# International Skiing/Snowboarding **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 14, 2010, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/international-skiing-snowboarding/207175 "2010-12-14T07:13:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/international-skiing-snowboarding/207175/21 "2018-03-16T12:50:14Z")
Read on one of the news no serious injuries, which surprised me. I was sure that one dude in red that was too dumb to bail out was dead. - - - Updated - - - > [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > That is some scary stuff. Who knows how many inspections are required in a place like Georgia. Once every 10 years whether it needs it or not??? > > - > - > - Updated - - - > > It looks like some people may have died, that is some serious force! Yeah, it could never happen here… Oh wait. [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/3/3/333a720a3bddd9867fff3bf31b53b04428588099.jpeg "Chair Lift Malfunction Injures Seven at Maine Ski Resort") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCA0OUjgZ2k) At least the one in Maine didn’t look like it got going mach 2 like the one yesterday did. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/international-skiing-snowboarding/207175/22 "2018-03-16T13:13:02Z")
I didn’t say it could never happen here but there should be safety features built in, which it appears maybe they were in Maine. There should be clutch lock or something. ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/international-skiing-snowboarding/207175/23 "2018-04-10T07:06:12Z")
There are better safety features installed in the lifts we have around us. However it may not be the case on the older lifts that need to be updated. More modern lifts have a antiroll back feature which stops the lift from rolling backwards. Clearly this did not and something snapped causing all of the weight on the one side to make the chair lift go in reverse very fast. I as well am extremely surprised no serious injuries. Some really bad ass kickings were dealt out by the lift. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/international-skiing-snowboarding/207175.md?page=1)