Skier Suffers Exposure
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
More.. 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 (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 from the four-seat chair. 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." Less..
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Added: Jan 6 2009 In: news_politics
By: Pale_Ale
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Hilarious
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "mt1272" (R)
Probably had shrinkage from the cold...pretty embarrassing.
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "xridder" (R)
Wow, lol..
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "XtcRaver" (R)
Talk about blue balls!
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "slacker007" (R)
which way to the north pole?
hey thanks
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "rlnbns" (R)
shrinkage?
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "robespierre" (R)
unbelievable :))
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "mdzzg" (R)
A ski trip the kid will remember.
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "Metasense" (R)
He has no poor excuses for a small penis today. "I was strung upside down, pantsless in 20 below!"
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "commswarrior" (R)
LOL that blows... not only cold air on his weenie but that he was there for a good 15 minutes just dangling in more ways than one.. lol that sucks...
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "TeutonicRider" (R)
haha, ski bum
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "Peacenik_" (R)
testisicles...
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "evildust" (R)
This is why guys who get caught with their pants down ski Vail, but not Aspen.
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "SeeNoEvil" (R)
Happy new year, pal
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "Holywawa" (R)
Well that re-defines parent induced embarrassment...
Posted Jan-7-2009 by "Valor24" (B)