Michael Bernstein <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>In March of 1986, Jay got a massive dump when I was up there on a school trip
>About 3/4 of the way up the old Bonnie Double liftline where it was at most 5
>feet over the snow surface, I jumped off and enjoyed the powder run of my life.
>I must to sit in da box now......feel shame.

Yeah, I think for something like that you outta have to watch me mess up an
untouched powder bowl with my loopy telemarks and face-plants, punishment
enough.  To jump the lift just for first tracks... man... that's cold!

I only once saw people jump the lift when I thought it was justifiable:  In
early January '73 at Crystal Mt. WA there was an overcast 5F day with a
steady 25mph breeze at the summit.  The lift stalled when I was a handful
of chairs back from the top.  Three chairs in front of me they had the full
force of the wind on them, and only a 10 footer to drop.  After 20 minutes
they bailed, one at a time.  I was in better shape being at least somewhat
in the wind shadow of the ridge, but had I been closer to the ground (it
must have been closer to 20' where I was) I'd have considered it too- the
wind chill was brutal!  Much longer and it would have been life threatening,
since I expect most people on the lift were already hypothermic. They got
it going again after only 30 minutes, but there was only one person in
front of me who hadn't jumped by the time it rolled.

dana

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