New Jersey man dies on Killington mountain

Eski · Post by **Eski** » Jan 30th, '07, 09:37

Keithus wrote:Very sad. Helmets save lives.

maybe not always, but they do make for creative avitars ...

condolences to all involved and in the know

Keithus · Post by **Keithus** » Jan 30th, '07, 09:44

andyzee wrote:
Keithus wrote:Very sad. Helmets save lives.
I am a big advocate of helmets, would never go out without one. Unfortunetly that statement is not always true.

True, but they certainly help, especially if you're hitting multiple trees.
I smacked one when I was 16 and thankfully only broke my hip instead of my fool head.
Now I usually wear a bucket and I make my kid wear one every time.

Again, a sad day for K and my prayers go out for Pat's family.

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Jan 30th, '07, 09:46

yeah, now that you mentioned it, I saw the chopper when I was coming up the access road.. (I was dropping rufus off at 1st tracks then going to pico).

thought it was cool to see a low-flying helicopter with killington in the background. It's not so cool that it was due to these somber circumstances.

ragerider · Post by **ragerider** » Jan 30th, '07, 10:02

I don't understand why helmets aren't mandatory when they are for anyone that mountain bikes at Killington or any other resort.
Skiing and snowboarding are much more hazardous than mountain biking.

newpylong · Post by **newpylong** » Jan 30th, '07, 10:11

skiadikt · Post by **skiadikt** » Jan 30th, '07, 10:25

wannabeskibum wrote:Saw somebody in the woods with ski patrol on Saturday at nearly the same spot -

yeah we saw the same thing saturday. in fact when i first read it, that's what i thought they were referring to. sounds like this happened in about the same spot. guess people come flying down skyeburst and can't hold the turn. always sad to hear.

skitiger · Post by **skitiger** » Jan 30th, '07, 10:46

Originally bought helmets to keep warmer on wickedly cold days. Now I would never ski without one. A cracked helmet beats a cracked skull any day.

Sad story.

rogman · Post by **rogman** » Jan 30th, '07, 13:37

Tragic waste. Killington offered a deal on Helmets and Lift Tickets earlier in the season. Wish they'd continued it.

tyrolean_skier · Post by **tyrolean_skier** » Jan 30th, '07, 13:58

Another sad occurrence reminds us of how important it is to wear a helmet. This is so sad because he was only 21 years old and had his whole life ahead of him. Condolences to his family.

DMC_Freeride · Post by **DMC_Freeride** » Jan 30th, '07, 14:28

ragerider wrote:Skiing and snowboarding are much more hazardous than mountain biking.

Untrue...

DMC_Freeride · Post by **DMC_Freeride** » Jan 30th, '07, 14:30

Keithus wrote:Very sad. Helmets save lives.

Or at high speed - leaves a nice looking corpse...

Stormchaser · Post by **Stormchaser** » Jan 30th, '07, 14:35

skiadikt wrote:
wannabeskibum wrote:Saw somebody in the woods with ski patrol on Saturday at nearly the same spot -
yeah we saw the same thing saturday. in fact when i first read it, that's what i thought they were referring to. sounds like this happened in about the same spot. guess people come flying down skyeburst and can't hold the turn. always sad to hear.

Made that high speed turn I don't know how many times... Damn.

MrsG · Post by **MrsG** » Jan 30th, '07, 14:57

What don't some of you understand about the sign "Slow" . . . which is just above the turn onto Great Eastern from Skyburst . . . life's too short . . . obeying signs and thinking may prevent some of these tragic situations

DMC_Freeride · Post by **DMC_Freeride** » Jan 30th, '07, 14:58

MrsG wrote:What don't some of you understand about the sign "Slow" . . .

One mans slow is another mans fast... It's too subjective...

Highway Star · Post by **Highway Star** » Jan 30th, '07, 15:15

DMC_Freeride wrote:
MrsG wrote:What don't some of you understand about the sign "Slow" . . .
One mans slow is another mans fast... It's too subjective...

....is another man's "watch out for cross traffic".....