Today I skied into a pylon on a drag lift....

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Yeah, pretty much that, wasn't concentrating going up a drag, and drifted a little too far over, and managed to go ski either side of the pylon, bruise my knee split my lip and scratch my crowbars.

I though it was hilarious though, just thought I'd share my retardedness with NS.

Jan 22 2010 12:05PM

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Aaaron.

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you mean like a surface tow?

Jan 22 2010 12:12PM

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ive had some awkward dismounts on those types of lifts.

Jan 22 2010 12:38PM

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BlackcountryBill

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One of theese.

Jan 22 2010 1:33PM

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Aaaron.

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those look like rape.

Jan 22 2010 1:36PM

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EastCoast315

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this. Aren't they called "j-bars"?

Jan 22 2010 1:46PM

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flexpattern

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france has a lot of them - some of them can be pretty brutal ive been yanked clean into the air by some older lifts straight out of the loading point! nasty things but on the plus side if you are behind some cute girl you get a nice view! Even better if she drops a pole, then you can elegantly scoop it up as you go past it and give it back to her at the top... a good time to practice your french me thinks!

Jan 22 2010 1:54PM

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Keeno

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Everyone loves tow bars. Try going switch up them for extra fun.

Jan 22 2010 2:15PM

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Aaaron.

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that's twice as big as any j-bar i have ever seen.

Jan 22 2010 2:30PM

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jason...

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It's a T-Bar. Notice how the part that pulls you along is shaped like a T?

Jan 22 2010 2:31PM

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Keeno

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Not necessarily, you can get ones that just have one side on, and others which just have the button bit on the bottom. That said, I've seen neither of them in North America, only Europe...

Jan 22 2010 2:37PM

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H8CH

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They are button toes - rare in N America, everywhere in Europe.... some go up some steep shit too (chamonix!!) which is a ball buster!!

BUT congratulations on your epic fail - I wish i'd seen that... i'd of fallen off laughing...

+K to you for the comedy mental image...

Jan 22 2010 2:51PM

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Moosen

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That's what she said!

Jan 22 2010 2:51PM

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Triple_Strum

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would have loved to have been riding a few behind you. Must have been pretty awesome :)

Jan 22 2010 3:05PM

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Elg

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one of those things lifted me 10 feet in the air once. It hurt, but it was awesome! and you can do flatspins on the ground with them. And some of them turn!

Jan 22 2010 3:11PM

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you can always tell immediately who is going to fall when they akwardly shufflie over to get on, and they have that look of pure terror painted all over their face.

Jan 22 2010 3:22PM

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omIV

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t-bars are usually 2-seaters. its the Js or the Poma lifts that drag one.

and op, damn, thats basically dp right there

Jan 22 2010 3:57PM

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rigzz

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we have some over here in quebec.. but they are getting more and more rare with resort re-newing the lifts.. and just putting magic carpet in the learners hill.

Jan 22 2010 4:01PM

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