Mike R
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Up Against the Wall: Drunk skier fights for last run down the mountain
By ASHLEY DICKSON
Summit Daily News
Summit County, Co Colorado
April 15, 2008
Up Against the Wall
Up Against the Wall appears biweekly. All accounts are rewritten from Summit County law enforcement agency logs. Names are withheld for privacy; individuals are assumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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SUMMIT COUNTY — A lift attendant at a local resort called police when he noticed a drunk man fall off a chair lift flat onto his face.
Police approached the man, who was lying face down in the snow with blood pouring from his nose, and asked him if he needed assistance.
Apparently the man knew the police were aware of his drunken state and as he attempted to get back on his skis he replied, “It’s my last run. I’m not drinking anymore.”
Police informed the man that he would not be allowed to ski down the mountain due to his intoxication to which the man responded by spouting profanities and storming off.
At this point, a crowd of spectators began to circle around the skier and the officer, and adults and children were all able to bare witness to the drunk man running around, screaming profanities with blood pouring from his nose.
In an attempt to end the madness, the officer tried to stop the man from skiing down the hill by grabbing his waist, but the move was no match for the skier’s forward momentum which causes the officer to fall to the ground as the man skied over his hand.
The officer ignored the pain to chase down the skier and placed the man under arrest for Disorderly Conduct and Violating the Skier Safety Act.
While being transported to the Summit County Jail the man continued to yell, saying, “I just want my last run, man.”
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Ron_A
Reged: 09/12/07
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Loc: Boulder, CO
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So THAT'S how I woke up with a bloody nose yesterday!
I took what were likely my last turns on Monday, so I can sympathize with the guy...
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"The worst of all fears is the fear of living"
-T. Roosevelt.
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
Posts: 15302
Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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I dont wanna hear it...I've been done a week and I am NOT happy about it..typically out there I skied right up to the day before we leave for St Barts in June
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Ron_A
Reged: 09/12/07
Posts: 73
Loc: Boulder, CO
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That's a nice transition to make!
I always try to have a couple tailgating days at A-Basin in May or June, but have to assume I won't so I'm not disappointed!
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"The worst of all fears is the fear of living"
-T. Roosevelt.
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
Posts: 15302
Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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well living only 15 minutes from A Basin for 8 years lent it self to many many May and June days at "the beach"
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Ron_A
Reged: 09/12/07
Posts: 73
Loc: Boulder, CO
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I can imagine! I'm jealous!
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"The worst of all fears is the fear of living"
-T. Roosevelt.
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