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TheDoughAbides
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Story time: my cousin is in town from norway riding in Colorado for the first time ever. In norway most people ride the lift with the bar down. I usually don't ride with the bar down but I don't mind the it as long as people ask or warn me before they pull it down.

Today we were riding a lift at a resort in summit and I asked if we could put the bar down for my cousin. A person sitting on the other side of the lift says "no, it's fine" and I'm like "uh ok well we're putting the bar down."

Person proceeds to tell everyone on the lift about how badass of a server they are (letting everyone know that theyre a local).

then when we go to put it up she's still making a big stink about it being down in the first place.

After we get off, my cousin and I are like "man, I've never seen people get so bothered by the bar." Person then skis past is and says "if you don't want the bar down don't ride my chair."

I just laughed and said "ok have a great day." And that was the end of it.


What do you guys think? Does the bar get you triggered? Did we commit a serious faux pas? Do you ever try to deny people the bar when riding the lift?

/rant
Mar 13 2018 3:47PM
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SammyDubz
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mystery3https://goo.gl/images/HQipm2
That looks badass at least when it's blowing or super cold.

Can you hot box it? -asking for a friend of 25 years ago me.


the only real use for it tbh
Mar 15 2018 6:19PM
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WoFIowz
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mauThe bubble is ok i guess..i just hate it when the bubble is foggy or they put it down on a -2 day


Isn't the cold wind protection part of its purpose? Why wouldn't you want it down on - 2?
Mar 16 2018 1:31AM
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RousedWits
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I went to Grouse Mountain in Vancouver, and everytime I rode up with someone else the bar came flying down and smacked me in the back of the head....

Real reason you should wear a helmet right there haha.
Mar 17 2018 12:24AM
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Non_State_Actor
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IsitWinterYet17Isn't the cold wind protection part of its purpose? Why wouldn't you want it down on - 2?


I assume he's using the normal system of measurement for temparature and not the fucked up Farenheit system we use in this backwards hicktown of a country?
Mar 17 2018 12:37AM
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matt_720
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mystery3I assume he's using the normal system of measurement for temparature and not the fucked up Farenheit system we use in this backwards hicktown of a country?

Exactly.
Mar 17 2018 12:16PM
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simonshreds
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at granite peak wi they have bars and legit i rode a whole day and no one ever put the bar down
Apr 30 2018 3:11PM
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theabortionator
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ski_steeABasin is getting a new Pali chair and the big debate was whether or not to add a bar and every local was so heated.


That just shows how fucking stupid people are about literally any change. If you cry about a bar being added to a lift I fucking hate you.

Everything was better when I was a kid, fuck all these young millenials, rabble rabble get off my lawn!
Apr 30 2018 4:56PM
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Rum_Ham
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Pali is still gonna be a fixed grip at least.
Apr 30 2018 9:19PM
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Eat.Pant
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Workedas a liftee on a hill next to a major highway in Canada last season. Here we seem to be required at least by management, (not sure if we have any laws prohibiting keeping your bar up) so I’ve always put it down everywhere, just cuz it’s there.

Working in the middle of the city means 90% of the guests can’t ski, and I think 2 people fell when I was there working a different lift, we have a problem with people lifting the bar too early and with our frequent stops (again no one can ski here) people lean forward just about to exit the lift and fall 20 breaking their legs so it was always stressed they’re over the nets or on the exit plateau before they lift the bar.

I ride with the bar down.
Apr 30 2018 9:49PM
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mattybaums
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lol I remember being a little kid and they had just put the first chair with a bubble in verbier. It was easily 40 degrees Fahrenheit but I thought it was so damn cool so I put the bubble down with 5 random Middle Aged hardcore swissies...the looks I got crack me up to this day

**This post was edited on May 1st 2018 at 7:56:17pm
May 1 2018 1:14PM
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LukeTheWaffle
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mattybaumslol I remember being a little kid and they had just put the first chair with a bubble in verbier. It was easily 40 degrees Celsius but I thought it was so damn cool so I put the bubble down with 5 random Middle Aged hardcore swissies...the looks I got crack me up to this day


This has happened to me as well, the swiss people actually get so passive agressive. They just look at you with that sense of disapproval.
In Europe everyone puts the bar down. You warn tall people, or people with gopros.
May 1 2018 5:16PM
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B_K
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if you put the bar down you lose gnar points. Thus I dont put the bar down
May 1 2018 6:04PM
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AndrewGravesSV
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I had the bar randomly fall down on me as a kid when riding the lift and have not trusted them since. If someone else puts it down then whatever I guess it's safe but I'll never put it down cause fuck that thing
May 3 2018 12:53AM
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PeppermillReno
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Someone might be on drugs live and let live if they want it down.

You got beef ski somewhere with no bar.
May 3 2018 1:30AM
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mulchbrain
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AndrewGravesSVI had the bar randomly fall down on me as a kid when riding the lift and have not trusted them since. If someone else puts it down then whatever I guess it's safe but I'll never put it down cause fuck that thing


Do you mean the bar fell off? Because if it just fell and hit you , wouldn't it make more sense to put it down so it cant fall down?
May 3 2018 3:53AM
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AndrewGravesSV
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mulchbrainDo you mean the bar fell off? Because if it just fell and hit you , wouldn't it make more sense to put it down so it cant fall down?


It fell down in front and spooked me. It's not a rational fear for sure. Just makes me uncomfortable
May 3 2018 6:55PM
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