BlizzardBabe
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
We witnessed a freak accident on a chairlift last weekend. Thankfully, all turned out well. A snowboarder was attempting to exit the chair at mid-station and ended up dangling by the neck eight feet from the ground. He apparently had lifted the safety bar with such force that it bounced back down and caught the hood of his hoodie between the handle and the seat. That left him suspended in mid-air and in big trouble. The alert liftie stopped the chair and flew out of the hut to retrieve a large safety pad which he positioned under the snowboarder. He then climbed on top of the pad and was, fortunately, tall enough to get under the snowboarder so the boarder could stand on his shoulders. Luckily, the guy was still conscious. The boarder was then able to extricate himself from his hoodie and the two of them fell onto the pad. No injuries to either person, thank gawd. Patrol arrived to assess and debrief and the lift was restarted. We followed the abandoned hoodie up the mountain, still caught in the chair and swinging in the wind.
Naturally, there were ghoulie witnesses who, instead of trying help, stood there videoing the action. Kudos to the long-time liftie who may have saved a life or at least prevented a serious injury.
Naturally, there were ghoulie witnesses who, instead of trying help, stood there videoing the action. Kudos to the long-time liftie who may have saved a life or at least prevented a serious injury.
