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Thank you, ski patrol

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kshaughn
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Every season ski patrol gets a lot of crap. Some of it is deserved, but a lot of it isn't. Yeah they can be annoying when they are yelling at you for going too fast in a slow zone taking your pass because you went down a closed trail to get some fresh snow. I'm sure everyone on NS (and me too), at some point or another, has gotten pissed off at a member of ski patrol or cursed them out under your breath, but think about what it would be like without them there. You over shoot a jump and get a concussion and no one is there to get you down the mountain. No one is out there at 5AM doing avalanche control or checking to see if there is enough snow cover to open up some runs.

I recently saw this video that came out on Saturday where ski patrol at Killington saved a kid that was dangling from the lift. I mean the dude got himself up into the chair and pulled that kid to safety. I don't think they get enough appreciation for all of the hard work that they do to keep up safe because there are so many less injuries and deaths because they are around. Even last year when I was out in Telluride when some guy was reported missing on the hike-to Bald Mountain, they rushed up there with their puppies and a helicopter to do everything they could to find him. So thank you, ski patrol, for everything that you do to allow us to have as much fun possible while out on your mountains.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5wclfPglHE

TL;DR: Next time you get pissed off at or see ski patrol, go up to them and say thank you. They may get on our nerves every once in a while, but I would hate to see what a resort would be like without them.
Nov 24 2014 8:59PM
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Bogs
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: anyone who complains about ski patrol is an absolute moron.
Nov 24 2014 9:07PM
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B.Ryan
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I was there that day and saw the ski patrol doing that, was pretty cool to see. Props to them guys
Nov 24 2014 9:23PM
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rememberscott
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Ski patrol just wants the powder to themselves, that's why they clip ur pass if u duck the rope. They really are just assholes.
Nov 24 2014 9:38PM
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Dobber
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My mom is on ski patrol and they get treated like shit by the owner of our home mountain
Nov 24 2014 10:00PM
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snowmosexual
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HP123Ski patrol just wants the powder to themselves, that's why they clip ur pass if u duck the rope. They really are just assholes.


Stop trying to be a troll man youre really bad at it
Nov 24 2014 10:17PM
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danlyfe
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HP123Ski patrol just wants the powder to themselves, that's why they clip ur pass if u duck the rope. They really are just assholes.


yeah, especially the ski patrol that safely brought me down the hill and to a hospital after breaking 3 ribs. such assholes.
Nov 24 2014 10:18PM
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steezy_doge
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yeah i recently made a thread kinda about ski patrols and i have to agree with you they are under appreciated
Nov 24 2014 10:38PM
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rememberscott
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Ryan_HansenMy mom is on ski patrol and they get treated like shit by the owner of our home mountain


Wo said i was trolling?

Ski patrol is weak af they just mad cuz they cant ski fast.
Nov 24 2014 11:23PM
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kshaughn
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HP123Wo said i was trolling?

Ski patrol is weak af they just mad cuz they cant ski fast.


Take a lap.
Nov 25 2014 8:37AM
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danncphedran
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WattsI've said it before and I'll say it again: anyone who complains about ski patrol is an absolute moron.


Fully aggreed, their just looking out for our safety.
Nov 25 2014 9:07AM
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Dobber
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Shut the fuck up.
Nov 25 2014 10:05AM
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Dobber
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That's great, you can have her.
Nov 25 2014 2:56PM
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gperry1
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How fucking old are you?
Nov 25 2014 3:49PM
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RevolverHustleO
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WattsI've said it before and I'll say it again: anyone who complains about ski patrol is an absolute moron.


obvs beta
Nov 25 2014 4:04PM
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BeefiestExpert
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HP123Ski patrol just wants the powder to themselves, that's why they clip ur pass if u duck the rope. They really are just assholes.


This last Sunday a buddy and I jumped under the rope getting to some fresh lines and ski patrol guy caught us. He sounded really pissed at first then shouted "cool" as like he was giving us the privilege to ski the most fun powder so far this year...

meaning of the story: ski patrol is cool and wants you to have fun while being safe
Nov 25 2014 9:00PM
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danncphedran
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BeefiestExpertThis last Sunday a buddy and I jumped under the rope getting to some fresh lines and ski patrol guy caught us. He sounded really pissed at first then shouted "cool" as like he was giving us the privilege to ski the most fun powder so far this year...

meaning of the story: ski patrol is cool and wants you to have fun while being safe


Man ur lucky you didn't get your pass clipped
Nov 25 2014 9:05PM
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*JP
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ski patrol is awesome. they dont deserve the shit they get 99% of the time. they should get way more respect than they do.

mountain watch is a completely different story, though. Theyre basically the rent-a-cops of the skiing world. theyre the ones that will pull your pass for stupid shit like leaving the bar up on the lift. they blow.
Nov 25 2014 10:32PM
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snowmosexual
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*JPski patrol is awesome. they dont deserve the shit they get 99% of the time. they should get way more respect than they do.

mountain watch is a completely different story, though. Theyre basically the rent-a-cops of the skiing world. theyre the ones that will pull your pass for stupid shit like leaving the bar up on the lift. they blow.


Sorry if im being an east coaster here but mountain watch? those exist?
Nov 25 2014 11:11PM
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ConnorSample
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Ski patrol is absolutely incredible, they're some of the best people on the mountain

The yellow jackets at any resort owned by vail are brutal though
Nov 25 2014 11:12PM
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*JP
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ski-hippieSorry if im being an east coaster here but mountain watch? those exist?


yeah, or at least in western new york. They dont handle any injuries or anything ski patrol does, they just yell at people for dumb stuff like not putting the bar down, going too fast, etc. They suck, theyre usually just gapers that volunteer for a seasons pass and a yellow jacket.
Nov 25 2014 11:42PM
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skier58284
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Ski Patrol never tells me to go slow in the slow zones because I go too fast for them to catch up to talk to me.

I was in a closed area that wasn't marked as closed and some idiots that worked there blamed me, saying I should have known it was closed, despite no ropes or signs or anything. It wasn't patrollers though. I think it was mountain hosts.
Nov 26 2014 12:57AM
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skier58284
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ConnorSampleSki patrol is absolutely incredible, they're some of the best people on the mountain

The yellow jackets at any resort owned by vail are brutal though


This. The people mentioned in my last post were the yellow jackets at Keystone. I don't like Vail, I just skied there because I got to for free. I've never had the slightest of issues with patrollers anywhere.
Nov 26 2014 12:59AM
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joelski
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at whistler as far as i am sure patrol and speed control are completely different and patrollers do not do speed control. its the speed control that pisses me off. i am very thankful for everithing ski patrol does though
Nov 26 2014 1:23AM
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Sky.
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I knocked myself out for 8 minutes last year full blown concussion. My friend stood there watching my as my eyes rolled into the back of my head, he called for some one to get help. 20 minutes went by and I got up and skied myself down to medics I have no memory of this and don't think it was the right discion but hey it got me where I needed to be. 20 mins was waaaaay to long the mountain is so small I could throw a rock from one side to the other. They got me the help I needed and I am thankful for that, but what if......
Nov 26 2014 1:52AM
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louie.mirags
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WattsI've said it before and I'll say it again: anyone who complains about ski patrol is an absolute moron.


I agree, but young people (including myself at one time) are angry about any form of people in charge. They don't look at ski patrol as being helpful and saving lives. They just look at it as somebody else trying to ruin their fun. It wasn't until I matured that I realized all of the good they do and are thankful for them!
Nov 26 2014 8:42AM
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Bogs
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RevolverHustleOobvs beta


People who complain about ski patrol, or me?

louie.miragsI agree, but young people (including myself at one time) are angry about any form of people in charge. They don't look at ski patrol as being helpful and saving lives. They just look at it as somebody else trying to ruin their fun. It wasn't until I matured that I realized all of the good they do and are thankful for them!


For sure, I think a lot of us used to be that way, but I guess I'd say that those young people with their not yet fully developed brains complaining about ski patrol are essentially morons :)
Nov 26 2014 8:56AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Sky.I knocked myself out for 8 minutes last year full blown concussion. My friend stood there watching my as my eyes rolled into the back of my head, he called for some one to get help. 20 minutes went by and I got up and skied myself down to medics I have no memory of this and don't think it was the right discion but hey it got me where I needed to be. 20 mins was waaaaay to long the mountain is so small I could throw a rock from one side to the other. They got me the help I needed and I am thankful for that, but what if......


I think you need to get a new friend.
Nov 26 2014 9:02AM
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snowmosexual
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*JPyeah, or at least in western new york. They dont handle any injuries or anything ski patrol does, they just yell at people for dumb stuff like not putting the bar down, going too fast, etc. They suck, theyre usually just gapers that volunteer for a seasons pass and a yellow jacket.


Western NY thats where I am, but I ride Bristol where do you ride?
Nov 26 2014 9:57PM
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*JP
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ski-hippieWestern NY thats where I am, but I ride Bristol where do you ride?


kissing bridge and holiday valley mostly. holiday valley is the resort with mountain watch
Nov 26 2014 10:21PM
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snowmosexual
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that sucks man, I'm glad bristol doesn't have those their ski patrol are uptight as is!
Nov 26 2014 10:35PM
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Mingg
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*JPyeah, or at least in western new york. They dont handle any injuries or anything ski patrol does, they just yell at people for dumb stuff like not putting the bar down, going too fast, etc. They suck, theyre usually just gapers that volunteer for a seasons pass and a yellow jacket.


YEAH. I mean, I fucking got my pass pulled at Holiday Valley for not putting the bar down on opening day. I was like wait really, thats a thing? Not saying I wasn't a bitch but really? It was so dumb.
Nov 26 2014 10:51PM
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danbq2310
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ski patrol is the only way to get to the bottom, in a sled, with a blanket

i take that back, the muslims wear blankets everyday, does that mean they ski in blankets?

not sure thats what way the statement went

i thanks ski patrol for looking the other way when it counts
Nov 26 2014 10:55PM
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*JP
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MinggYEAH. I mean, I fucking got my pass pulled at Holiday Valley for not putting the bar down on opening day. I was like wait really, thats a thing? Not saying I wasn't a bitch but really? It was so dumb.


you actually got your pass pulled? that fucking sucks, the worst ive gotten was a rant about how i should always put the bar down, and that if i was caught again i would get my pass pulled. ive said it before and ill say it again; ski patrol is awesome. fuck mountain watch though.
Nov 27 2014 12:39AM
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Mingg
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*JPyou actually got your pass pulled? that fucking sucks, the worst ive gotten was a rant about how i should always put the bar down, and that if i was caught again i would get my pass pulled. ive said it before and ill say it again; ski patrol is awesome. fuck mountain watch though.


I understand that they are doing their job. I respect that 100 percent. It's just stupid that they pull your pass for that. If they would have given me a warning, yeah I would have deserved it. Nope they just came out of no where and started bitching.

Sorry, I was listening to music and couldn't here you.
Nov 27 2014 2:53AM
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losh
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*JPkissing bridge and holiday valley mostly. holiday valley is the resort with mountain watch


yeah, you usually wont get yelled at by ski patrol at Holiday it'll usually be mountain watch or whatever they call them.
Nov 27 2014 11:44AM
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KillaSeason
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MinggYEAH. I mean, I fucking got my pass pulled at Holiday Valley for not putting the bar down on opening day. I was like wait really, thats a thing? Not saying I wasn't a bitch but really? It was so dumb.


me and a buddy had the same thing happen to us at holiday, it was some old fucker and he was a huge asshole about it
Nov 27 2014 2:19PM
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kung_powpow
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Ski patrollers are generally pretty cool, fuck mountain safety though
Nov 27 2014 2:20PM
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Mingg
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ski-hippieWestern NY thats where I am, but I ride Bristol where do you ride?


Bristol's ski patrol is cool. My family is on ski patrol there. They obviously can't just let you do whatever you want but they're pretty laid back there about most stuff.
Nov 27 2014 3:27PM
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HuckNorris44
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ConnorSampleSki patrol is absolutely incredible, they're some of the best people on the mountain

The yellow jackets at any resort owned by vail are brutal though


The yellow jackets fucking suck. They try to act tough and blow their whistles at you for everything. I had to take a safety class to get my pass back after they took it for skiing backwards and going to fast at Keystone. Early season is the worst to, they stand every 200 yards
Nov 27 2014 3:47PM
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Static
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Fuck the yellow jackets, they are probably the worst thing in skiing.
Nov 27 2014 4:15PM
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