workin' as a liftie

[detrusor]

We went w a box of the key chain things. Coming down at noon and just take off zipper for a quick sale


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[riser4]

We went w a box of the key chain things. Coming down at noon and just take off zipper for a quick sale


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I did that anyway because I like to change clothing a lot. Split ring ftw.

[mfcf13]

Leaving Alpental the other day and a fancy white truck with two nice snowmobiles in the back (probably 80k worth of vehicle) pulls up in the parking lot "Hey, you leaving? can we buy your ticket?". In another hour they could have purchased night skiing tix. So funny.

[BmillsSkier]

I did that anyway because I like to change clothing a lot. Split ring ftw.

9 year old me learned that lesson the hard way one warm day at Boyne Highlands when I took my jacket, and therefore my lift ticket, off and tossed it in the car. A real hardass of a liftie, this guy with only one arm and a voice like a wheelbarrow of gravel, asked me where my ticket was and when I told him it was on my coat in the car he yanked me from the line and said until I came back to him with it I wasn't allowed on the lifts as he pinned a red warning ticket on me.

I had to go track down my parents somewhere on the mountain to get into the car, not an easy task in 1989 or whenever it was. Then I had to skate my ass all over the place to find the one-armed man to show him my pass so he could clip the warning ticket. He wasn't at the lift he dinged me at so I went into every fucking lift line and lodge only to find him at one way the fuck across the base area eating his lunch.

He looked at me like he'd never seen me in my life when I shoved my pass in his face with the requisite "see, here it is".

He said, oh yeah, you. Get a key ring for you lift ticket and this will never happen again when you take off your jacket.

Thanks a lot I said and bitched and moaned my way out of there 2 hours wasted. Fuck that guy.

[m2711c]

that's funny. i probably would have kept the warning ticket as a badge of honor.

[bagtagley]

You haven't experienced defeat until you've gotten yolked for no ticket at a resort that has everything at the top.

Although, nothing was as bad as Seven Springs. We managed to get caught right after the state had supposedly passed a law against lift ticket fraud. Me and a buddy were each escorted by our own personal ski patrol back to the base where them and a couple cops tried unsuccessfully to prove we were lying (we said we bought tix but lost them) so they could charge us. Fortunately, the guy selling tix was cool and said he thought he remembered us.

[fatnslow]

Leaving Alpental the other day and a fancy white truck with two nice snowmobiles in the back (probably 80k worth of vehicle) pulls up in the parking lot "Hey, you leaving? can we buy your ticket?". In another hour they could have purchased night skiing tix. So funny.

That would have been me minus the sled about , well last week of I didn't have a pass. Turns made using a begged for lift ticket in the parking lot is so much sweeter than a properly paid for turn. In my day a few cold beers around 2:00pm would get you a lift ticket in about 3 minutes. Most guys that looked like real skiers were glad to give you theirs with a smile.

[Brownski]

a point of discussion that has not been raised is the spelling of my title position. liftie or lifty?

It has been raised elsewhere and it is liftie. Always liftie.

[Brownski]

I remember when I started, they handed out little Fanny packs, one per lift, that had maps and extra wickets and a pair a wire clippers attached to them on a string. I don’t think I ever seriously considered clipping a ticket, not once. Later on, the year I worked in snowmaking, they moved me to mountain dispatch once snowmaking was done and one day, one of the VPs dragged some poor kid into the office and made him sit on the couch next to the radio desk, turned to me and said “keep an eye on him til the troopers get here.” The VP’s office was next to mine so I didn’t want to say anything out loud but I tried to telepathically tell him to take off before the cops showed up. I was trying my damndest to give the dude the “I don’t care what you do” look. He didn’t pick up on it.

[BmillsSkier]

[Core Shot]

Fucking clipped tickets my whole youth.

Jackson hole. No scanners on the upper chairs.

One day ticket would allow all your friends, any amount, to ski the upper mountain. All day. Just needed a guinea pig to schlep the clipped pass back to the bottom for the next thief.

I’m sure statute of limitations is done. But that’s my confession Monsignor.

[AK47bp]

No way. I would not have made even a fraction of the stupid choices I made had I had wisdom and experience. Part of being young is being able to make mistakes. And bounce back.

This is why the abortion was invented


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[stealurface831]

This is why the abortion was invented


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hard to bounce back from that type of mistake

[AK47bp]

hard to bounce back from that type of mistake

Not really for the guy. If you go halvsies it’ll cost ya around $400.


I’m down $1200.


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[stealurface831]

Not really for the guy. If you go halvsies it’ll cost ya around $400.


I’m down $1200.


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i'm talkin bout if you don't get one.

[AK47bp]

i'm talkin bout if you don't get one.

Well yea.


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[Crock]

Somehow missed this thread earlier. I've been waiting to start a new job in the spring and going out of my mind, so I decided to take a liftie job at a tiny local hill purely for the sake of my mental health. It's enjoyable for the most part, monotonous at times, and there's the nearly constant cold toes... but I'm having a good time overall. We're specifically not supposed to ski on our breaks, but everyone does it anyway. It's a good way to break up your shift and get a few turns in. Pro tip: when you're in the top shack, bring a sandwich wrapped in tinfoil and "toast" it on the heater. 8 min per side does the trick for me. It's nice to eat something hot once in awhile.

Something I've noticed- greek people are the dumbest skiers on the hill. No offense to greek maggots who rip, but the "Opoulos's" at my local hill do not follow instructions. They get whacked by the chairs, they fall in the lift lines, they fall off the chairs, and they fall for no reason.... So I looked it up and was not surprised to learn that Greece has never medaled in the winter olympics. Take that for what you will....

When it's really slow and there's not much to do, I make snow furniture...
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[BmillsSkier]

That’s fantastic.

[stealurface831]

that is one hell of a snow couch.

[TNKen]

You do know busting a fake ticket, out of date, etc. is a $20 prize???

[EWG]

Needs a snow flat screen to go with.


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[BmillsSkier]

You do know busting a fake ticket, out of date, etc. is a $20 prize???

My old stomping grounds it was the cost of a daily ticket to the guy/gal that caught the offender.

Some crusty old dude quickly realized he could have a lot more cash in his pocket at the end of the day for foregoing lift duty for the way more annoying "Safety Patrol", which just meant wandering the base area telling kids to slow down. Grab people for speeding in the slow zone, pop em for no ticket. Walk to the window to make the offender buy a ticket at 2x the price and collect his winnings.

He used to clean up on weekend nights.

[stealurface831]

You do know busting a fake ticket, out of date, etc. is a $20 prize???

we have heard tell of that and many lifties have nabbed old passes to be turned in to ryan but money is yet to be seen. can you confirm?

[TNKen]

Hummmm. Let me checketh on that roumour.

[Marshall Tucker]

Dude is this you?

https://www.facebook.com/charliebere...9083141113855/