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skis falling off on lifts??
Author:jon ford
posts : 313 (Expert)Date : 01-04-07 18:23skis falling off on lifts??
Simple Q, what happens if your ski falls off when on a lift?Mind u, as Im new to skiing, I'll prob spend a week on me bum and wont even be able to get to the lifts!
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then you jump off after them!!!re: skis falling off on lifts??
seriously!! how high off the ground do they go?re: skis falling off on lifts??
Simple answer you are buggered!!! Should not happen though as your skis should be secure. Saying that it must have happened to someone???re: skis falling off on lifts??
what happens if i fall off the ski lift,will i get a nice soft landing in all the loverly snow.re: skis falling off on lifts??
It is very unlikely that you will lose a ski whilst on the lifts unless but if you do then you will have to go back down on the lift if it is a chair type or walk back down the slope if it is a button lift or for beginners let your instructor know and he may be able to recover it.It is more likely that you will drop a ski pole, like I did last year - cost me 15 levs as a type of fine, but I bet someone has the job of collecting up all 'dropped' pieces of kit.
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Ive dropeed poles and goggles and what not, that was in austria on a 2mile tbar and Ive seen people drop them from chair lifts, just remeber where they are nad go cross country after themre: skis falling off on lifts??
When looking down from the lifts you always see lots of sunglasses, goggles, sticks, hats and gloves but can't remember seeing skis!!! As DS says they will be secured to your bindings!!!
How high do the lifts go?? - might sound obvious but it really depends where you are on the mountain - some 4 and 8 manners go quite high and steep against the mountains whereas the tow lifts mean you are firmly touching the mountain with your skis! Only thing to worry about there is staying upright after ...
How high do the lifts go?? - might sound obvious but it really depends where you are on the mountain - some 4 and 8 manners go quite high and steep against the mountains whereas the tow lifts mean you are firmly touching the mountain with your skis! Only thing to worry about there is staying upright after ...
When looking down from the lifts you always see lots of sunglasses, goggles, sticks, hats and gloves but can't remember seeing skis!!! As DS says they will be secured to your bindings!!!
How high do the lifts go?? - might sound obvious but it really depends where you are on the mountain - some 4 and 8 manners go quite high and steep against the mountains whereas the tow lifts mean you are firmly touching the mountain with your skis! Only thing to worry about there is staying upright after the intial 'jerk' at the bottom of the tow!!!
KB
How high do the lifts go?? - might sound obvious but it really depends where you are on the mountain - some 4 and 8 manners go quite high and steep against the mountains whereas the tow lifts mean you are firmly touching the mountain with your skis! Only thing to worry about there is staying upright after the intial 'jerk' at the bottom of the tow!!!
KB
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I have recently returned from a weeks skiing in Italy (Sestriere) and there was a couple chair lifts that would seriously worry anyone who suffers from vertigo!! Safe has houses though.To answer the question, your skis should NEVER fall off whilst travelling on the chairlifts as your ski boot should always be securely clipped into the binding as if you were skiing.
