic


It's not nice to insult your sister
Aug 17 2014 5:19PM
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steezburgereddie
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theres not really any park crew at my hill so kids will just build little jumps wherever they want. one of them wanted to build a jump so that he could gap onto the little flat box. he landed on the box and broke through it and went face first onto the snow after the box. i got a good chuckle from that.
Aug 17 2014 6:59PM
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cameron_taylor
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This one time getting on a chairlift, this gaper pushed off from the gate too hard, slid all the way over the area on which you stand to sit down on the lift and down the short slope at the edge. He then thought he was going to get hit by the chairlift and dropped to the floor to avoid this just before the chairlift stopped, making him look like an even bigger dick. All this happened after he had waited in the lift line for a full 25 minutes.

This gaper was me 3 seasons ago.
Aug 17 2014 7:14PM
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oldworld_newlife
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not really while skiing, but, something my dad did.

he saw how much i loved skiing and wanted to try it out, so without any warning, before even renting, he goes out and buys a set of some kind of BRAND NEW 600$ piste élan skis, and some fancy stiff ass race boots on craigslist.

day 1, complaining about his boots and telling me about how much better his skis were because they had 'carvers' -to this day i don't know what he meant by 'carvers', but i think he was talking about the shape on the top sheet?

anyway, all he could learn was pizza turns and claimed that his skis made his turning radius and carves 'too big' (When he wasn't even carving, just sliding slightly to the left/right). so. he bought a second pair of skis that were 4 cm shorter, and claimed it would help his radius. well. i keep trying to teach him to carve but he refuses
Aug 17 2014 7:26PM
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caucasian_chad
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Try to get off at the mid-load on Peak 8 SuperConnect.
Aug 17 2014 7:34PM
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SkiCoca
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At my home resort the racers always complain why the park is always perfectly groomed and not their tracks so at the end of their training they always come and try to slide boxes or even rails with perfectly tuned and sharp downhill skis. They always sidecut like crazy idiots haha.
Aug 17 2014 7:45PM
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californiagrown
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Pow day at kwood last year, I fell and got dragged on the t-bar that accesses some gnar. I then proceeded to charge a "showcase line" in full view of the entire length of the lift, and tomahawk/ragdoll about 200 vertical feet after accidentally hitting a 20-15 double stager. I had just met up with a coworkers friends who all rip, and I was stoked to make a good impression on em so I could have a crew to ski with that season haha. I did not make the best first impression.
Aug 17 2014 10:09PM
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adamholl
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WaiveFendSome kid dropped his snowboard at the top of the highest lift. It went down half the mountain, flew through the terrain park and then off a cliff at the end of the park.

I dont think he found it.


I saw that aswell, it hit the jumps.
Aug 17 2014 10:12PM
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W.Fadeeff
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At least once a month in the rental shop I work in a Japanese tourist tries to put on their ski boots with their shoes still on.
Aug 17 2014 10:34PM
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