# Snowboarders pass pulled \*vid\* (snowbasin uproar) **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 28, 2011, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391 "2011-12-28T12:52:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 4
**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:** [January 3, 2012, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/61 "2012-01-03T07:39:59Z")
> [@Jam](#): > > Snowboards were invented that long ago? 🙂 Yeah, in fact I went to school with the guys that started FUNCTION in West Falls(Aurora) snowboards way back when Burton was the only maker… So there! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/62 "2012-01-03T07:48:52Z")
> [@97FormulaWS-6](#): > > Eh, depends on the trails and situations… > > I’ve run into this quite a few times out here in UT. A line of 5-6 skiers going slow all doing almost the same side of the trail, to other side of the trail and back again, with barely enough room to fit in between them; while they look at you for being the asshole for trying to get around/going through the group because they’re taking up the whole trail. That being said, the area’s I’ve run into this are all narrow bottle-necks or transition areas where people clog the trails. For those small sections, you could try just slowing down and taking a breather… It’s usually only temporary… Would you prefer for those people to take more aggressive lines which will make them lose control and potential hurt themselves and other people? ---
**Author:** ![PureXTC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purextc/32/5223_2.png) [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/63 "2012-01-03T07:49:39Z")
> [@newman](#): > > You must be a shitty snowboarder. Or I’m referring to KB where the hills are really short. ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/64 "2012-01-03T08:01:46Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > For those small sections, you could try just slowing down and taking a breather… It’s usually only temporary… Would you prefer for those people to take more aggressive lines which will make them lose control and potential hurt themselves and other people? My response was in response to Newman’s post about being a shitty snowboarder. As for slowing doing and taking a breather, there’s sections where this can be done safely and that’s fine; but there are other sections that are relatively flat that if as a boarder you don’t keep up enough speed and on the right lines you won’t make it through… then end up un-strapping and walking or pushing yourself along and then “you” become the dick taking up the trail. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/65 "2012-01-03T08:05:39Z")
I guess I just have enough board control or skill or something to blast by those people easily. Even if there is a group of them. If they think you’re an asshole, who cares. Often times just shouting “heads up” or “excuse me” will make them stop long enough to rip past. ---
**Author:** ![OneFastMonkey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onefastmonkey/32/7241_2.png) [@OneFastMonkey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneFastMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/66 "2012-01-03T09:48:27Z")
A simple “on your left” works too. ---
**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 3, 2012, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/67 "2012-01-03T09:53:59Z")
So reading all this just got me to the point where you have to say it just straight out. Snowboarders have blind sides. Dont try to overtake a snowboarder on his heel edge would be a good idea. Skiers have blind spots. anything behind them… unfortunately for everyone bitching about the skier in front of them, they automatically have the right away. If you are coming up to one. tell them which side you are about to pass them. you would be amazed at how much this works and they dont cut into you. The same can be said about snowboarders. If you are going to come up on there Heelside, back to you… yell “on your left” or “on your right” As for everyone complaining about who is worse than the other… who cares. we all were there at one point. Everyone bitching had to learn at one time and took up the hill just like the others. Give them credit that they are even trying. If its not for these people learning, eventually ski resorts would run out of people and would have to close or only have so much open. ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/68 "2012-01-03T10:10:38Z")
> [@yamba6](#): > > So reading all this just got me to the point where you have to say it just straight out. > > Snowboarders have blind sides. Dont try to overtake a snowboarder on his heel edge would be a good idea. > > Skiers have blind spots. anything behind them… unfortunately for everyone bitching about the skier in front of them, they automatically have the right away. If you are coming up to one. tell them which side you are about to pass them. you would be amazed at how much this works and they dont cut into you. > > The same can be said about snowboarders. If you are going to come up on there Heelside, back to you… yell “on your left” or “on your right” > > As for everyone complaining about who is worse than the other… who cares. we all were there at one point. Everyone bitching had to learn at one time and took up the hill just like the others. Give them credit that they are even trying. If its not for these people learning, eventually ski resorts would run out of people and would have to close or only have so much open. Yelling works often, but does not work out too hot when young Jimmy Park Rat (skier or boarder) is womping out to some dubstep with his headphones maxed out and decides at the last second that he needs to get super siq on the trailside Jersey booter and he cuts hard. Bottom-line: Give people space out there. ---
**Author:** ![Neon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@Neon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neon)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/69 "2012-01-03T10:40:12Z")
> [@Bigairskier1580](#): > > Yelling works often, but does not work out too hot when young Jimmy Park Rat (skier or boarder) is womping out to some dubstep with his headphones maxed out and decides at the last second that he needs to get super siq on the trailside Jersey booter and he cuts hard. 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 3, 2012, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/70 "2012-01-03T11:26:25Z")
> [@Bigairskier1580](#): > > Yelling works often, but does not work out too hot when young Jimmy Park Rat (skier or boarder) is womping out to some dubstep with his headphones maxed out and decides at the last second that he needs to get super siq on the trailside Jersey booter and he cuts hard. > > Bottom-line: Give people space out there. lol well right. I mean, you see them with the big headphones, you know not to go near “Young Jimmy Park Rat” Really, the key thing is…If you really have to complain about trying to get around people. Maybe you are moving to fast for that run because of to much traffic. If you can move that good, maybe you should go on a more advanced run and you wont put up with these jamokes. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2012, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/71 "2012-01-03T12:03:15Z")
These are all good suggestions but lets face it the best way to avoid people is to ski manly terrain. lol The more I thought about it the more I realized there is never anyone within 100 feet of me where I ski. There are no conjestion problems on double black diamonds, back country, cat-skiing or Heli-skiing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/72 "2012-01-03T12:07:06Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > These are all good suggestions but lets face it the best way to avoid people is to ski manly terrain. lol The more I thought about it the more I realized there is never anyone within 100 feet of me where I ski. There are no conjestion problems on double black diamonds, back country, cat-skiing orHeli-skiing. 🙂 backed. ---
**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 3, 2012, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/73 "2012-01-03T12:13:12Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > These are all good suggestions but lets face it the best way to avoid people is to ski manly terrain. lol The more I thought about it the more I realized there is never anyone within 100 feet of me where I ski. There are no conjestion problems on double black diamonds, back country, cat-skiing orHeli-skiing. 🙂 Exactly what I was saying. If you are good enough that people become in your way all to often, you are moving to fast for that run. Go on a run that you dont see beginners. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/74 "2012-01-03T12:14:20Z")
x12349082 unfortunately, not always do-able, but definitely the truth… on that note, I need to start flying to the west coast to board ---
**Author:** ![superfan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@superfan99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/superfan99)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/75 "2012-01-03T12:47:56Z")
> [@cobalt300z](#): > > I went to killington and I played a game. I wanted to see how many skiers I could clip in 1 run. I got up to 12. IMO the mountain needs to be segregated. They get in the way ( purposely most times) and they put bad ruts in the runs with their dumb carving. Cool guys like you are the reason I can’t get my wife back out to learn how to ski/board. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![cobalt300z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/858c86/32.png) [@cobalt300z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cobalt300z)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/76 "2012-01-03T23:13:30Z")
> [@PureXTC](#): > > Meh my biggest pet peeve with skiers is when they go side to side, from one edge to the other, slow as fuck, totally oblivious to people coming down behind them. So now youre concentrating on timing their “leaf” so that you don’t plow into them. Wasting half the hill in the meantime. this! there are inconsiderate people on both sides. it wouldnt hurt if the skier would give a glance behind once in a while. it has been said boarders need momentum to get through the flat areas and when we get cut off/ slow down due to avoiding said collision. I went to killington at a bad time. the week before christmas, it was mobbed. but in that scenario, the skiers’ douche baggery out weighed the boarders. and its wasnt just me that was complaining. multiple others,. (adults) > [@superfan99](#): > > Cool guys like you are the reason I can’t get my wife back out to learn how to ski/board. > > Thanks. keep it to the snow carpet ---
**Author:** ![superfan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@superfan99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/superfan99)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391/77 "2012-01-04T11:20:46Z")
> [@cobalt300z](#): > > keep it to the snow carpet If you’re clipping people on the bunny slopes and green circles, you’re the problem, not them. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/snowboarders-pass-pulled-vid-snowbasin-uproar/219391.md?page=3)