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NY signs o' safety....

Bosco DaSkia
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noip
I've heard that the patrol at Bellayre is beyond ridiculous.  Closely followed by the patrol at Gore.
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Harvey
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"You just need to go at that shit wide open, hang on, and own it." —Camp
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Harvey
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I've never had any experience with Belle patrol, so I couldn't say.

I'd had 95% good experience with Gore Patrol.

What have you heard?
"You just need to go at that shit wide open, hang on, and own it." —Camp
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evantful
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noip wrote
I've heard that the patrol at Bellayre is beyond ridiculous.  Closely followed by the patrol at Gore.
Maybe they are sign heavy, but I never see them bothering anyone. They all seem very professional but with a great laid back vibe.

I dont blame them for the signage, they can get a lot of beginners at the top of the ridge
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campgottagopee
It's because we live in a sue happy country now

no one is willing to take blame for their own actions anymore


http://unofficialnetworks.com/2015/02/skier-sues-friend-following-ski-accident
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Harvey
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That can't be real. ROFL!

According to Mr. Bradley’s lawyer, a Denver based attorney, “we see this type of thing all the time. A novice from Colorado goes up to Wyoming to ski with a friend. The friend tells him there is nothing wrong with his skiing ability. In actuality, he knows that his friend grew up in Alabama and sucks at skiing.”

Although Mr. Bradley declined to comment on the ongoing lawsuit against his friend Mr. Powell, Ted Powell was reached for comment at the Hostel X, speaking somberly while sipping a Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.

“I feel bad for Chad. He busted up his leg up pretty good but It’s like ‘hey dude, I didn’t make you follow me over here but you did. So hop over those rocks and arc some GS turns before the groomer’.” All the while Powell gestured using a flat hand moving side to side to mimic the maneuvers Chad should have executed that day. The attorney later replied to these comments saying:

When asked about negligence, Mr. Powell responded, “NEGLIGENCE!? He asked me to show him around on a POW day… A POW DAY! And if it were anybody else I would have ditched him, lapped the Tram, and maybe shredded a few Rock Springs laps. Instead, I put on my nice guy hat and took him to do a mellow Paintbrush.”

According to eyewitness accounts, Mr. Bradley was standing on top of the prominent cliff section, when he removed his University of Alabama beanie and realized his goggles had fogged and frozen while dangling around his perspiring neck. After putting on his goggles, his vision seemed to be impaired by 98% but his face showed resolve. Giving his buddy Ted a closed fist “pound,” Mr. Bradley turned and asked Ted to take some “footy.” With the camera on, Mr. Bradley turned his tips downhill, immediately lost control, and was unable to self-arrest. On the way down, Mr. Bradley hit rocks, ice, and moguls until he came to a stop on Upper Amphitheater. Reports indicate that Mr. Powell was laughing loudly until Mr. Bradley’s slide came to an end.

“The first thing I thought was ‘man what a good digger’.” said Mr. Powell “but then I realized he wasn’t moving and I could hear him screaming in agony.”

Ski Patrollers were the first on the scene besides Powell.

After stabilizing his leg, the patrollers lifted him into a sled, when Chad said “see you at the clinic buddy” to which Ted responded, “Well I just got a text from Joe and we’re going do a quick Four Pines… I’ll see you at the Moose.”

The lawsuit is ongoing and seeks to reimburse the victim for all medical charges as well as compensate Mr. Bradley for defamation of character. The defamation allegedly occurred after the fact at the Mangy Moose Saloon, where Ted publicly stated that Chad hurt himself  “by tomahawking through some pretty easy shit.”
"You just need to go at that shit wide open, hang on, and own it." —Camp
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campgottagopee
Harvey wrote
That can't be real. ROFL!
It HAS to be real --- I read it on the internet
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Lateski
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Never had an issue with Patrol at Belle, and I can't remember ever seeing them hassle any one on the mountain.
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Glade Runner
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I've entered clearly marked closed glades right in front of patrol at Belleayre and they didn't even as much turn their heads to notice me.
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ml242
MOGULS OH NOES
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raisingarizona
Safety, safety, safety.........ugh that word drives me crazy sometimes.

Funny thread!
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campgottagopee
raisingarizona wrote
Safety, safety, safety.........ugh that word drives me crazy sometimes.

 
Safety first bro
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Jamesdeluxe
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Lateski wrote
Never had an issue with Patrol at Belle, and I can't remember ever seeing them hassle any one on the mountain.
Same here. What the other poster said was 100% bollocks.
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gorgonzola
if anyone's ever been to elk peeyay's got ny beat by a mile on this one and they WILL pull your pass. other than the bumps on tunk and Chippewa, I never understand all the hoopla about elk. I'll take greek over elk any day - 'cept maybe 5 dolla day!
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Glade Runner
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gorgonzola wrote
if anyone's ever been to elk peeyay's got ny beat by a mile on this one and they WILL pull your pass. other than the bumps on tunk and Chippewa, I never understand all the hoopla about elk. I'll take greek over elk any day - 'cept maybe 5 dolla day!
I've never had an issue going in the woods there.  Though I don't think ski patrol were good enough to follow me in untracked territory.  I did get escorted off the mountain once there for going past time limit on a 4 hr pass.  They put us on a shuttle to the car and made us leave with threats of calling the cops.  LOL
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nepa
Glade Runner wrote
gorgonzola wrote
if anyone's ever been to elk peeyay's got ny beat by a mile on this one and they WILL pull your pass. other than the bumps on tunk and Chippewa, I never understand all the hoopla about elk. I'll take greek over elk any day - 'cept maybe 5 dolla day!
I've never had an issue going in the woods there.  Though I don't think ski patrol were good enough to follow me in untracked territory.  I did get escorted off the mountain once there for going past time limit on a 4 hr pass.  They put us on a shuttle to the car and made us leave with threats of calling the cops.  LOL
The woods have always been totally off limits at Elk, and from what I can remember, the enforcement is very heavy handed.  Funny thing is, they're hardcore enforcers, but I don't remember there being that many "safety related" signs.  I had a pass at Elk when I lived in Susquehanna.  I agree with you Gorgonzola.  Over a 6 year period, I was at Greek about 15 times.  In my opinion, Elk is one of the best in PA, but Greek is better.  For me, Greek was about 3 times the distance (Elk 20 minutes), so I always ended up with a pass at Elk.
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skunkape
Ski patrol at belleayre is 100% cool and good people. I don't like to see people disparaging ski patrol, these guys are volunteers and put in their own time to stay trained and certified. They were on the spot when my son broke his arm, when my daughter sprained her knee, and I have seen them handle every injury with grace and care.  I see the same faces on patrol year after year and have gotten to know some of them by name. You should buy the raffle tickets, buy the bbq dinner tickets, and not complain about patrol!!!!
 
The signs aren't for you, they are for noobs that think, "Ok it is upstate new york, how gnarly can it be?"  I'll tell you Dreamcatcher is tight and you can get far away enough from the groom that someone couldn't hear you if you were in trouble. The top of the fall line runs are plenty steep, and with icy moguls good luck to anyone.....
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gorgonzola
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nepa wrote
Glade Runner wrote
gorgonzola wrote
if anyone's ever been to elk peeyay's got ny beat by a mile on this one and they WILL pull your pass. other than the bumps on tunk and Chippewa, I never understand all the hoopla about elk. I'll take greek over elk any day - 'cept maybe 5 dolla day!
I've never had an issue going in the woods there.  Though I don't think ski patrol were good enough to follow me in untracked territory.  I did get escorted off the mountain once there for going past time limit on a 4 hr pass.  They put us on a shuttle to the car and made us leave with threats of calling the cops.  LOL
The woods have always been totally off limits at Elk, and from what I can remember, the enforcement is very heavy handed.  Funny thing is, they're hardcore enforcers, but I don't remember there being that many "safety related" signs.  I had a pass at Elk when I lived in Susquehanna.  I agree with you Gorgonzola.  Over a 6 year period, I was at Greek about 15 times.  In my opinion, Elk is one of the best in PA, but Greek is better.  For me, Greek was about 3 times the distance (Elk 20 minutes), so I always ended up with a pass at Elk.
I was there a few weeks ago and they had hand made ghetto signs all over the place about staying out of the woods - I wanted to snap a few pics but it was too damn cold!
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Glade Runner
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It's probably because of the recent holiday. Even Greek peak got going with their orange tape lately.
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