12/11/07 Crystal

LOL...what a great post! First off, Jayme (Savegondor), if you poach the Yellowstone Club, you've got a partner in crime for sure! And being as MT is old stomping ground, I'm sure we could get quite a contingent to track out their stupid fucking private area! I'm game for sure!

Jenprince is right, keeping people from ducking ropes (more specifically) is like trying to keep teens from drugs...it's just not going to happen. People have been ducking ropes for as long as Tommy Chong has been smoking pot. And it's not people like savegondor or snoslut that are going to make them crack down harder. From what I know (from riding with them), they are the types that patrollers WON'T worry about as much. They may want to get into some yelling matches if the occasion called for it, but all in all, these guys are familiar with the bc and bc tactics. They know their stuff. We all have used lift-serviced terrain to access the bc, and if it serves the purpose, I'll continue to do it. Lifties can be great friends too...save you $50 if you're only going to be riding up once...they know some good tricks.

How many people do you see (or see tracks) ducking ropes inbounds? How many people get on the lifts, duck ropes, and ski the north or south without a beacon, probe, or shovel? Maybe it's just me, but I doubt they're as concerned about the bc traveller equipped for their terrain as they are about those actually doing the resort thing - and maybe attempting some unsafe bc or rope ducking too.

I think this is redundant, but most bc'ers do respect the patrol...on their ground - in-bounds terrain. We (speaking for what I believe is the collective) respect what they do and also realize that they have to deal with some pretty dumb people. I would definitely not group savegondor and snoslut into that category. We also (as Snoslut said) are up earlier, out later, and almost never in-bounds unless it was like Paris Hilton day or something. We could also outdrink any patroller on anyday...lol!

BTW - Alpental and Crystal are owned by the same people. A change in policy (such as "cracking down harder") would most likely be applied in both areas then I'm guessing? So don't send the supposed perpetrators to Alpental...send them to California or Tahoe or something...

Crystal + King county = not so much fun.....

Minor but perhaps relevant correction: Alpental and Crystal do not share ownership, just management.

Minor but perhaps relevant correction: Alpental and Crystal do not share ownership, just management.

Good catch...true it is...MANAGEMENT, not ownership.

I hear what Matt says but something is definately up with Crystal Patrol at present. They are all freaked out or something as I've had several run ins with them in the last few days.

One day, chair 6 was running with nobody on it and I asked a Patroller if they where considering opening it( a fair question I thought as the actual chair was running) . The reply I got was a full on sarcastic reply about the avy danger being too high and the rocks still showing. Really rude and the guy obviously had a real attitude.

Same kinda thing when I was heading over to Rex and a patroller started screaming at me and waving his arms as I approachedd him screaming it was closed.I told him I knew that but was going to ask him a couple of questions and that he needed to go make love to himself for being so rude.

The patrollers are on some kind of power trip at present and all need to take a chill pill and get over their self-importance. They've become like the power crazed flight attendents.I respect what they do , but they are acting like little wierd at present.

I hear what Matt says but something is definately up with Crystal Patrol at present. They are all freaked out or something as I've had several run ins with them in the last few days.

well, if you weren't so bloody difficult to get along with all the time.....

I think it must be the yellow pants.