Skier shoves snowboarder off of lift: justified on not?

notroll wrote:Lots of holes in Jeff Spicoli's story such that I question why a cop would have even bothered taking this report because a Pitkin County prosecutor won't waste his time on this. For one Putting down the chairlift safety bar would have prevented this "alleged" incident, no witnesses to corroborate this unlikely event adds to its speciousness and finally waiting all day to file a report means the evidence is stale and it couldn't have been that serious to the supposed victim.

Chock it up to hallucinations from too much weed and coke or maybe it was the 11,000 foot altitude.

I wouldn't discount the involvement of weed or coke, but you missed the follow-up story linked above. It wasn't a hallucination -- there were witnesses -- "In addition, deputies were interviewing several witnesses Tuesday who saw the incident “and may have seen who did it,” Steindler said."

People really still snort coke?

You clearly have no clue what you are talking about.

The highlight of this entire situation is that the Aspen Times in Aspen, CO quoted the phrase "tits deep pow shots." Amazing.

WHTAFT wrote:

You clearly have no clue what you are talking about.

The highlight of this entire situation is that the Aspen Times in Aspen, CO quoted the phrase "tits deep pow shots." Amazing.

I still don't understand what the snowboarder was trying to say or how he was making fun of the skier.

Lifts drop into groomed territory (most of the time) that is extremely hard and unforgiving, leading to potential injuries. Mountain-top drop-ins are in tits-deep pow that provides a soft cushion.

reread the article wrote:

The article didn't say the lift operator saw it only that the lift stopped momentarily. That happens often on a lift because of people having difficulty getting off, especially old people and children.

You mean hobbyskiers?

At Deer Valley last year, Chatty Cathy and friend merged in line to board the same quad chair. Once settled,I reached up and slowly brought the safety bar down. Chatty Cathy was outraged that I did not announce the fact that I was bringing the bar down, explaining that "nobody uses the bar" (which is also sometimes a foot rest for those unfamiliar), and that doing so requires a big announcement to all passengers. I said, "is that right?" and rode the chair in silence listening to her rattle on about other things. After 46 years of skiing, this was the closest I have come to pushing someone off the chair. Of course the irony is that the safety bar makes it difficult to push people off the chair.

Solver wrote:

At Deer Valley last year, Chatty Cathy and friend merged in line to board the same quad chair. Once settled,I reached up and slowly brought the safety bar down. Chatty Cathy was outraged that I did not announce the fact that I was bringing the bar down, explaining that "nobody uses the bar" (which is also sometimes a foot rest for those unfamiliar), and that doing so requires a big announcement to all passengers. I said, "is that right?" and rode the chair in silence listening to her rattle on about other things. After 46 years of skiing, this was the closest I have come to pushing someone off the chair. Of course the irony is that the safety bar makes it difficult to push people off the chair.

Yeah, regardless of your zanaxed chairlift mate, you need to announce the bar coming down. If someone doesn't, I'll say something. It's not a big announcement, it's courtesy. But if you're cruising the noon groom at Deer Valley, that may be beyond you.

Aspen's finest are about to end the ski lift reign of terror and the good people of Aspen will soon be able to rest quietly at night:

A skier suspected of throwing a snowboarder off a chairlift Sunday at Aspen Highlands will be charged with a crime "in the near future," a law enforcement official said Thursday.

For now, however, the community is safe, said Pitkin County Undersheriff Ron Ryan.

"I've heard from people I know that this incident has created some level of fear," Ryan said. "The public should know they are not in any danger related to this incident."

Rod Kimble wrote:

Doclove wrote:

'Skier shoves snowboarder off of lift'

Why not just write

'Skier shoves snowboarder off lift'

Writer wanted to be tits-deep in prepositions.

I spit up my Gatorade reading this. Well done.

Meth and Heroin wrote:

People really still snort coke?

If you weren't convinced by the story about the guy who said “Of course I have cocaine up my nose It’s Aspen,” then how about this news from today---

Aspen police arrested a man wearing a cape and a sombrero early Saturday morning for allegedly not allowing a woman to leave a men’s bathroom stall after they did cocaine together, according to police documents.

Busted.

http://www.aspentimes.com/news/20264486-113/skier-who-pushed-snowboarder-to-be-charged

Real skiers and snowboarders don't use lifts. They tour. ;-) You can't get thrown off a lift if you skin your way up.

"#ILuvTitsDeepPOW #FindtheChucklessChucker"

The culprit is apparently someone with mental health issues but the authorities are being mysterious about it-

http://www.aspentimes.com/news/crime/20489902-113/details-emerge-in-aspen-highlands-chairlift-incident

Aspenites can get back to their pot and blow without worrying about roving ski lift shovers.

Interestingly, has the same lawyer as Kobe Bryant used for his rape case in Eagle County. Appears to be trust funder ski bum with rich daddy. Truly crazy, or just an a55hole who's family can afford a good lawyer.?

http://www.9news.com/news/crime/alleged-aspen-chairlift-pusher-identified-getting-treatment/41256539

The skier will be pleading insanity. He thought the snowboarder was a terrorist.

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/170012

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/170493

I know some skiers don't like snowboarders but treating them as terrorists may be going too far.