Is there nothing resorts can do to keep Jerry out of the park?

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you were a jerry once as well... instead of bitching about it. maybe stop to talk to them and explain what they should be doing and help educate..

Mar 10 2020 7:53AM

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I think people need to learn personal judgment as beginner skiers. Like for real, you should know if you can’t hit a feature. I was at my local resort the other day and this girl multiple times went up the lip of the biggest jump, had nowhere near enough speed, and rolled backwards down the lip. Like come on

Mar 10 2020 10:22AM

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adamMfreeriderI think people need to learn personal judgment as beginner skiers. Like for real, you should know if you can’t hit a feature. I was at my local resort the other day and this girl multiple times went up the lip of the biggest jump, had nowhere near enough speed, and rolled backwards down the lip. Like come on

Yeah that’s true. I think a lot of people come in to the sport with high expectations. Plus anything freestyle is inherently “cool” so people flood to the park to try to prove themselves

Mar 10 2020 10:50AM

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I love how the skier featured still isn’t hitting the actual rail

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Mar 10 2020 11:16AM

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J_ChristophI love how the skier featured still isn’t hitting the actual rail

you dont have to. it's either a double or a rainbow rail to enter....

Mar 10 2020 11:22AM

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freeskibum82you dont have to. it's either a double or a rainbow rail to enter....

I see that. What I’m saying is..does this picture not just fuel a kid’s misconception that the zones on either side of a rail are for jumpin’, hootin’ and hollerin’? The feature itself is self-sabotaging.

Mar 10 2020 11:36AM

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J_ChristophI see that. What I’m saying is..does this picture not just fuel a kid’s misconception that the zones on either side of a rail are for jumpin’, hootin’ and hollerin’? The feature itself is self-sabotaging.

you are overthinking it.. dont do that.

Mar 10 2020 11:39AM

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an old design for a simple Jerry filter:

Mar 10 2020 2:35PM

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extravertan old design for a simple Jerry filter:

10 foot pit of venomous snakes in there would make it much better

Mar 10 2020 2:40PM

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not sure if they still do it but stratton made you watch a video, and take a 5 or 10 question test for a pass to get into the park. they had somebody standing up top checking them too. Thats probably the only way to prevent it without hurting jerries feelings

Mar 10 2020 3:17PM

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I see a handful o jerries in da pit and a handful putting their skis back on right below the knuckle and I’m eating shit cause as always, jerries in the way.

extravertan old design for a simple Jerry filter:

Mar 10 2020 6:48PM

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Blue Mountain had this super steep up slope into the bigger park a long time ago. It was at the top after the lifts, so if you're too gaper to skate for some speed to get up it you weren't getting in. Unless you sidestepped which people are unwilling to do usually, and even then it was steep enough where gapers would fall over trying that. This had to be like 2012 or sometime around then. Maybe even earlier.

Mar 10 2020 10:02PM

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Glen eden (ontario) used to make you do this as well. Quick test, and $10 for a year long park pass. Was pretty dope. Got rid of it last year, and it sucked. With most of Brampton, Mississauga, and Toronto coming to ski there, it was fucking scary. Had too many close calls with jerries there. This year at Grand Targhee, at least 4 kooks have been seriously (helivaced out) on the big jumpline. Nothing wrong with the jumps, they are the same ones they build every year, they are just fucking big, with pretty steep landings. Park crew has been getting in shit for building these, but its really not their fault. Management just announced that we are joining the mountain collective, so they are probably going to tone down the park next year. Shit really sucks.

kmfoley2not sure if they still do it but stratton made you watch a video, and take a 5 or 10 question test for a pass to get into the park. they had somebody standing up top checking them too. Thats probably the only way to prevent it without hurting jerries feelings

Mar 10 2020 10:19PM

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Where I work we can’t take ski school kids into the park unless they’re in freestyle, and park crew has signs up everywhere to not hit ramps unless you’re going to hit the feature but it’s all we can do. It sucks ass, and I’ve seen so many crashes because Jerry’s have no awareness and can’t wait at the top and end up snaking around everyone

Mar 10 2020 10:27PM

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kmfoley2not sure if they still do it but stratton made you watch a video, and take a 5 or 10 question test for a pass to get into the park. they had somebody standing up top checking them too. Thats probably the only way to prevent it without hurting jerries feelings

that's back when stratton use to build parks worth riding. now they are garbage and stratton doesnt care. they just cater to the race program and jersey folks spending money. they even moved the park to sunbowl way over on big ben which is a pain to get to. it gets sun baked and the jumps are built terribly..

Mar 11 2020 7:03AM

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SendyMcSendyfaceGlen eden (ontario) used to make you do this as well. Quick test, and $10 for a year long park pass. Was pretty dope. Got rid of it last year, and it sucked. With most of Brampton, Mississauga, and Toronto coming to ski there, it was fucking scary. Had too many close calls with jerries there. This year at Grand Targhee, at least 4 kooks have been seriously (helivaced out) on the big jumpline. Nothing wrong with the jumps, they are the same ones they build every year, they are just fucking big, with pretty steep landings. Park crew has been getting in shit for building these, but its really not their fault. Management just announced that we are joining the mountain collective, so they are probably going to tone down the park next year. Shit really sucks.

thats wild.. you'd think they would see the number of injuries sky rocket and go back to the test.

freeskibum82that's back when stratton use to build parks worth riding. now they are garbage and stratton doesnt care. they just cater to the race program and jersey folks spending money. they even moved the park to sunbowl way over on big ben which is a pain to get to. it gets sun baked and the jumps are built terribly..

haven't been there in a few years that's shitty to hear. loved the parks they had though, plus it seemed like they tried to cater to the freestyle program at the time. i can definitely see them getting on the money grab bandwagon.. place is a pc wannabe haha

Mar 11 2020 12:24PM

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Resorts could put up cameras which show the jump landings and show it on some tv uphill. It wouldn't get rid of the Jerry's, but you could look and see if the landing was clear before you dropped in.

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SendyMcSendyfaceGlen eden (ontario) used to make you do this as well. Quick test, and $10 for a year long park pass. Was pretty dope. Got rid of it last year, and it sucked. With most of Brampton, Mississauga, and Toronto coming to ski there, it was fucking scary. Had too many close calls with jerries there. This year at Grand Targhee, at least 4 kooks have been seriously (helivaced out) on the big jumpline. Nothing wrong with the jumps, they are the same ones they build every year, they are just fucking big, with pretty steep landings. Park crew has been getting in shit for building these, but its really not their fault. Management just announced that we are joining the mountain collective, so they are probably going to tone down the park next year. Shit really sucks.

This is actually quite a funny bump. I was browsing resorts and noticed that Targhee joined the mountain collective but also their season pass offers a discounted "life flight network plan". Aka insurance to get medical heli out. Lmao wonder if there's a correlation? For me tho, my credit card covers up to $100k for medivac and regardless my health insurance would instantly hit the oop max so this is a stupid perk if you have either. Just thought it was funny to mention. If you get seriously fucked up in a ski resort, you're probably taking a heli to a trauma center. If you break your femur, getting a heli either from resort or from the community hospital. Basically anything but a minor injury in one of these ski towns is a ticket to a heli ride. Their threshold is very low these days.

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broken_skier0Resorts could put up cameras which show the jump landings and show it on some tv uphill. It wouldn't get rid of the Jerry's, but you could look and see if the landing was clear before you dropped in.

That's actually a great idea that is totally feasible at large scale resorts.

Sep 24 2020 9:52PM

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broken_skier0Resorts could put up cameras which show the jump landings and show it on some tv uphill. It wouldn't get rid of the Jerry's, but you could look and see if the landing was clear before you dropped in.

This is good. Honestly I'm surprised it's not already a thing at some places such as Vail Breck and Copper

Sep 24 2020 10:00PM

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Trumpkin2020If you get seriously fucked up in a ski resort, you're probably taking a heli to a trauma center. If you break your femur, getting a heli either from resort or from the community hospital. Basically anything but a minor injury in one of these ski towns is a ticket to a heli ride. Their threshold is very low these days.

This depends on the location. At one of the largest ski resorts in North America, the EMTs told me if a heli is called in it's because every minute counts: they think there's a serious risk of death, permanent brain damage, or paralysis. It's not something they call in for a broken femur.

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broken_skier0This depends on the location. At one of the largest ski resorts in North America, the EMTs told me if a heli is called in it's because every minute counts: they think there's a serious risk of death, permanent brain damage, or paralysis. It's not something they call in for a broken femur.

Yeah I think it's largely subjective and based on the contracted medical flight company which is weird to say. What you say is largely the case but not always from what I've seen. A broken femur depending on location and severity of break is very dangerous d/t risk of severing an artery- but I've seen plenty of people flown in to my ED from scene runs and small town emergency rooms that certainly did not need to imo. Whenever we get a scene run via helicopter my heart skips a beat cuz I assume it's real bad, but not always.

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broken_skier0Resorts could put up cameras which show the jump landings and show it on some tv uphill. It wouldn't get rid of the Jerry's, but you could look and see if the landing was clear before you dropped in.

are you going to pay to maintain those cameras? That costs money for very lil gain from a resorts perspective.. yes it is proactive to prevent accidents that then ski patrol would need to tend to but they are covered legally already by the sign that says to check your landing area before hitting.

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freeskibum82are you going to pay to maintain those cameras? That costs money for very lil gain from a resorts perspective.. yes it is proactive to prevent accidents that then ski patrol would need to tend to but they are covered legally already by the sign that says to check your landing area before hitting.

It really wouldnt be that much compared to what they spend on upgrading and maintaining high speed chairs, cat ops, etc. Some shiny new tech would also probably draw more tourism (rich people are suckers for amenities)

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freeskibum82are you going to pay to maintain those cameras? That costs money for very lil gain from a resorts perspective.. yes it is proactive to prevent accidents that then ski patrol would need to tend to but they are covered legally already by the sign that says to check your landing area before hitting.

Cameras are cheap and once setup should require very little maintenance. Vail does something like 2 billion in revenue each year with $700 million in EBITDA. Vail could afford this easily at their major resorts. I agree there is very little incentive for ski resorts to improve safety. There is some benefit in ski patrol needs to take less people off the hill. There's a more indirect benefit because if little Johnny gets hit in the landing zone, the Jerries decide skiing is too dangerous, and don't come back.

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Sep 25 2020 2:29PM

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a real steep mogul run in to enter the park

Sep 25 2020 3:10PM

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My home mountain put a park at the bottom of a diamond to keep people out and it’s pretty smart ngl

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TRVP_ANGELa real steep mogul run in to enter the park

I second this plan.

Sep 25 2020 5:22PM

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TRVP_ANGELa real steep mogul run in to enter the park

but no snowboarders will be able to get in! /s

Sep 25 2020 5:43PM

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ConesForBreakfastbut no snowboarders will be able to get in! /s

Good snowboarders can ride moguls

Sep 26 2020 12:54AM

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Trumpkin2020Good snowboarders can ride moguls

And good shitposters can't read apparantly. I fucking suck at snowboarding but i can get down moguls. I'm very aware that snowboarders can rip

Sep 26 2020 1:57AM

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ConesForBreakfastbut no snowboarders will be able to get in! /s

Referring to moguls ^^^

ConesForBreakfastI fucking suck at snowboarding but i can get down moguls.

You realize these are contradicting statements right?

Sep 26 2020 3:13AM

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Trumpkin2020Referring to moguls ^^^

You realize these are contradicting statements right?

um no? How are they? Anyone can get down any run regardless of ability. It's just how they get down it that determines how good they are. If I am slowly scraping down and falling or stopping every 15 feet, I can still get down alright, but in what world is that classified as good riding?

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