As long as the music does not involve clearly articulated cursing (such as my boy might learn), I find it amusing.You guys have the boombox or stereo backpack skiers over there?
As long as they just crash themselves, I'm cool with it. And if the vibes are right and the crash not too bad, that kind of guy might pop up and go "Whoa" and I'll grin.Its best when you see a guy with a big speaker on his person as he eats shit.
A lot easier to discretely dispose of the body there though.The middle of nowhere is the place where I absolutely don't want to hear someone else's music.
Such a perfect description. Had one of these guys last weekend @ Belleayre clip my skis. His fall satisfied me, but wish ski patrol would have seen him.Flappers are generally teen through 20s, male, jacket unzipped, no poles or poles held and not utilized. They proceed down advanced trails, groomed or not, at an alarming speed bouncing around in skidded semi-turns with an utter lack of control. If I spot a Flapper, or even better a group of Flappers in the wild, I stop and observe from a safe distance before proceeding down behind them.
"Dude"! I think I would have said something less rated PG, that was gold!Such a perfect description. Had one of these guys last weekend @ Belleayre clip my skis. His fall satisfied me, but wish ski patrol would have seen him.
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I took that one further last week. Grabbed the guys ski, skied past him and hucked it in the woods. As Warren Miller says, "Want your ski? Go get it".I basically have a policy regarding flappers / bombers -- if / when they crash / yardsale, I don't bother picking up their stuff. You can hike for it.
Had one of those semi-recently; guy flew past me, hit some roll-over and had a yard sale with his stuff spread over a good distance. He yelled to me for a "little help please". I skied down to him "uh, sorry, couldn't hear you?". Oh! Your stuff! I see... Well, enjoy the hike to get it back.
I took that one further last week. Grabbed the guys ski, skied past him and hucked it in the woods. As Warren Miller says, "Want your ski? Go get it".
I admire you more and more!I took that one further last week. Grabbed the guys ski, skied past him and hucked it in the woods. As Warren Miller says, "Want your ski? Go get it".
Yes. Guy skied right between me and my student then blew up.Were you in uniform when you did this?
I like to think that I would have had the presence of mind to pick up the ski very calmly and advise the skier that he was free to pick it up at the patrol shack at the bottom of the hill. Then take it there.I took that one further last week. Grabbed the guys ski, skied past him and hucked it in the woods. As Warren Miller says, "Want your ski? Go get it".
A few weeks ago a flapper/bomber who'd been right behind me was evidently surprised that I did a hockey top next to a "slow" sign at a lift loading area. Weird of me, right? I heard "What the!!?? as I stopped. He skied over my tails and yardsailed some distance beyond.I basically have a policy regarding flappers / bombers -- if / when they crash / yardsale, I don't bother picking up their stuff. You can hike for it.
Had one of those semi-recently; guy flew past me, hit some roll-over and had a yard sale with his stuff spread over a good distance. He yelled to me for a "little help please". I skied down to him "uh, sorry, couldn't hear you?". Oh! Your stuff! I see... Well, enjoy the hike to get it back.
In a tiny, tiny bit of possible defense for some of these people... there are resorts around here that blast music for you over much if the mountain, particularly where the terrain parks are. (Or they have at times in the past... not sure about some more recently.) So maybe some people just feel uncomfortable without the background noise...I'm seeing a lot of bluetooth speakers attached. Sorry bud...don't like your music and don't want to hear it either.
I'm assuming that like me, the theme music is in your head. I started with that as a kid in swim practice. Humming a song in your head made that set of 20 100's go by a little faster. The song I picked would depend on the pace of the set we were on. I tried singing out loud, somehow that didn't work as well while I was swimming.I was skimming and thought Erik threw someone's backpack speaker in the woods at first..
I ski with theme music.. Every good skier should have some..
I am so often surprised by how good their taste is. A little music while you're in line, then done. Perfect dosing.when the lift operators just play what they want