Jumped out of my first lift chair - Snowboarding Forum

AIRider · 02-19-2011, 12:54 AM

So we got dumped on over the last few days here on the West Coast ... something like 180cm of fresh snow, it was insane ... Anyway, there is this one chair that goes pretty low to the ground, maybe 10 feet or so to the snow, I strapped on, and bailed out ... went more towards the side that just to the front ... as I heard that your travelling speed will affect your balance in the air, and if you jump straight out, you'll most likely face plant ...

it was fun, I pretty much sunk down, digged myself out and went down...

PNW Shred · 02-19-2011, 02:21 AM

You'd get more vertical in if you took the lift to the top, plus no risk of ski patrol yanking your pass. I've never seen the appeal of jumping from a chair, please someone let me know if I'm missing out on something.

AIRider · 02-19-2011, 02:44 AM

you're probably right ... it was more of a checklist kinda thing than anything else. ..

PNW Shred · 02-19-2011, 02:49 AM

I hear ya man, I get that strange urge sometimes to jump from the chair, not sure why, it's the same urge I get to climb random things. Glad you could check it off your list without any mishap. Where are you riding at? I'm guessing somewhere in BC because of the 180cm, pardon my american ignorance but that's like 70" seems like a nice dump, lucky

Enigmatic · 02-19-2011, 05:19 AM

yeah there's times when it seems fun to do that...but i've heard on here actually that unweighting the lift like that can cause it to bounce heavily and possibly de-rail the lift...thereby possibly injuring/killing others...so I don't really do that...haha

Toecutter · 02-19-2011, 08:20 AM

It was fun getting stuck and digging out?

mbesp · 02-19-2011, 09:10 AM

yeah not seeing the appeal either. good for you? i guess haha.

BurtonAvenger · 02-19-2011, 09:45 AM

Should be happy that the rapid de weighting didn't pop it off its track you dumb fuck.

Smokehaus · 02-19-2011, 10:07 AM

Do you know how dumb you are? Be glad that no one was hurt or killed from the possible derailing. Also if you are gonna do something that dumb at least land the mother fucker.

Fails all around.

uh oh a virus · 02-19-2011, 10:37 AM

ya ive always wanted to try that. more of a bucketlist thing tho...

02-19-2011, 12:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
AIRider Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 564	Jumped out of my first lift chair So we got dumped on over the last few days here on the West Coast ... something like 180cm of fresh snow, it was insane ... Anyway, there is this one chair that goes pretty low to the ground, maybe 10 feet or so to the snow, I strapped on, and bailed out ... went more towards the side that just to the front ... as I heard that your travelling speed will affect your balance in the air, and if you jump straight out, you'll most likely face plant ... it was fun, I pretty much sunk down, digged myself out and went down...

02-19-2011, 09:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,036	Should be happy that the rapid de weighting didn't pop it off its track you dumb fuck. __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

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02-19-2011, 02:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
PNW Shred Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 21	You'd get more vertical in if you took the lift to the top, plus no risk of ski patrol yanking your pass. I've never seen the appeal of jumping from a chair, please someone let me know if I'm missing out on something.

02-19-2011, 02:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
AIRider Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 564	you're probably right ... it was more of a checklist kinda thing than anything else. ..

02-19-2011, 02:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
PNW Shred Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 21	I hear ya man, I get that strange urge sometimes to jump from the chair, not sure why, it's the same urge I get to climb random things. Glad you could check it off your list without any mishap. Where are you riding at? I'm guessing somewhere in BC because of the 180cm, pardon my american ignorance but that's like 70" seems like a nice dump, lucky

02-19-2011, 05:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
Enigmatic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: So Cal - Bear Mountain Posts: 484	yeah there's times when it seems fun to do that...but i've heard on here actually that unweighting the lift like that can cause it to bounce heavily and possibly de-rail the lift...thereby possibly injuring/killing others...so I don't really do that...haha

02-19-2011, 08:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
Toecutter Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mt. Bachelor Posts: 1,512	It was fun getting stuck and digging out?

02-19-2011, 09:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
mbesp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 354	yeah not seeing the appeal either. good for you? i guess haha.

02-19-2011, 10:07 AM	#9 (permalink)
Smokehaus Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NoVA Posts: 891	Do you know how dumb you are? Be glad that no one was hurt or killed from the possible derailing. Also if you are gonna do something that dumb at least land the mother fucker. Fails all around.

02-19-2011, 10:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
uh oh a virus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 278	ya ive always wanted to try that. more of a bucketlist thing tho...