Fights should never be occurring on the ski resort. If you’re somehow winding up in physical fights while on the slopes, you’re doing something very wrong. And yet some people are just unhinged like that.
In this recent incident, an older skier appeared to be holding down a snowboarder, potentially hitting the guy on the ground, when another snowboarder slams into the skier at full speed before throwing a few punches. Some people in the comments claim to have an idea of what happened, but it’s not definitive.
According to the comments, the first snowboarder slipped out while hitting a jump and collided with the skier in black. While the skier and snowboarder were handling the situation, the skier in blue came in and started yelling and pinning the snowboarder to the ground with his ski poles between his legs. The snowboarder attempted to push the skier away, and the skier responded by hitting and stabbing him with his poles.
That’s when the other snowboarder, watching this all go down, came in and tackled the blue jacket skier, throwing a few punches before separating. Apparently the skier in the blue jacket got his pass pulled, and both he and the original snowboarder filled out an incident report.
It sounds like, while he did hit the original skier, the original snowboarder was doing everything after the collision right, and the guy in the blue jacket just decided he needed to get involved. It’s not clear why, but apparently some people are just like that.
- Always stay in control. You must be able to stop or avoid people or objects.
- People ahead or downhill of you have the right-of-way. You must avoid them.
- Stop only where you are visible from above and do not restrict traffic.
- Look uphill and avoid others before starting downhill or entering a trail.
- You must prevent runaway equipment.
- Read and obey all signs, warnings, and hazard markings.
- Keep off closed trails and out of closed areas.
- You must know how and be able to load, ride and unload lifts safely. If you need assistance, ask the lift attendant.
- Do not use lifts or terrain when impaired by alcohol or drugs.
- If you are involved in a collision or incident, share your contact information with each other and a ski area employee.
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