Enjoying a day safely at a ski resort begins with proper loading of chairlifts. There are many things to keep in mind while performing this basic ski resort maneuver like removing your ski poles, loading the chair so that it balanced and lowering the safety bar one you are underway but before you get to any of that, proper chairlift line etiquette is paramount. Common curtesy and listening to resort staff should dictate the order in which you load but sometimes folks pull last a fast one like this fella who seemed entirely unprepared to decided to join a group at the last second and ended up on his rear end with the chair passing over his head. These types of embarrassing blunders are entirely avoidable:
Luckily the resort staff alertly hit the big red e-stop button and shutdown the lift as soon as the situation started unfolding and it looks like the only injury suffered was wounded pride. On a side note, wearing a backpack while on chairlifts is discouraged by ski resorts and should be removed or slid to the front prior to loading. To learn more about chairlift safety, please watch this handy instructional video from the good folks at Technical Standards & Safety Authority:
