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Do you turn down your tunes to communicate with humans on the lift?

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smuggs
Posts: 6561 - Karma: 1,373
survey,

is it rude to leave your headphones on and ignore people sitting next to you? or are they just random people you wouldn't talk to anyway?
Jan 27 2011 5:02PM
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RubberSoul
Posts: 11249 - Karma: 14,642
i always talk to people on the lift if it's appropriate, and i almost never listen to music while skiing. but i don't think it's overly rude to just keep listening to your headphones if you are, plenty of people don't say a word the whole ride
Jan 27 2011 5:04PM
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Dustin.
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I always turn my headphones off as soon as I finish my lap. I get annoyed with my friends when they sit there with them on so they can't hear, but I don't think it's too bad if a random person does it. I like to try to talk to people when I ride up, but headphones on is a clear message that they don't want to.
Jan 27 2011 5:06PM
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.jersey
Posts: 1925 - Karma: 9
It depends. I turn it down when i get on the lift so i can still hear if someone asks me something. However, when i get on the gondola i usually just pause it because people always wanna talk there. I Love talking to people on the lift though, so many interesting stories.
Jan 27 2011 5:10PM
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ski@jaypeak2
Posts: 2800 - Karma: 394
With friends yes its rude.

With randoms, who cares they are randoms.
Jan 27 2011 5:13PM
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RubberSoul
Posts: 11249 - Karma: 14,642
yeah that shit's annoying
Jan 27 2011 5:15PM
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bstuck1
Posts: 426 - Karma: 46
I don't listen to music anyway, but most of the time when I'm on the lift with random people I never say more then a few words, just answer a few questions like "where are you from" and "yes, the snow is pretty bad today".
Jan 27 2011 5:18PM
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belden...
Posts: 2914 - Karma: 1,273
I use like full headphones down below my helmet so i dont pull them off my ears but i do stop the music.
Jan 27 2011 5:18PM
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Wiscompton
Posts: 152 - Karma: 11
I ski with iCons and they let sound in easily so I keep it on and communicate but if my tunes are too loud I pause it.
Jan 27 2011 5:20PM
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OGHolliday
Posts: 2390 - Karma: 2,430
I turn it down on the lift so I can hear but still have a little something in the background. If I'm with randoms and no ones talking I'll just turn it up as loud as I would have it on the hill.
Jan 27 2011 5:20PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
i turn it off. then if the people either dont talk,

or worse start screaming into their cell phones, i turn it back up.
Jan 27 2011 5:37PM
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jca
Posts: 4162 - Karma: 6,261
i always try to talk to strangers on the chair, i've met some pretty interesting people that way.
Jan 27 2011 5:51PM
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CK.
Posts: 1615 - Karma: 109
thats how you meet new people to ride with!
if im not rockin icons i keep it to one ear only so i can hear conversations
Jan 27 2011 5:56PM
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hokkanee
Posts: 1800 - Karma: 435
I always talk to people on lifts. Either you meet some cool people or you get some gaper lulz. I hate listening to music when I ski though so that's why I always talk to people
Jan 27 2011 6:01PM
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smokey420
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ONLY IF THE HUMANS APEAR THEY ARE WOOOOORTHY. hahahah
Jan 27 2011 6:10PM
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Malcolm
Posts: 15949 - Karma: 9,429
I always try to talk to people but if they want to be left alone i just go on with my business of shooting people from the chair with my poles.
Jan 27 2011 6:12PM
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EvanMeyer
Posts: 3803 - Karma: 3,232
im not a people person unless im riding the lift with some homies then i dont say a word i could careless if they want to talk to me or not
Jan 27 2011 6:15PM
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-ROY-
Posts: 3633 - Karma: 1,503
i turns em down
Jan 27 2011 6:25PM
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EmperorKuzco
Posts: 6660 - Karma: 254
well atleast that makes two of us
Jan 27 2011 6:27PM
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Stickity
Posts: 7750 - Karma: 769
make that three
Jan 27 2011 6:30PM
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steeze-doodle
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Its fine unless your on a trip with a room and want to get some action! then you gotta talk it up if any babes are out of the kitchen riding the  slopes
Jan 27 2011 6:37PM
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gypsytown
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i always turn off my music for a lift ride with friends, i hate when i try to talk to one of my friends and their just completely oblivious to whats going on because they have their headphones on. but if its just a lift ride with strangers i usually just leave it on, although it is awkward when they try to talk to you anyway and you have no clue what their saying...
Jan 27 2011 6:42PM
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Drail
Posts: 14011 - Karma: 10,001
I don't listen to music while skiing.

I also have a strict rule of no cell phones or mp3 players turned on while on the downhill in the backcountry. They fuck with some transceivers (the Trekker 2 is very, very touchy around other electronics or magnets - be warned!).

Besides, what's wrong with a little conversation with someone new?
Jan 27 2011 6:51PM
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snowdon
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I always pause my music unless I'm on the lift alone. I feel like it's rude not to, plus I don't mind chatting with random people and my friends are fun to talk to. Although if someone else didn't pause theirs that's cool with me, I don't mind at all, I just don't like doing that myself.
Jan 27 2011 7:08PM
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Wiscompton
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Girls ski?

Jan 27 2011 7:12PM
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skiskate
Posts: 787 - Karma: 823
I pull my earbuds out as soon as my run is done. If nobody gets on the lift then I throw them back on. Most annoying thing is when friends leave their's on. Like whats the point of even riding with somebody if you cant talk to them ever.
Jan 27 2011 7:15PM
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Obie.
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This kind of, sometimes dosent apply.
Jan 27 2011 7:26PM
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Captain_Slow
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most of the time this
Jan 27 2011 7:30PM
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MeriC
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Depends who's on the lift with me.
Jan 27 2011 7:37PM
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array.
Posts: 2439 - Karma: 202

this

Jan 27 2011 7:58PM
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PJS.
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okey dokey i guess ill stop this then
Jan 27 2011 7:59PM
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magic_raven
Posts: 111 - Karma: 27
off to talk to peeps. if nothing else brag about how big of a 3 you just threw off that cliff *point* right there to some gapers.
Jan 27 2011 8:01PM
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PON3
Posts: 3817 - Karma: 783
always nice to talk to people
Jan 27 2011 8:21PM
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DrZoidberg
Posts: 5674 - Karma: 4,227
I was on the chair, and saw a runaway snowboard. Yeah, a runaway snowboard, I don't know how that happens but it did. I made a comment and the guy next to me said nothing. It was awkward.
Jan 27 2011 8:29PM
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Stickity
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switch 90 revert 270
Jan 27 2011 8:29PM
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pomme-de-terre
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i just glare at them the whole ride up.
Jan 27 2011 8:29PM
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Jpurd
Posts: 3196 - Karma: 3,554
on my headphones i have that little button to pause it i just do that.
Jan 27 2011 8:50PM
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summersover
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in quebec no one talks to you
except the odd time to ask why my poles are so short
Jan 27 2011 8:51PM
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cwillygood
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depends on the people or day
Jan 27 2011 8:56PM
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585.
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i hate having to explain that.
Jan 27 2011 8:59PM
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PartyHon
Posts: 2019 - Karma: 425
at my hill i always turn off my tunes while on the lift. i usually try to start a convo with them
Jan 27 2011 9:02PM
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Tyrone
Posts: 315 - Karma: 32
I always put one earbud in so I can hear what people say plus jam to my music.
Jan 27 2011 9:02PM
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Triple_Strum
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talking to people on the lift is sometimes a chore, but it is definitely the polite and normal thing to do.
Jan 27 2011 9:04PM
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SKIU4EA
Posts: 2387 - Karma: 2,072
yes. I hate Sitting is silence the ENTIRE trip up the chair, but then again i hate people that feel like there needs to be conversation at all times. So i try to at least say what's up.
Jan 27 2011 9:10PM
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SkiThe603
Posts: 5376 - Karma: 498
Some days, if its cold, i will sit and try to just survive the ride but when it is warm and sunny i will talk and just turn it down to discuss with others
Jan 27 2011 9:27PM
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Blamparek
Posts: 72 - Karma: 19
I always talk to people on the lift and never listen to music while skiing, and studys show that earbuds throw off your balance by up to 10%
Jan 27 2011 9:34PM
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mr.green
Posts: 590 - Karma: 50
i usually just pop an earbud out when im in the lift line, then i can hear people and still listen to music. turning it down or off is not an option
Jan 27 2011 9:46PM
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jdilla
Posts: 706 - Karma: 41
I feel like nobody talks on lifts anymore. sometimes ill spark a convo just because sitting in silence the whole way is just weird, but recently I feel like im competing for other people's attention. fuck em. im either next to some douche or middle aged REI prick that pokes fun at my baggy outerwear, tiny poles, goggle strap under my helmet, "awkwardly" mounted skis or colorful ski boots.

with that said, turn the music all the way the fuck up. unless you're with friends, in that case turn your shit off. I hate trying to talk to my friends and they're screaming or constantly saying what.
Jan 27 2011 9:52PM
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T_orageskiier
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makes an excellent time killing strategy,
Jan 27 2011 10:00PM
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skiP.E.I.
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I don't usually ski with music, but I will pause it when I get ont he lift with other people. I do a lot of midweek skiing at a mountain that isn't very busy, so I'm on the lift often by myself and it's nice to have music then.
Jan 27 2011 10:27PM
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Me_Ski123
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I leave one in and sometimes turn it down but rarely. Also depends if its a good looking female or some old dude.
Jan 28 2011 12:29PM
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