Silverton being sued -- time to hurry up and get down there

[ASmileyFace]

Did you mean Kendall? The little lodge at Kendall Mtn Ski 'Hill' is nicer than anything at Silverton Mtn....real bathrooms and a couple minutes to two brewerys...and Montanya's.

The Rum Bar is quality stuff. @Alpinord, I think you were headed there with your crew the day I met you in the back of a truck on the ride up from Commodore a couple years ago. (I think that was you at least. I remember talking to someone in the CO weather thread about it.)

Definitely think he means Kendall. That would be quite the change for Silverton haha but I wouldn't mind Kendall tram laps right into town.

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[XXX-er]

hey the pict of that top station posted somewhere back in these 8 pages is IMO really sketch to have as a ride you are putting any of the public on and it would appear there is nobody to shut the thing down when the inevitable FUBAR happens

[raisingarizona13]

Did you mean Kendall? The little lodge at Kendall Mtn Ski 'Hill' is nicer than anything at Silverton Mtn....real bathrooms and a couple minutes to two brewerys...and Montanya's.

Ya, my bad. Kendrick is down here in NAZ. I'm getting old and often mix up my mountain names/geographical locations.

[raisingarizona13]

The Rum Bar is quality stuff. @Alpinord, I think you were headed there with your crew the day I met you in the back of a truck on the ride up from Commodore a couple years ago. (I think that was you at least. I remember talking to someone in the CO weather thread about it.)

Definitely think he means Kendall. That would be quite the change for Silverton haha but I wouldn't mind Kendall tram laps right into town.

It would eventually T-ride Silverton which would be sad but for the first few years it would be sick! And an opportunity to make big $ on some real estate.

[Alpinord]

The Rum Bar is quality stuff. @Alpinord, I think you were headed there with your crew the day I met you in the back of a truck on the ride up from Commodore a couple years ago. (I think that was you at least. I remember talking to someone in the CO weather thread about it.)

It was. It's a basic rule to perform quality control at the local watering holes.

[summit]

This place needs more Silverton stoke!

Jski


Adimmen


Jski


Tele skiers can come too


They have steep stuff

[Evil E]

Have a happy Hanukkah you creaky old ballsack!

[Foggy_Goggles]

Well this tread has taken a turn for the better....ballsacks.

[ACH]

Well this tread has taken a turn for the better....ballsacks.

And stoke

[Meadow Skipper]

Here's one of me skiing there, kind of stoke-worthy. You can't tell that I'm on tele gear:


A random chute there:


Rope-de-dope:

[straightlineorbust]

I've missed a shit ton of this thread, but I ran a lift this summer for scenic rides and I'll tell you what in the summer with a 15 foot long platform, railings, and plenty of area for people to step to the side people still got knocked over, fell, and otherwise crazy shit with the chair. Fuck that this lawsuit might close Silverton, but fuck them for being so negligent that was obviously unsafe.

[skaredshtles]

Here's one of me skiing there, kind of stoke-worthy. You can't tell that I'm on tele gear:


A random chute there:


Rope-de-dope:

I vaguely recall shenanigans related to these photos.

[Bunion 2020]

Thanks for the pix.

Creaky, thanks for showing me your better side.

[babybear]

I've missed a shit ton of this thread, but I ran a lift this summer for scenic rides and I'll tell you what in the summer with a 15 foot long platform, railings, and plenty of area for people to step to the side people still got knocked over, fell, and otherwise crazy shit with the chair. Fuck that this lawsuit might close Silverton, but fuck them for being so negligent that was obviously unsafe.

somebody gonna get subpoenaed

[Meadow Skipper]

I vaguely recall shenanigans related to these photos.

Yeah, it was that trip.

[skaredshtles]

Yeah, it was that trip.

Was that the 1st season they were open? I can't really remember...

[Meadow Skipper]

Was that the 1st season they were open? I can't really remember...

First or second, I dunno. You're young, why don't you remember?



Also, having done it probably more than most people commenting here, I have to say that unloading a fixed grip on foot at full speed is a serious bitch - and that's with a good ramp.

[cmcrawfo]

Well this tread has taken a turn for the better....ballsacks.

... shit, did I miss my que?

[seano732]

somebody gonna get subpoenaed

I don't think he worked at Silverton.......

[skaredshtles]

First or second, I dunno. You're young, why don't you remember?

I *was* young.

And I can't remember shit.

Except useless shit. I'm really good at remembering useless shit.

[summit]

Found this on my drive...

[adrenalated]

Silverton posted this in a new thread, cross-posting it here.

Silverton Mountain can’t comment on the case (or reply to questions), but we wanted to clarify a few facts since there is much misinformation going around.

-Silverton Mountain’s thoughts and sympathies are with Ms. Goehrig.
-Ms. Goehrig was a foot passenger who received a complimentary lift ticket from Silverton Mountain as she had a relative that worked at Silverton Mountain.
-The top lift attendant was at his station monitoring the lift at his top lift shack, and slowed the lift down (to a speed slower than required by code for foot passengers).
-The chairlift is in compliance with Colorado law and is inspected at least twice per year by inspectors for the State of Colorado.

I suspected that point about her having a relative that worked at the mountain and that being the reason for her getting a lift ride on foot - I've never seen Silverton offer scenic chairlift rides regularly to the public.

[Buster Highmen]

My very young kids when they were 4-6 got rides up the Silverton chairlift to play at the top. We had no problems ands greatly appreciate that kindness extended by Silverton.
In subsequent years, several non skier friends, some of whom were overweight Texans and their kids were graciously allowed to ride up and down without incident.

The amount of plain ignorance, disinformation and general lack of respect displayed here for the work that Silverton Mountain has done to provide a different skiing product is just plain sad.

Yes, they do things their way.

If you don't like it, ballsack it up and try to do it better,

But the whining and character attacks is just compleeetly feeble.

[Game Over]

Anyone posted the Scot Schmidt quote yet?

[boardtodeath]

I've missed a shit ton of this thread, but I ran a lift this summer for scenic rides and I'll tell you what in the summer with a 15 foot long platform, railings, and plenty of area for people to step to the side people still got knocked over, fell, and otherwise crazy shit with the chair. Fuck that this lawsuit might close Silverton, but fuck them for being so negligent that was obviously unsafe.

Exactly. Sure, that top station is easily manageable by any of us in the winter, and we would all probably be fine in the summer too. But summer lift access often involves COMPLETELY out of shape people without a single athletic bone in their body riding chairs designed for skiiers, and because of that there is a shitload of extra stuff you have to do to get the stations ready for those types of riders. It's pretty clear that Silverton didn't do it, so they are pretty clearly at fault. Shitty situation, but don't fucking let people ride your lift in the summer unless you've got it set up appropriately.