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Conrad's avatar

Nice write-up! A shame it had to happen, especially with all those other trips you were planning, but thank goodness you'll be back next year.

LOL, not quite as bad, but the same thing happened to me at Ski Ward when I visited for the first time a year ago! First ride and I put the bar up at the last tower. Four seconds later I hear a loud raspy voice to my left 'use that safety bar!' I turned to see that I had come in sight of the ski patrol shack and the guy sitting in a chair in front was not happy with me. After that I made sure to wait until after the sign. I didn't see it happen to many or any other people, but it was a Monday so maybe it was mostly locals who knew the drill by then. It wasn't enough to ruin the ski day, but if they had humiliated me like they did to you it definitely would have.

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Meegan Moszynski's avatar

So sorry to hear about your leg!! Classic skier injury— maybe you can consider it a sort of badge of accomplishment or belonging?? Ha! I loved your line about “the entire episode is exhibit A for the value of experienced leadership at ski resorts, of valuing these people more than the $5 million lifts that cart your skiers up the mountain.” As someone who works in the industry but is still relatively new, I can attest first-hand to how accurate this is. The people are incredible and work so hard (for pretty low pay) to create access and opportunities for people to experience this amazing sport, and to enjoy it (and feel safe)! We have lots of work to do to get even more people out there, for sure, and I hope we can broaden our reach to engage even more folks in this wonderful opportunity to enjoy the outdoors in the winter. It’s the best!!

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