Gadling

skiing is dangerous if you don't watch your speed. Some people on the slopes think the only thing that matters is how fast you go...I'd rather go slower, enjoy the scenery and get to the bottom safely and in one piece than zip down the mountain...So what if it takes me an hour, what's the rush. I'm still skiing!!

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The reason ski-slope deaths are rising is the reason I no longer ski:
Snowboarders and the dangerous ruts they leave on ski slopes. AND the
dangerous way they fly down the slopes and expect everyone to stay
out of their out-of-control path.
There has to be a division between skis and snowboards, or the death
rate will continue to rise.

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I agree with Kerry Strickler. Snowboards tear up the slopes. I used to go skiing in Taos until this year they opened up to Snowboarders. Boo =(

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What a Cold article for talking about such a tragic situation! I ski every weekend at Vail, and it happens to the best-it's sad, It's a life, not just a statistic...

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When skis are outlawed only outlaws will have skis

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Ilike many people skied for years,and saw plenty of other's medic'ed down the hill.I think the increase in fatalities can be attributied like every other dangerous sport to the advances made in equipment. These changes enable individuals to operate or preform at the extreme ends of the sport. Thus gaining greater accomplishments at greater risks paying higher consquences. Even ten years ago the over the course speeds were slower and high degree's of jump's and trick's less

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Resorts are going to have to crack down on speed! Monitored cameras to identify out of control,need to speed participants (who in our experience tend to be young/high testosterone/males on boards) need to be identified early and escorted off the mountain.
We were wiped out several times this past year while skiing and are now looking at other vacation options.

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To bad we can't get the rest of the Kennedy's to go skiing. It would be so nice if they go have a family football game on ski's again and wipe the rest of them out. The world would be a better place!!!

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Snowboarders have overrun and ruined the sport and the slopes. I gladly give up skiing. The same goes for skateboard parks. Too many ego-tripping people want to be noticed. I gladly give up skateboarding. Later on ego dudes.

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like what i tell all my friends "dude, remember i gotta b at work monday!" keep that in mind next time you think u are Ingemar Stenmark... the greatest racer of all times.

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I think the main problem is it's getting too crowded to ski or board safely. I took a friend of mine to ski for his first time at Wachusetts. By the time we got suited up and out of the locker room I realized the resort was so flipping packed that there was no way my friend was going to a) enjoy himself b) avoid running into someone else and c) avoid getting seriously hurt. I was glad he appreciated my suggestion that we just pack it in and try another time. I could see he was looking really nervous. It was insane. You couldn't find five feet of open space. Even the locker room was a disaster of overcrowding. Ah, I remember sweet Aspen in 1991. It was perfect. Mammoth in '84 was awesome. Most other times, forget it.

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t-said or whatever your name is, you are the "bonehead" (actually chucklehead works better)
Twenty bucks says you are a white male between 18-28 yrs old. Guess why I know this? Cause I used to sound as ignorant as you and I was both! Snow boarders are generally the wreckless, inconsiderate, skiing above their talent level morons who are the cause of a LARGE PERCENTAGE of major accidents on powder. They ski intoxicated and too fast for their abilities. I've gone faster with and without power than you will ever dream of, owned a bored out Ninja, Racecar etc and guess what? In my 40's and preparing for the first of 2 spinal fusions, one neck and one back. I will never enjoy a cruise on my bike, leisurely slide down the slopes or pick up anything over 20 pounds including my baby boy ever again! I live on Vicodin and 4 hours of sleep a day. You have been warned, check your big,fat ego at the lodge next time you grace us at the slopes or you will either be a statistic (because you're still too young not to think with your brain instead of your balls) or you will be the cause of one.
Now say something smart guy!

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I am glad I never took up skiing. It is dangerous and unaffordable for the average person. I'd much rather sit by the fireplace at a ski resort and drink hot chocolate.

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my sister was working for a real estate agency, for about 6 yrs .any how we became friends as my son had leiukemia and her grandson was in need of a liver transplant .We live in colorado.we also have a big family.my cousin who lives in oklahoma, had a son who was going skiing with some friends to Brecking Ridge.he ended having a bad accident,and his parents ,had to make the awful decision of letting him be taken off of life support. his son just a few weeks earlier made the decision to donate his organs. while we were in colorado getting the bad news about our loss. my sisters boss was on their way to denver to get a liver transplant.we found this out later in the evening. we were in shock,thinking"could it be"? it was confirmed 4 months later ,because of legalities. that "yes" our cousins son helped spare not only this 3 yr olds life,but several others.my aunt ,who was raised in this small town in colorado, was able to come down with her son and meet the family,and the little boy her grandson helped to live. he is now 61/2 yrs old. these accidents are happening. But some times we have to look at them like GODS LITTLE KISSES.

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I just got back from a ski trip to Keystone. I am an expert skier and have been skiing for 35 years. After MANY near misses involving snowboarders, one of them finally got me. He was skiing too fast and out of control and could not turn or stop himself to avoid hitting me as he rammed into me from uphill. By the time I heard/saw him coming, it was to late for me to avoid the high speed collision. People nearby who witnessed it yelled for me to take his lift pass, but, after he apologized, he said no way was he giving up his pass and I just better watch out for him and his friends on that run. I am now battered and bruised and am hoping that I can recover fully. I am thinking of giving up on Colorado and skiing Alta, where they don't allow snowboards.

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