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I feel this man’s pain. I used to be so scared of T-Bar but thanks to Jeremy I can ride a T-Bar just fine now haha.
Ok, I understand how it must be frustrating for a Tbar lifty sometimes, but this guy is bloody useless. That first time he just let it fly into the guys nuts. He didnt help him at all!
But hte boarder is obviously stuffin up and trying to sit down, but help him and tell him what to do!
like at 0:57ish. WTF is he doing trying to load him if he isnt ready! And why was he trying to put the bar between his legs whilst standing behind him?
Tell him to stand back at the wooden plank, tell him what to do, and load him properly.
The boarder was a numpty too and couldnt slide after holding on either. Both at fault, but if I was there I would have said something to the lifty. And why not just load with your friend?
The snowboarder needs a lesson, the lift needs to learn patience.
Either way, I appreciate the humour in this video and I am thankful it was filmed.
I can laugh because we’ve all been there before. I remember the first time I tried to get up a T-bar (in a lesson), and it was a nightmare haha. I eventually got up and was stoked. It was a powder day and the first time I got to ride Anton’s at Thredbo. This was probably 13 years ago now. The memories are still vivid.
but thanks to Jeremy I can ride a T-Bar just fine now haha.
That just put a big smile on my face.
The snowboarder needs a lesson, the lift needs to learn patience.
Either way, I appreciate the humour in this video and I am thankful it was filmed.
I can laugh because we’ve all been there before. I remember the first time I tried to get up a T-bar (in a lesson), and it was a nightmare haha. I eventually got up and was stoked. It was a powder day and the first time I got to ride Anton’s at Thredbo. This was probably 13 years ago now. The memories are still vivid.
Yeh, its always a laugh when it happens. Especially at the Shred when everyone laughs at you and throws snowballs to make it happen
Nothin worse than fallin off a T-Bar!!!!!
Well, maybe off a chair lift????? But I haven’t done that yet!!!!!
You know what, I just remembered how I almost KILLED myself riding a t-bar a couple of years ago (I blame Michelle). We were riding the t-bar together, something happened and we fell off right at the top of the steepest part of the trail. I took a second to make sure she was alright. Next thing I know I’m bombing down the t-bar trail, switch, with my front foot unstrapped, and rocks flanking the trail on both sides. I’m kinda half sitting on the snowboard too, so I couldn’t get up to make a turn or anything. Came so close to taking out the people coming up behind us (literally scraped past them). Seriously bombing it, out of control, straight down the t-bar path, headed straight for a massive boulder. With no options left, I used my head as an anchor and buried it into the snow. It gave me a massive bruise and scrape on my face, but I came to a stop just before I would have gone crashing into the rocks.
I remember the first time I went to the snow ( You’ve all seen the pictures of my 80’s most sexiest skier alive pose), and me and Mrs Miz clipped on the skis (Smiggins, the T-Bar that goes up to the top?????) as we were lookin at all the “idiots” doin the lame lessons at the base!!!!!
There was no way that I was gonna participate in that crap, so we shuffled over to the T-Bar and waited in line!!!!!
No problem whatsoever!!!!! Got the bar behind the arse, and off we went, a little bit out of control but no problems whatsoever!!!!!
Then we came to the offload point!!!!!
As I ditched the Bar, I seemed to lose my forward momentum, and gain some rapid sideways momentum!!!!!
Next thing, I’m like a Christmas Beetle on its back, with a Lifty helpfully yellin for me to get the fuck outta the way!!!!!
Took us about 30mins to get down to the Pub, a lot of it ridin backwards and into the bushes, rocks, etc, and that was my “Skiing Experience” for the weekend!!!!!
The rest was spent gettin blind!!!!!
Whenever there’s talk about lifts, this one always comes to mind!!!!!
And why not just load with your friend?
This!!!!
Thanks K2 for riding Antons with me at the Shred!
@K2: Sometimes your friend doesn’t want to share the embarassment of your falling ahaha
Whenever there’s talk about lifts, this one always comes to mind!!!!!
Still the greatest video of all time.
@K2: Sometimes your friend doesn’t want to share the embarassment of your falling ahaha
Or sometimes he just wants to film you making an idiot of of yourself.
* Valid reason by the way.
Whenever there’s talk about lifts, this one always comes to mind!!!!!
Still the greatest video of all time.
yep haha nothing will ever beat this!
Crap lifty.
It’s one thing to suck at a new sport you’re trying, but sucking at your job because you’re too lazy is worse.