Finn wrote:About seven years ago we were riding on a chair lift on the quite side of Les Deux Alps. As you do we were kicking the fresh snow of the branches of the fir trees below us with the tips of our skis whilst we ascended, well you guessed it, my mates ski tip snagged in the branches below & nearly pulled him through the safety bar, his ski binding only released as his body started to twist around. Believe me he was screaming & I was hanging onto him & there was no way of stopping the chair lift. We were extremely lucky that day & my mate was okay to ski after the shock of the event. :oops:
The moral of the story, keep your feet & body parts safely within the chair envelope because that chair isn't stopping for nothing. :oops:
Finn
Erm, my moral would be, don't kick poor defensless trees beautifully adorned in all thier white regalia. However I have had a beer. That kind of thing is frightening, i remember being pulled up a button lift by my bindings once and I screamed like a girl. Surprisingly there are masses of photographs for such a nasty experience.