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I found this.

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:12:22 GMT

I searched google to see what a ski lift pass was and found this picture instead. :lol: Thought id show you guys as its funny

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:01:27 GMT

And I found this.....

Warning, you may never get on a chair lift again after watching this!!!

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:50:53 GMT

Wow. Seriously scary, though clearly very old footage - I would suspect 70s.

I was particularly impressed that they got the lift running properly the next day :shock: :shock: :shock:

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:27:00 GMT

Hi,

Found this on Youtube....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPwihfLPTVQ

They survived but were damn lucky

Take care when on the lifts folks

jon

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:53:51 GMT

jonG wrote:Hi,

Found this on Youtube....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPwihfLPTVQ

They survived but were damn lucky

Take care when on the lifts folks

jon

If I remember correctly, the kid was told to stop struggling, but continued until he fell.

The first series of photos is what happens if you get to the lift first thing, when the lifties are still flipping the seats back down, and they miss one.

Loose articles of clothing warning is on a lot of lift signage, but occasionally you come across an old wooden slat seat chairlift, which is a hang up waiting to happen.

Trencher

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:40:06 GMT

god i wouldnt like to fall from that hight. when you say survived. he must have been in hospital or something for a while. he didnt move once he had fell. and that old video is well funny. how was it just exploding? didnt look like it was hitting anything :lol:

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:46:53 GMT

Austrian tv gets these reports, of course. Often seems to be chlidren who fall out of chair lifts, one did in January, fortunately survived & recovered. Adults were sitting beside her and no one seemed to know what happened.

There are new lifts with automatic safety bars.

As mentioned elsewhere on the board, I was caught with a T-bar lift hooked under my coat. Scary.

The other thing you sometimes hear about is the chair lift being switched off at night with someone still on it. The only case I can remember now is in the old cult Austria TV drama, Piefke Saga. But I am told it happens in real life sometimes.

I looked on youtube for the Bridget Jones II ski scene, which starts with a rather tame chair lift fall. Only found it in Spanish. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXGl5AiYLxQ If I could ski like that and not fall, I would think I was a pretty good skier..... if you don't agree, try it!

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:10:58 GMT

Innsbrucker wrote:

The other thing you sometimes hear about is the chair lift being switched off at night with someone still on it. The only case I can remember now is in the old cult Austria TV drama, Piefke Saga. But I am told it happens in real life sometimes.

This happened for real on lift 45 in Les Arcs. It was many years ago now, but at the end of the operating time, typically the staff take the chair number, watch that chair round the circuit twice, then switch off the lift. No-one saw someone get on the lift. It's a very exposed lift at Arc 2000, and the passenger was found dead next morning when the lift was switched on, still in the chair. The lift staff there, were very strict about folks getting late lifts after that.

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:30:34 GMT

bandit wrote:

Innsbrucker wrote:

The other thing you sometimes hear about is the chair lift being switched off at night with someone still on it. The only case I can remember now is in the old cult Austria TV drama, Piefke Saga. But I am told it happens in real life sometimes.

This happened for real on lift 45 in Les Arcs. It was many years ago now, but at the end of the operating time, typically the staff take the chair number, watch that chair round the circuit twice, then switch off the lift. No-one saw someone get on the lift. It's a very exposed lift at Arc 2000, and the passenger was found dead next morning when the lift was switched on, still in the chair. The lift staff there, were very strict about folks getting late lifts after that.

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:59:50 GMT

A friend of mine got left on a chair lift with a friend, when the lifties were told to shut the lift down because there were no people using it (it was an extremely cold day). He and his friend were stuck for an hour just down wind of a snow canon until someone saw them. They dropped their boards to the ground, so they could huddle better. When someone eventually saw them, they were covered in ice from the canon. No permanent damage luckily.

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:39:35 GMT

god thats quite scary init. dont think ill be getting on a chair lift an hour before they close lol.

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:47:47 GMT

sm4sh wrote:god thats quite scary init. dont think ill be getting on a chair lift an hour before they close lol.

Sm4sh,
I rather think Trencher meant they shut the lift early because of the cold weather and there was no-one using it (they thought ...). When I was in Val Thorens they shut one of the chair lifts in the morning because they said it was too cold to go up in it, but I can't remember what temperature they said it was.

I guess a mobile phone, or a CB radio would come in handy in these circumstances.

Ally

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Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:01:07 GMT

do you get a signal on your mobile when skiing??

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Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:11:46 GMT

sm4sh wrote:do you get a signal on your mobile when skiing??

yes, you usually get good signals for phones. Walkie Talkies are good though and they don't cost a fortune to use.

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Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:30:38 GMT

sm4sh wrote:god thats quite scary init. dont think ill be getting on a chair lift an hour before they close lol.

Quite randomly earlier today I saw a trailer for a new movie about three friends getting stuck on a chair lift at night.

It really doesn't like its for me as I'm a bit soft, also not recommended for anyone new to skiing/boarding :thumbdown:

I'll not post the link to it just in case it puts anyone off or scares anyone, but if anyone does want it pm me.

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Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:50:21 GMT

have just googled the film. people stuck for a week on a chair lift not just over night!! i might have to look out for that. dont see how they could make a film about 3 people stuck in a chair lift though. sounds like it could be abit boring, although the trailer looks intresting :lol:

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Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:08:10 GMT

Not a pleasant thought at all that it has actually has happened to some poor people in the past.

Luckily it will never happen me as I'm guaranteed to be in the bar before the last lift :D

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Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:10:08 GMT

In Flaine they stick clip a 'ribbon' to the last chair. In other resorts the lifties lift the seats of each chair when they close.

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Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:15:19 GMT

clares4 wrote:Not a pleasant thought at all that it has actually has happened to some poor people in the past.

Luckily it will never happen me as I'm guaranteed to be in the bar before the last lift :D

:lol:

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Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:36:05 GMT

In December, whilst riding the ski circus for a week, I got caught late getting back from Leogang to Saalbach because they had put temp signs up signalling the way back for late skiers, some pillock had obviously tampererd with the sign and I rode the run twice back to the wrong place. The 3rd time I ignored it in the twylight and followed my nose to end up at the correct lift to the top allowing a 7km run back, 15 mins after it closed. I pleaded with the operator to get it going which he did, but after 3 mins it stopped for over 20 mins. I was maybe 50ft from the ground and started worrying. I had given away my map to someone earlier and had no numbers! Fortunately it got going again and I was greeted at the top by 5 personell. I can only thank the guy I dealt with for having the peAce of mind he did.

Turned into my biggest day riding, 80km and huge vertical. Also the only day that Jagermeister has ever tasted good ;)

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Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:53:13 GMT

tino_11 wrote:... and started worrying. I had given away my map to someone earlier and had no numbers! Fortunately it got going again and I was greeted at the top by 5 personell. I can only thank the guy I dealt with for having the peAce of mind he did.

Tino,
You mean, you didn't have the emergency numbers they put on the piste map?

I was thinking about this myself the other day. For the 3 valleys area they have a different emergency number for each area, which is very confusing. It's not like one just phones 999 wherever one is. I guess it must be because it's a local service in France, not a national one. So I was thinking I need to program the numbers into my phone before I go on holiday.

Ally

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Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:13:27 GMT

it's 112 all over Europe, anywhere in the world using a GSM phone and most other countries

it's not worth remembering local numbers and they may not always work, you can use 112 when your phone is not allowed to make any other calls when it's showing "emergency calls only" on the screen.

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Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:16:36 GMT

ise wrote:it's 112 all over Europe, anywhere in the world using a GSM phone and most other countries

it's not worth remembering local numbers and they may not always work, you can use 112 when your phone is not allowed to make any other calls when it's showing "emergency calls only" on the screen.

Thanks Ise (again!) :D

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Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:24:56 GMT

ise wrote:it's 112 all over Europe, anywhere in the world using a GSM phone and most other countries

it's not worth remembering local numbers and they may not always work, you can use 112 when your phone is not allowed to make any other calls when it's showing "emergency calls only" on the screen.

Probably a good thing to announce, I live in Central Europe and have been caught floundering when asked the emergency service number!! I certainly knew it when hanging for 20 mins however.

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Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:50:28 GMT

it must be propper scary when being stuck up there. if this happens to people why dont they put a help button on all of them chairs??? might cost alot of money but could also save lives.
I think i called 112 once when i was trying call o2 :lol: i just guessed at the number and some guy answerd saying Emergency Services.
So whats the diffrence between 112 and 999??

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Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:05:10 GMT

Sm4sh,
112 is supposed to work across Europe, and not just in countries belonging to the EU, plus a few other countries like Israel, whereas 999 works only in the UK and a few other countries like Ireland.

http://www.sos112.info/

http://www.112foundation.eu/view/en/vertical/the_112/when_to_call_112.html

However, I did read somewhere that certain mobile phones will put through 999 calls when you are in other countries, although I don't know how it works or even if it's true.

And I rather think that 112 is supposed to work even if your phone is locked (or has no SIM card), and try and find another network if your own has no signal (query whether the 999 and 112 mobile roaming service is working yet in the U.K.), and presumably will work even if you have no credit. They are also supposed to be able to locate you from your 112 mobile call, in case you don't know precisely where you are.

However, it is only meant to be used for life-threatening emergencies (which I reckon would include being left on a chair lift 50 feet up in the air potentially for the whole night).

I think we should all program 112 into our mobiles. I have :D

Thanks Ise, I hadn't heard of it before you told us.

Ally

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Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:25:42 GMT

ahhh ok. but if im stuck on a chair lift in Borovets i wont want ring 112 and end up speaking to someone in manchester :lol: ill have a read of them links in abit.

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:05:23 GMT

For anoraks there is a detailed wikipedia article about emergency numbers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_telephone_number

The question arises whether the international 112 gets answered as quickly as the numbers used by locals, eg. in Austria police 133, ambulance 144. If they have to use English-speaking operators, maybe not?

More relevant;y, according to Wikipedia Austria has a distnict number for Alpine rescue 140. I'll remember that....

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:17:08 GMT

Innsbrucker wrote:For anoraks there is a detailed wikipedia article about emergency numbers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_telephone_number

The question arises whether the international 112 gets answered as quickly as the numbers used by locals, eg. in Austria police 133, ambulance 144. If they have to use English-speaking operators, maybe not?

More relevant;y, according to Wikipedia Austria has a distnict number for Alpine rescue 140. I'll remember that....

Innsbrucker,
I may be wrong, but I rather think that the 112 number is likely to be answered more quickly than the local emergency numbers because it has priority. And it also has the other advantages already mentioned, like being able to look for another network to gain a signal, possibly being able to locate you, and working even in a phone without a SIM card etc.

I think the 112 call is automatically put through to the emergency services appropriate for that area, so that if, for example, Sm4sh was to phone 112 in Bulgaria he wouldn't get put through to Manchester. I don't know how they cope with the language issue, except that I guess the operators must speak the main languages - like English, French, Spanish and German as well as their own language.

The correct local emergency mountain rescue number for Courchevel, for example, is 04 79 08 99 00, which is a pretty long number, and there are different numbers for Meribel, Val Thorens etc. So I have programmed 112 into my phone under 'Rescue' and if I need it I will try it out (hopefully I won't need to). Should I have need to use the number, and I survive the incident, I will post a message about it when I get back :D :D

Ally

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:37:39 GMT

I have the local numbers on my mobile just in case of any accidents or emergencys, then its just a matter of remembering which area we are in and dialing ASAP,Fortuneatley I have only had to use it once in St G. and they were there in 15mins, which can seem like a long time when you got a youngster in the party laying in the snow :( but I will put 112 in as well, can never have enough saftey ) O/H is down in my mobile as ICE( In case of Emergency) which wouldn't be much good if I needed rescuing )