Younger Males Keep Falling From Chairlifts Out West

[ChrisC]

I have seen headlines that many guys are falling from chairlifts this year. Darwin. I was always slightly confounded by the refusal to use safety bars, but historically many lifts out West did not have them. I think all the Riblet chairs lack safety bars, so maybe that is how it became culturally ingrained.

However, I appreciated this article from a European perspective.

How to keep American skiers safe by throwing tantrums on chairlifts

The safety bar on chairlifts is there for a reason, but it seems that many people in the western US don’t bother with them. Perhaps European ski tourists can help, writes Roger Cox

www.scotsman.com

However, I am taller, 6-3, and while in Europe, I must use expletives 2-3 times per day because of getting the bar slammed on my head. Especially in the Germanic countries, they love to slam that bar down. No warning. Or even time to lean back. I have to wear a helmet for the aggressive Euros. What's even better is that when the bar bounces off my helmet, they try to slam it again. WTF?

I think the East Coast has a happy medium.

https://www.powder.com/news/snowboarder-falls-from-chairlift-in-colorado

Boy falls from lift at Park City Mountain, transported to Salt Lake hospital - TownLift, Park City News

SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah — Officials confirmed that a guest was involved in a lift accident at Park City Mountain on Monday morning. The incident, which

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UPDATE: An Illinois man is dead after falling from chairlift at Breckenridge Ski Resort

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with information from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office and to correct John Perucco’s age. A skier is dead after falling from a chairlift at Breckenridge Ski Resort on...

www.summitdaily.com

Two people fall 37 feet from same ski lift just days apart in Colorado | OutThere Colorado

Two more snowboarders have fallen from Colorado lifts in recent days, adding to another fall that took place at Keystone Resort earlier this month.

denvergazette.com

 

[jamesdeluxe]

getting the bar slammed on my head. Especially in the Germanic countries, they love to slam that bar down. No warning. Or even time to lean back.

It doesn't happen often; however, yes, I've had that experience. That said; I get annoyed even more in the western U.S. when it becomes an almost libertarian move, as if I'm impinging on their personal space. Once, when I asked someone if we could lower the bar, he dickishly said "you must be from the east."