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Ski Patrollers fired for doing job.

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I.B
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This is fucking retarted! Like they were just doing there job.

Just ordered a shirt aswell

http://www.supportskipatrol.com/Sunshine_Village_Ski_Patrol_Support_Site/The_Story.html
Feb 7 2011 7:31PM
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TheJudge
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That really sucks for the ski patrol. First time i've ever heard the old, "do you know who my father is" threat work though
Feb 7 2011 7:35PM
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all-i-do-is=ski
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wow, that is just straight up retarded. But if the mountain wants to throw away all of their experienced employees I guess thats their choice
Feb 7 2011 7:40PM
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teleak
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that's fucked. good luck to the patroler and his family in the fiture.
Feb 7 2011 7:41PM
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I.B
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I know. Like ugh.
Feb 7 2011 8:09PM
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jester8589
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looks like it is up to the remaining patrollers to step up. not only patrollers but the rest of the current employees. this whole raising awareness and selling tshirts wont do shit. current employees need to let their employer know they wont stand for this sort of treatment.
Feb 7 2011 8:15PM
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adamlukowski
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wow they should organize a REAL protest, where they all don't show up for work. As in, NOBODY
Feb 7 2011 8:29PM
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mer-man
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Yet again, I am so glad I live in Canada i feel like this sort of shit would not fly here.
Feb 7 2011 8:37PM
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BWalmer
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I have a feeling this is the last season that mountain is in business (at least under it's current owner). You can't run a hill without staff (and if they're firing everyone and people start quitting they wont have much left), and this is very bad press (people will stop going to show support and because it shows a complete disregard for safety). AND, there are SEVERAL wrongful termination suits that could be filled against them...which could cost the mountain TONS of money. They're pretty much screwed, and the owner has no one to blame but himself and his son, it doesn't matter who he is, he isn't allowed to ski in closed off areas and therefore should have gotten what he received (if not worse).
Feb 7 2011 8:41PM
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jester8589
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eh not so much
Feb 7 2011 8:43PM
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Ryanvdonk
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sunshine village IS in canada
Feb 7 2011 8:45PM
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Shredability
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Sunshine's in Canada bro

Not sure if its in BC or Alberta,

but yea its in the Rockies
Feb 7 2011 8:46PM
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.Duncan.
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FAIL
Feb 7 2011 8:50PM
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Triple_Strum
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haha, yep, BANFF is in Canada. Oh and what an insanely naive statement. You think that once someone is discovered to be stuck up and a jerk he must be deported to the U.S.?

And back to the story - unreal. Don't mess with the source of money, is that the lesson? Sadly that kid is already following in his father's entitlement mentality. And what the resort workers really need to do is ALL quit. Of course, that is easier said than done when you can't make a house payment after quitting... But what a horrible owner.
Feb 7 2011 8:56PM
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snowswinger
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This is Bullshit. Spoiled rich kids suck.
Feb 7 2011 8:56PM
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Ethan.G
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Alberta, but at one point on one of the chairlifts it goes through bc then back to Alberta randomly haha. Anyways I was there on Saturday and only saw like two patrolers the whole day. This whole situation imo is pretty stupid and rediculous
Feb 7 2011 9:03PM
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cooper.fry
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the fuck? thats so stupid.
Feb 7 2011 9:05PM
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BWalmer
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Actually yeah, at least 2 people who were fired had no connection to the event what-so-ever (from the story written...unless the lift supervisor and operations manager were the ones talking to the group of kids....which I doubt). The patroller who was fired was fired to literally doing what he is told to do (make sure that no one is in closed areas...that is part of his job, and he did it exactly as he should have). The only two people who actually don't have a case are the two who were the "spokespeople" because they were causing bad press (which is a just cause for termination), other than that, no one else should have been fired...especially since they said there was no just cause given...there's your suit (at any job, if you ask for a reason of termination your employer is obligated to give you one...even if it's just cutbacks, there has to be a reason because you have to give a reason to the unemployment office, and if you say "I don't know" they wont give you any benefits).
Feb 7 2011 9:07PM
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jester8589
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these positions are employment at will legally. meaning if the employee can walk away for any reason then in turn they can be terminated for any reason. When you are terminated the employer does not have any legal obligation to tell you why you are terminated. * disclaimer: as the law states in the united states....
Feb 7 2011 9:11PM
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Shredability
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How many lifts are open?
Feb 7 2011 9:12PM
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lands11
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Any idea if it's the same in Canada though? Not arguing or anything, just curious.
Feb 7 2011 9:15PM
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BWalmer
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I guess this varies from state to state, cause I was fired 2 years ago without reason and the unemployment office explained to my former employer that he needed to provide a reason for termination.
Feb 7 2011 9:25PM
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Broseph_Stalin
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thats fucked but its also life, certain people just have special circumstances because of their parents. just look at the majority of people that get into ivy league schools, sure they work hard but its a fuck ton easier if your parents went
Feb 7 2011 9:27PM
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spoNge
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Ima 4chan this shit, theyll find out this kids facebook and telephone number and basically just troll the living shit out of them, and they fucking deserve it
Feb 7 2011 9:40PM
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T_orageskiier
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haha this is exactly what happened to a kid at my school, its so true..
and that article makes me so angry
Feb 7 2011 9:43PM
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travispersaud
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There is no way that should stand legally. The remaining employees should refuse to work and people should boycott the resort. That's so unprofessional of the owner.
Feb 7 2011 9:46PM
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tWalnuts
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i clicked it and saw how long it was and exited right out.

but K+ for entertaining me for about 8 seconds

Feb 7 2011 10:00PM
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Bi-ShredinalGuy
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i will never ski there if they pull that bs to their employees

Feb 7 2011 10:04PM
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Captain_Slow
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And how old are you?
Feb 7 2011 10:06PM
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mer-man
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LET IT BE DONE!

link?
Feb 7 2011 10:21PM
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tWalnuts
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im three and a half, relax it was a joke
Feb 7 2011 10:29PM
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AWALLRUS.
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both! if you're 18  dont get caught drinking west of the divide chair :D
Feb 7 2011 10:32PM
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Ethan.G
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I think all of them were but I could be wrong
Feb 7 2011 10:54PM
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jason...
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you're a moron. stop making canadians look bad.
Feb 7 2011 10:57PM
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solitaryman
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I hope that kid does us all a favor

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Feb 7 2011 11:06PM
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titsLOL
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that is bogus
Feb 8 2011 12:47AM
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steezeeepolizeee
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yep defs should get around but i'm glad i wasn't the only one that noticed this
Feb 8 2011 1:14AM
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rach
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hmmmmmm, I feel for these guys,
but it sounds like there is a side to the story we're not hearing.
For the sake of the resort I really hope there is..
It doesn't make sense to treat your employees that poorly,
clearly they're not profitting from it, so I find it hard to believe
that they would continue, even after all the publicity.
Feb 8 2011 1:31AM
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mr.k2
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its fucked up wht they did to the patrollers who only were trying to help
Feb 8 2011 11:23AM
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w8_4it
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hahaha
Feb 8 2011 11:59AM
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lands11
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Yeah who knows, Sunshine Village management hasn't released a statement yet. It looks like they are waiting for court to say anything
Feb 8 2011 12:23PM
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beasters
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Made an account because of this.
It pisses me off so much cause i’ve been caught out of bounds at sunshine before. I knew the patrollers were doing their job so i didn’t talk back to them, i didn’t yell, i said sorry and that i would head back to the lifts. the guy went with us to make sure we went back to lifts and started joking about how much better the snow was out there.. They are just doing their job, they want you to go out there and have fun and be safe while doing it. Respect them and nothing will happen. Also read the safety forms you sign when you buy a pass.
--Obey signage. Closed areas are NOT optional or “at your own risk.” People violating closures, slow skiing zones and other safety requirements may be immediately removed from the resort. Watch for changes in run status through the day, especially in the spring when isothermal avalanche closures are in effect---

The patrollers were in the right. Screw Sunshine.

/rant
Feb 8 2011 12:27PM
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Candy
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Sunshine need to get sued.
Feb 8 2011 12:30PM
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Brenone
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Wrongful termintaion suit has been filed.....
http://sports.espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/news/story?id=6099056

Feb 8 2011 12:32PM
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mer-man
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OH MY!, I didn't know where a ski hill was and drew a terribly false generalization from it, BLASPHEMY!.

get over it.

Over here on the east coast where hills are still cheap comparatively, and privately owned. You're lucky if you get checked once, and idk its Western Quebec everyone smokes weed. Ski hills around here are chill, relaxed places where the ski patrols are all hippies. Usually the owners dont give to fucks and delegate everything out so no one is pressured. I can assure you shit like that would not fly here, it just seems so corporate and anger which really, just dosent fit my view of Canada and skiing as I know it.
Feb 8 2011 9:57PM
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S.RUZYCKI
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hahai like the way you think!! this guy deserves this stuff done to him!
Feb 8 2011 10:03PM
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mxrcr222
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two sides to this story im sure. ski patrol can be super dicks sometimes. just saying.
Feb 9 2011 1:31PM
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Klick_2_klaim
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there is already like 5 threads on this. get over it, its still snowing.
Feb 9 2011 1:36PM
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pow_pow2
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Taylor is a shitty skier anyway!
Feb 9 2011 4:19PM
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Lord.Quasimoto
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Agree with both points. I'm not saying what sunshine did was in any way right but I'm sure the patrollers aren't 100% blame free in this.

My guess is the original patroller went a little over the top in removing Scurfield from the closed area. I've personally seen the patrollers at sunshien be major fucking dicks. I understand they are doing their job but again, ive seen them be huge cocks on more then one instance. Taylor was probly upset by being yelled at and got daddy involved, the orignal patroller was probably pissed and spread the word around to other staff.

The four senior patrollers were probably helping spread the word that Taylor was an idiot and if you do that kinda shit behind the back of the man paying your cheque you gunna get fired. Sunshine will say the 4 senior firings were unrelated and to be honest it will be hard to PROVE in a court otherwise.

Moral of the story = DOn't talk shit on the people providing you with income. even if they are in the wrong and you are right, its not going to work out well for you in any case. shitty situation really.

Feb 9 2011 4:46PM
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