enjoralas Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 Looks like a snowboarder died last night at Camelback. Details from the mountain are sparse, but they say he wasn't wearing a helmet. Quote
Kyle Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 Looks like a snowboarder died last night at Camelback. Details from the mountain are sparse, but they say he wasn't wearing a helmet. Article on wnep stated he hit a rock. Quote
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 To be clear, they say he went off the trail and hit a rock Quote
momskeeztoo Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 That's sad. It's so easy to get hurt skiing or riding these conditions. Probably worse at night. Soft and lumpy becomes crunchy and lumpy. Easier to catch an edge I guess. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) Wow just wow according to our local friend Dennis phone app we hit 83mph today I think more like 70mph but we've all skied for a few decades. Crazy wow. Edited January 27, 2017 by GrilledSteezeSandwich Quote
Shadows Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 Interesting. They drove him to pocono? Sounds like he was pretty much done already then. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 Interesting. They drove him to pocono? Sounds like he was pretty much done already then. Statistically speaking a place like blue or camelback will have one skier or rider death about once every two years based on skier visits. On any given day you have about a one in a million chance of dying on the slopes. You have a way better chance of dying on the drive to and from the mountain. Quote
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 No doubt. And an even higher chance of dying from leading the kind of sedentary lifestyle where you avoid doing anything that could cause you to fall. 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 No doubt. And an even higher chance of dying from leading the kind of sedentary lifestyle where you avoid doing anything that could cause you to fall. Quoted for truth. Anytime I hear about death it makes me wanna live it up more!!! But not cocaine or heroin that shit will kill u. Quote
toast21602 Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 Interesting. They drove him to pocono? Sounds like he was pretty much done already then. Probably just took him there to pronounce him. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 Hate to hear it. Way too young. 1 Quote
momskeeztoo Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 Yeah, talk about dying on the way to and from Blue. I have to find a different way. The drive home has been really sketchy on 78. And I'm usually on it by 3 pm. Not exactly what I would call rush hour. See too many people cutting across 2 lanes of traffic to get to their exit. Someone suggested 378 through Bethlehem, west on 22 to Airport Road, then backroads. How long would I be on 22? Quote
toast21602 Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 < mile total round trip. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
momskeeztoo Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 Ok. Thanks will try it next week. 1 Quote
enjoralas Posted January 28, 2017 Author Report Posted January 28, 2017 Yeah, talk about dying on the way to and from Blue. I have to find a different way. The drive home has been really sketchy on 78. And I'm usually on it by 3 pm. Not exactly what I would call rush hour. See too many people cutting across 2 lanes of traffic to get to their exit. Someone suggested 378 through Bethlehem, west on 22 to Airport Road, then backroads. How long would I be on 22? You actually never even get on 22. The exit ramp for 378 become the exit ramp for Airport Rd on 22. On the way home you would have to merge into 22 east for about 1/4 mile before exiting onto 378. That's my route home from work almost every day as I live 2 miles from the airport. During rush hour the ramp does back up some, but those of us exiting to Airport road have taken to tossing on the right blinker to signal that we're exiting and cautiously using the shoulder to keep moving. I'm not sure but I may have started that trend about 7 years ago, lol 2 Quote
toast21602 Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 You actually never even get on 22. The exit ramp for 378 become the exit ramp for Airport Rd on 22. On the way home you would have to merge into 22 east for about 1/4 mile before exiting onto 378. That's my route home from work almost every day as I live 2 miles from the airport. During rush hour the ramp does back up some, but those of us exiting to Airport road have taken to tossing on the right blinker to signal that we're exiting and cautiously using the shoulder to keep moving. I'm not sure but I may have started that trend about 7 years ago, lol Yes, this. I just didn't want to type this out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) Thanks for the threadjack Edited January 28, 2017 by GrilledSteezeSandwich 1 Quote
momskeeztoo Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 Since when do you even care about Camelback? 2 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 28, 2017 Report Posted January 28, 2017 Since when do you even care about Camelback? This isn't about camelback was about a death on the Slopes. I declare this week safety week!!! Quote
momskeeztoo Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 Everything gets thread jacked here. Unless it's about Blue, beer or JH. 2 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 Everything gets thread jacked here. Unless it's about Blue, beer or JH. Quoted for truth!!! 1 Quote
enjoralas Posted January 29, 2017 Author Report Posted January 29, 2017 I started the thread, I can jack it where I want to! Also, it was meta-topical since we were saying that driving to the mountain is more dangerous than skiing, and then talking about ways momskeez can avoid 22 when going to the True, and avoiding 22 is the safest thing you can do on 4 wheels. 1 Quote
Shadows Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 Kinda hadd to die when youre going 10mph though Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 (edited) I started the thread, I can jack it where I want to! Also, it was meta-topical since we were saying that driving to the mountain is more dangerous than skiing, and then talking about ways momskeez can avoid 22 when going to the True, and avoiding 22 is the safest thing you can do on 4 wheels. You don't have to explain I'm the king of threadjacks. I started the thread, I can jack it where I want to! Also, it was meta-topical since we were saying that driving to the mountain is more dangerous than skiing, and then talking about ways momskeez can avoid 22 when going to the True, and avoiding 22 is the safest thing you can do on 4 wheels. You ski blue yesterday or today?? Edited January 29, 2017 by GrilledSteezeSandwich Quote
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