Video of Ski line at Mammoth goes viral

[Demovictory9]

Link to tweet

[surfered]

1. Was the lift/gondola broken?

[Demovictory9]

2. The truth behind that viral video showing a long line at a Calif. ski resort

https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/mammoth-mountain-viral-video-20003516.php

[underpants]

4. 100 MPH winds at the summit

I’d seen the video. Thanks for the info.

[surfered]

8. Thanks for the clarification . That is no fun if they're in a spot they can't ski down.

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10. Would not want to have paid the $250 for a day's lift ticket and have that happen

[Demovictory9]

11. Yikes. Is that how much lift tickets cost?

[surfered]

12. According to the Mammoth web site. Vail is also $250 if you just show up.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. I used to think 15 minute wait lines were tough.......

[Turbineguy]

5. That's like the lines in the soviet union era.

[LakeArenal]

6. Yet many wouldn't stand in line to vote.

Also, economy must be good to afford skiing.

[bluestateboomer]

7. As usual, the truth is more nuanced than the viral post.

Folks don't really do nuance anymore. Gotta get the posting up quick for the clicks.

[Skittles]

9. could you....clue us in?

it does seem ridiculous to me

[bluestateboomer]

13. The article linked.

According to the article, "The video, which was apparently first published by Instagram user Jake Baisley, was shot on Dec. 14 when Mammoth was experiencing significant wind with gusts as high as 100 miles per hour on the summit, according to Mammoth Mountain spokesperson Emily van Greuning, and when the majority of the mountain’s lifts were closed." The video took place when there was one lift still running at the Canyon base area, and “everyone funneled into this line,”. "But less than an hour later, even the lift with the monstrous line shut down." It seems a prudent action to me. You probably wouldn't want folks hanging below a cable in high wind conditions. Maybe they should have someone ski down the line shouting, "GO HOME!" But under the circumstances, the situation doesn't seem to warrant the attention it got. IMHOP

[Skittles]

14. jeez

honestly, it still seems ridiculous to me, lining up for that

[Lifeafter70]

15. 100 mph winds at the summit

So only one lower lift was safe to run

[Dem2theMax]

16. I used to work at Mammoth. Chair 4, which no longer survives.

If the wind got to 70 mph, we had to shut down.
Only happened once. And I happened to be working the top of the lift that day. The only way down was; walk, get lucky and have somebody come by in a snowmobile, or toboggan, by way of Ski Patrol. You don't want the third one, bumpy ride. And of course that's what I got.

Chair 4 was a pretty quiet area. I can easily see what happened in the video, happening in any high traffic area on the mountain.

[ailsagirl]

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