# Skier Suffers Exposure **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 6, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skier-suffers-exposure/60867 "2009-01-06T18:27:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SoloIIscoob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@SoloIIscoob](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoloIIscoob)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skier-suffers-exposure/60867/1 "2009-01-06T18:27:10Z")
> **[Skier Suffers Exposure](http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/skier-suffers-exposure)** > > 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 chairli (follow the link to see the adventure unfold) **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](http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0106091vail2.html) (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](http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0106091vail3.html) from the four-seat chair. The images on page [four](http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0106091vail4.html) and [five](http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0106091vail5.html) 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." (5 pages) ``` ---
**Author:** ![Tim](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tim/32/5211_2.png) [@Tim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tim)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skier-suffers-exposure/60867/2 "2009-01-06T18:31:44Z")
That’s way too funny :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Team\_Havoc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/team_havoc/32/5213_2.png) [@Team\_Havoc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Team_Havoc)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skier-suffers-exposure/60867/3 "2009-01-06T18:36:45Z")
rofl ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skier-suffers-exposure/60867/4 "2009-01-06T18:45:27Z")
That’s a tough shake for the ol’ frank and beans. I wouldn’t want mine flapping out in the frigid winter breeze. ---
**Author:** ![\_Karu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_karu/32/7602_2.png) [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skier-suffers-exposure/60867/5 "2009-01-06T18:49:55Z")
that’s pretty crazy… ---
**Author:** ![steveo87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@steveo87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steveo87)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skier-suffers-exposure/60867/6 "2009-01-06T19:09:06Z")
i wana know how that happens? ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skier-suffers-exposure/60867/7 "2009-01-06T19:11:11Z")
> [@steveo87](#): > > i wana know how that happens? I thought the article explained it. Am I missing something?.. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skier-suffers-exposure/60867/8 "2009-01-06T19:25:10Z")
typical case of guys forgetting to put the seat down? they fold the seats up at night so they dont collect snow. ---
**Author:** ![steveo87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@steveo87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steveo87)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skier-suffers-exposure/60867/9 "2009-01-06T19:31:29Z")
yea it sum what explained it but how do u loose ur pants ---
**Author:** ![Garick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Garick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garick)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skier-suffers-exposure/60867/10 "2009-01-06T20:24:24Z")
haha, I was gonna post this ---
**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skier-suffers-exposure/60867/11 "2009-01-06T20:41:27Z")
So why did he take his pants off?? ---
**Author:** ![97\_B18b1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/cdc98d/32.png) [@97\_B18b1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97_B18b1)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skier-suffers-exposure/60867/12 "2009-01-07T03:13:47Z")
HEY EVERYONE! LOOK AT MY FUCKIN BALLS!! LOOK!!! ---
**Author:** ![Rsnake91](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rsnake91/32/4996_2.png) [@Rsnake91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rsnake91)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skier-suffers-exposure/60867/13 "2009-01-07T03:22:29Z")
looks like he shit himself too lol ---
**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:** [January 7, 2009, 5:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skier-suffers-exposure/60867/14 "2009-01-07T05:35:55Z")
ahahahaha so fucking funny! i would probably hit the ground laughing if i saw this happen, regardless of being in uniform or not at holiday. :lol: i do agree with steveo87 on wondering how this happened. yes i understand the seats fold up, which allows you to slip threw, but the other person on the lift is still sitting on the seat and they never fell threw, it also looks as if the one on the seat still, is the smaller one. im trying to picture slipping threw at holiday valley and its still hard to see, but none the less, this is fucking hysterical. franks and beans, franks and beans! ![http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa314/cmartin0926/funny%20shit/warren.jpg](http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa314/cmartin0926/funny%20shit/warren.jpg)