Vail wants this image censored.

**Maximus Farcisimus** · 04-07-2022, 12:03 PM

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We had a big cycle this week in Whistler.

This slide happened inbounds after avalanche control on the Blackcomb glacier.
It was shared by a former patroller who writes a daily blog as an avalanche educator.
Vail ‘requested’ it be taken down.

Rather than educating the public about the dangers of inbounds avalanches Vail wants less beta.

The same day on Whistler a local man died in an inbounds area after an avalanche.

Fuck Vail

http://www.wayneflannavalancheblog.c...-2022.html?m=1

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https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/lo...untain-5240412

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**Buster Highmen** · 04-07-2022, 12:12 PM

I saw that on instagram.

If any of the Vail social media management read this: you people are idiots. Hiding what is well known never bodes well for PR.

**CnRzG** · 04-07-2022, 12:59 PM

Vail Sucks... All Vail Resorts Suck. They are run like McDonalds, Arbys, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse and Walmart had a baby and they called it Epic.

**Schemeboat** · 04-07-2022, 01:02 PM

absolute clowns.

**jackstraw** · 04-07-2022, 01:34 PM

fuck you vail and fuck you vail

**I Skied Bandini Mountain** · 04-07-2022, 01:43 PM

And Vail will now learn of the Streisand effect.

**Bunion 2020** · 04-07-2022, 01:44 PM

You would think that by now they would have learned. There are no secrets.

**Shredhead** · 04-07-2022, 04:36 PM

I truly felt sorry for Whistler, the minute I saw the VR purchase.
Such a great place, such a shitty company.

**dunfree** · 04-07-2022, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by Bunion 2020

You would think that by now they would have learned. There are no secrets.

id think they’d only hire those who haven’t learned because the game is for the other x% to never get public

surely the vail business model of focus on the rich and sell them the lie of 100% safe inbounds has to run into problems?

**Laps** · 04-07-2022, 04:48 PM

They are making this a way bigger deal than it would have been to own it. Fucking mo-rons.

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**ticketchecker** · 04-07-2022, 04:56 PM

I’m at Vail now. Can confirm it blows

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**Conundrum** · 04-07-2022, 06:34 PM

If I received that request, I would respond with a request that they try to suck less.

**Schemeboat** · 04-07-2022, 06:43 PM

https://unofficialnetworks.com/2022/...-vail-resorts/

**sirbumpsalot** · 04-07-2022, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by Conundrum

If I received that request, I would respond with a request that they try to suck less.

At least they ASKED....twitter would have just removed it and said it was misinformation.

**jackstraw** · 04-07-2022, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by sirbumpsalot

At least they ASKED....twitter would have just removed it and said it was misinformation.

? Yeah, because it is? Wtf are you saying?

**MakersTeleMark** · 04-08-2022, 01:52 AM

I laugh. Pm montanaskier. Profit. Roll tide.

**frorider** · 04-08-2022, 05:54 AM

Originally Posted by sirbumpsalot

At least they ASKED....twitter would have just removed it and said it was misinformation.

Vibes. Sounds like your favorite Twitter feeds posting Russian lies got cut off.

**baron** · 04-08-2022, 06:05 AM

Originally Posted by CnRzG

Vail Sucks... All Vail Resorts Suck. They are run like McDonalds, Arbys, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse and Walmart had a baby and they called it Epic.

^quote of the week^ we have a winner

**paulster2626** · 04-08-2022, 07:53 AM

Their reason is that they don't want images shared of an incident until an investigation is complete, so take that as you will.

We do know that people will look at photos, jump to conclusions, and spread rumours. Kind of makes sense to me, especially if people (guests?) were involved.

I withhold my increase of Vail dislike until I see what they do after the investigation is complete.

**miserywhip** · 04-08-2022, 08:00 AM

^Sounds like the point is they were censoring a different photo of an inbounds slide, not the fatal one. Asking for the fatal one to be taken down would be more defensible.

**paulster2626** · 04-08-2022, 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by miserywhip

^Sounds like the point is they were censoring a different photo of an inbounds slide, not the fatal one. Asking for the fatal one to be taken down would be more defensible.

There was still someone involved, though. Asking an employee to remove images of a serious safety event until they complete an investigation just doesn't sound that abnormal to me.

**Boosh** · 04-08-2022, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by paulster2626

There was still someone involved, though. Asking an employee to remove images of a serious safety event until they complete an investigation just doesn't sound that abnormal to me.

I dislike the Vails as much as the next guy here but this is a good point. In any other industry (construction/manufacturing/trucking, whatever) if there's a safety incident a company wouldn't allow their own employees to put out pictures until an investigation was finalized, especially out of respect for the situation if a death was involved in another incident nearby.

**miserywhip** · 04-08-2022, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by paulster2626

There was still someone involved, though. Asking an employee to remove images of a serious safety event until they complete an investigation just doesn't sound that abnormal to me.

Thanks, that makes more sense.

ETA Still not to say I agree with the decision, but they at least have a straight-laced argument for it?

**jackattack** · 04-08-2022, 08:36 AM

Lol, Vail isn’t doing any investigations. They’re trying to create a false impression of safety despite their failure to mitigate properly or maintain closures. Liability releases put all the risk on the skier anyway, we deserve to know they failed to manage their terrain safely.