<< First, the boys want to know where were you (what area) and on what run? I hope they wish to avoid it, not conquer it. THey head to SLC in March. >> Are we sure there isn't some obsessive mothering going on here ?
Anyway, the precise location according the the ski patrol report, and I quote as written by patrolman #549 AKA Kevin Meadows, "Hoops Crotch Runout" and even more precisely, "runout - Hoops, in trees, skier's right"
Now Hoops Crotch is the bottoming funnel of all the runs that start out from the right side looking up towards the top of the Little Cloud chair at Snowbird, ie anything and everything off the "Road to Provo" run into the Little Cloud bowl. Its really an intermediate to green sort of finishing area flattening into a runout to the chair despite the double black diamond rating on the Incident Report Form. A truly unexceptional place. Just look out for idiotic cross traffic.
<< I want to know, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING! >> Well, disregarding expletives, I was thinking some like, "Waht the blank is that idiot doing!!!" As I observed this blind fool suddenly slowly sliding perpendicularly into my line of flight directly into the path that I was already committed to, and he from a standstill at the side of the run, without so much as a glance up the hill. Not wishing to be charged with manslaughter I began readjusting my trajectory towards the open space just in front of his path. Unfortunately this dynamic quickly led to a deadend trap, redirecting my path into a collision course with a rather stalwart tree after crossing over the front's of his skis at about 30 - 40 miles per hour. I suspect he was surprised. Truly it was my fault, but I was most ably assisted by the dolt who didn't seem to have the presence of mind of a reasonably awakened tortoise.
On the contrary to your assumption, I believe I am much the safer off those intermediate and green runs, in places that fools fear to tread. And for the time being I am much much safer, sitting here in a zero velocity desk chair. Whoops! Gotta watch that leaning backwards stuff. |
