Funny Stuff Ultimate Ski Lift Fail in Vail

**OnTheWarpath58** · 01-06-2009, 06:16 PM

Skier Suffers Exposure
Man left dangling upside down, pantsless after Vail lift mishap

JANUARY 6--In a bizarre incident that will surely lead to litigation (or an out-of-court settlement), a skier at Colorado's ritzy Vail resort was left dangling upside down and pantsless from a chairlift last Thursday morning.

The January 1 mishap apparently occurred after the male skier, 48, and a child boarded a high-speed lift in Vail's Blue Sky Basin. It appears that the chairlift's fold-down seat was somehow not in the lowered position, which caused the man to partially fall through the resulting gap. His right ski got jammed in the ascending chairlift, and that kept him upended since his boot never dislodged from its binding.

As seen in the photos on the following pages (which were snapped by fellow skiers), the Skyline Express lift was stopped shortly after the pair's botched boarding resulted in the man dangling from the lift. The exposed skier was stuck for about 15 minutes before Vail personnel backed the lift up and successfully dislodged the unidentified man from the four-seat chair.

The images on page four and five were taken by Marty Odom (who can be reached at martyodm@gmail.com if you're interested in licensing the photos). In a statement released this afternoon, Vail Resorts, which operates the ski area, reported that the skier was not injured after being "suspended for approximately seven minutes." The press release did not explain how the mishap occurred, only that "the man was caught on the chair."

Link has NSFW pictures of a bare-assed dude hanging upside down from a chairlift. Proceed at own risk.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...6091vail1.html

**DeezNutz** · 01-06-2009, 06:18 PM

Are female skiers aware of shrinkage?

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 01-06-2009, 06:18 PM

You just couldn't make something like that up.

the Talking Can · 01-06-2009, 06:22 PM

pic 4 is hilarious

someone was using a 12 megapixel slr to snap a pic of a hairy naked guy hanging upside down

Mizzou_8541 · 01-06-2009, 06:31 PM

Wanna get away?

Grab a snickers.

NewChief · 01-06-2009, 07:05 PM

The only thing that would have made it better would have been if he was rockin' his Chiefs jacket.

**frazod** · 01-06-2009, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Are female skiers aware of shrinkage?

Heh. I'm reminded of the Seinfeld episode where the lady walked in on George while he was naked. "IT WAS REALLY COLD!!!!"

rocks · 01-06-2009, 07:40 PM

LOL!!! Just when I thought I had a crappy day. I feel a little better now.

notorious · 01-06-2009, 07:51 PM

Give him credit, most people would have s*** themselves. In that cold his out-ey would have turned into an in-ey.

**DeezNutz** · 01-06-2009, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frazod

Heh. I'm reminded of the Seinfeld episode where the lady walked in on George while he was naked. "IT WAS REALLY COLD!!!!"

I've been on a Seinfeld kick today...

bowener · 01-06-2009, 08:04 PM

grape farming of the future. UPSIDE DOWN!

Ebolapox · 01-06-2009, 08:07 PM

that's awesome.

Shaid · 01-06-2009, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frazod

Heh. I'm reminded of the Seinfeld episode where the lady walked in on George while he was naked. "IT WAS REALLY COLD!!!!"

It's, "I was in the pool! I was in the pool!"

Come on, get your Seinfeld right.

Thig Lyfe · 01-06-2009, 08:29 PM

**frazod** · 01-06-2009, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaid

It's, "I was in the pool! I was in the pool!"

Come on, get your Seinfeld right.

Sorry. I've only seen it a couple of times, years ago, and I don't really like Seinfeld anyway.

01-06-2009, 06:16 PM
OnTheWarpath58 FACTORY OF SADNESS Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $3883229	Ultimate Ski Lift Fail in Vail Skier Suffers Exposure Man left dangling upside down, pantsless after Vail lift mishap JANUARY 6--In a bizarre incident that will surely lead to litigation (or an out-of-court settlement), a skier at Colorado's ritzy Vail resort was left dangling upside down and pantsless from a chairlift last Thursday morning. The January 1 mishap apparently occurred after the male skier, 48, and a child boarded a high-speed lift in Vail's Blue Sky Basin. It appears that the chairlift's fold-down seat was somehow not in the lowered position, which caused the man to partially fall through the resulting gap. His right ski got jammed in the ascending chairlift, and that kept him upended since his boot never dislodged from its binding. As seen in the photos on the following pages (which were snapped by fellow skiers), the Skyline Express lift was stopped shortly after the pair's botched boarding resulted in the man dangling from the lift. The exposed skier was stuck for about 15 minutes before Vail personnel backed the lift up and successfully dislodged the unidentified man from the four-seat chair. The images on page four and five were taken by Marty Odom (who can be reached at martyodm@gmail.com if you're interested in licensing the photos). In a statement released this afternoon, Vail Resorts, which operates the ski area, reported that the skier was not injured after being "suspended for approximately seven minutes." The press release did not explain how the mishap occurred, only that "the man was caught on the chair." Link has NSFW pictures of a bare-assed dude hanging upside down from a chairlift. Proceed at own risk. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...6091vail1.html
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