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kempswichI was in summit county over winter break and skied vail, Breckenridge, keystone and beaver creek for the week. First day at keystone I was making turns through the swarm of jerrys on a main run to the bottom of the hill. Apparently I was going to fast and got a warning... not a big a deal but still annoying. A few days later at vail I was going even slower than I was the first time I got pulled over, but the yellow jackets thought otherwise. The dude yelled at me saying he was going to take my pass and such but I talked my way out of it. Since I already had a warning I now have to take an online class about skier safety if I want to ski there again this year. They should put up signs saying if you're a decent skier don't ski this run because you will get pulled over for being the best skier on the mountain, like I was
Randy_QuenchFirst run of my first day in Colorado for spring break last year I got pulled over at Breck for "speeding" from the quad down to the park. I was totally in control, and honestly not skiing very fast to begin with. I was using a friends epic pass for the week and when a yellow jacket asked for my pass I thought I was screwed. Luckily I talked my way into a written warning. I keep it in my wallet because I found it so ridiculous. It literally says "Infraction: Speeding"
I was told that 2 warnings in a day = loss of pass until you complete a "safe skiing course."
CrazeApparently you can be ticketed $500 for spraying their signs from what that yellow coat said.
HolteVail's slow signs are knit with gold thread by the Dalai Lama.
Z-JuicePicture of a warning:
http://unofficialnetworks.com/2015/01/vail-resorts-is-giving-out-speeding-tickets-to-skiers
Z-JuiceI got a formal written warning last season for essentially not knowing where a slow zone was. Two formal warnings and you get your pass suspended for two weeks and you have to go to a safety class.
Someone on NS received a formal warning for three consecutive seasons, and I believe he had his pass suspended for two weeks (if not longer). The employee who gave me my warning said that warning from previous seasons are "erased" so I think that kid got really screwed or they put in a new rule.
Picture of a warning:
http://unofficialnetworks.com/2015/01/vail-resorts-is-giving-out-speeding-tickets-to-skiers
_jake123I was at Vail shredding some runs early in the morning. Ducked a rope to hit a kicker that was built just to the inside of a wide left turn. The yellow coat said that I could have gotten my pass taken for a whole month. Buuuut he chalked it down to a speeding violation. Careful ducking ropes out there! never know who's whatching.
freeskibum82if they are not using a device to measure velocity then it cant hold up at all. i get the be careful in slow zones but really? a safety class and suspended pass? sounds like i wont be going to vail.. ever..
Film.A basin earlier this season my buddies and I were skiing with some girls we know. A yellow jacket stops one of the girls for having "improper form for the speed she was going." Keep in mind this is now late November so keystone and breck are open and a basin isn't a mad house anymore. Well my friend asked the yellow jacket why "he was being an ass the girl is trying to progress her skiing by going faster?" "She's not even a bad skier she keeps up with us and hadn't fell the whole day." The yellow jacket freaks out and starts screaming at my friend demanding for his pass. He started telling the jacket he had done nothing wrong etc, (takes away the girls pass for 2 days) the girls leave we continue to ski. The last run we are all coming down in control taking turns and this guy just flips out on my friends and I for skiing too close to each other on the run? Takes our passes tells us "you're all done here!" We go argue with head of safety at a basin he was chill gives us our passes back.
LiteratureSkiing is something I do to get away from distractions and sink into the immediacy of the moment.
I guess I see the need to slow some people down, but everything about this is exactly what I do not want in my ski life. And if this is corporate ski culture, then I want none of it.
Film.A basin earlier this season my buddies and I were skiing with some girls we know. A yellow jacket stops one of the girls for having "improper form for the speed she was going." Keep in mind this is now late November so keystone and breck are open and a basin isn't a mad house anymore. Well my friend asked the yellow jacket why "he was being an ass the girl is trying to progress her skiing by going faster?" "She's not even a bad skier she keeps up with us and hadn't fell the whole day." The yellow jacket freaks out and starts screaming at my friend demanding for his pass. He started telling the jacket he had done nothing wrong etc, (takes away the girls pass for 2 days) the girls leave we continue to ski. The last run we are all coming down in control taking turns and this guy just flips out on my friends and I for skiing too close to each other on the run? Takes our passes tells us "you're all done here!" We go argue with head of safety at a basin he was chill gives us our passes back.
HP123really I've never seen a yellow jacket at a basin. not once
dylholeGet a touring set up. Or better yet, a snowmobile.
HP123really I've never seen a yellow jacket at a basin. not once
LiteraturePeople keep telling me about those touring setup things. I'll look into one.
LiteraturePeople keep telling me about those touring setup things. I'll look into one.
SKIER_TRASHok Thanks. Keep raising hell out there!! These bitches are just straight up ruining skiing.
.Duncan.How the fuck do you guys get in trouble for this shit? As long as you don't look out of control right in front of the yellow jackets you won't have any problems...
BortyOh here we go. Thread number 1 billion of "Omg vail is so mean and hurt my feelings".
Don't bomb down slow runs
Don't stop for yellow jackets
Not too hard
dyerThat's actually the dumbest thing I've seen today. Speeding tickets, who do they think we are cars. And now you have to take a class. That is all so stupid. I feel really bad for you. NS we should sign a petuition to stop the madness.
.Rybak.What happens if you just have a day pass and run?
LUPTONIn whistler all the lifts now have RFID gates with cameras pointing at them, and apparently they can just search your name, and pull up video footage of every lift you've rolled onto throughout the season.
Whats even worse is that ive heard the slow patrol can just drop a description of you, and %90 of the time they can identify you, and the pass you are using...
will_powderThey're ruthlessssss. Last year I was cruising down whis and got to the bottom. Headed over to zogs for a tasty hotdog, next thing I know someone's tapping my shoulder....friggin yellow jacket. Managed to get away with just a warning, but damn, they'll follow you into the village.
HP123whistler has yellow jackets?
.Duncan.How the fuck do you guys get in trouble for this shit? As long as you don't look out of control right in front of the yellow jackets you won't have any problems...
