Overcoming Fear: Ski Patrol Candidates Face the Toboggan Pull

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This was an epic day on the mountain at Brian Head! We had our candidates pull a toboggan with a live human being in it, it dumped snow almost all day, and most importantly it was Roberts birthday! Plus Robert eats one of Brian Head's world famous frozen microwave burritos!
I do not represent Brian Head Resort in these videos, they have guys and gals that do this for a living, I just do this for fun and to give you wonderful Snow People an idea of what Ski Patrol life is really like, at least from my perspective. If you have any questions let me know. I look forward to seeing you on the hill!
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@StacySalmans 9 месяцев назад

I remember my first run with a toboggan. Our director was riding, and we were going down chair 5 pole line. He was sitting up giving instructions and he said stop! I slammed on the breaks and stopped in a couple feet and turned around to see him looking like Frosty the Snowman. We all busted up, except Mike, he wasn't laughing....LOL But he put me on patrol. Fun times and memories. Happy Birthday Robert!

@skipatrollife-southernutah7805 9 месяцев назад

That's rad, we do the exact same thing. Lift line of 5 is pretty gnarly, the director clearly already had a lot of faith in you. Some of these memories are incredible, I love it.

@maxasaurus3008 Месяц назад

I don’t know why but I dig the helmet, a bunch!

@skipatrollife-southernutah7805 Месяц назад

@@maxasaurus3008 The red one? It's a Team Wendy helmet, definitely the best I've ever owned. I did quite a bit of research before I bought it. Thanks for your input.

@greduvsar 8 месяцев назад

Interesting to see you load your toboggans with handles out and not locked. Up in Washington where I patrol we are not allowed to have handles out for fear of it getting into the chair cable/bullwheel.

@samsumner2054 7 месяцев назад

We never allow the tail rope to drag in the snow, Otherwise. fun video.

@skipatrollife-southernutah7805 7 месяцев назад

We try not to either, but personally I have nearly wrecked myself trying to pick a dragging tail-gunner rope up after it was yanked out of my hands. You are right though, optimally it doesn't get dropped in the first place.

@DarylWard-b9c 9 месяцев назад

after 40 years plus on patrol, my biggest fear in toboggan training is being in the sled with a rookie. You never know what's going to happen. and I don't bounce like I used to.

@skipatrollife-southernutah7805 9 месяцев назад

That is the truth, I've had some scary rides both in the toboggan and pulling it. Probably the most difficult experience I had was being tail-gunner for a live extraction on Ingins, that was scary!

@brentbrooks4238 8 месяцев назад

We always use an experienced tail roper when a rookie is in the handles and loaded. Rookies often forget that they can drop the chain if needed.If I'm riding I am always prepared to bail if necessary.

@NolieRavioli 9 месяцев назад

ripper. happy birthday Robert say hello to mom and dad for me.

@fwblok836 5 месяцев назад

Steeper slope than before?? wtf was that before a flat surface? Why the need to explain to the lifty what’s going to happen? One would expect the lift to be stopped ski patrol and her stuff take their seat and lift starts again and goes to max speed.

@skipatrollife-southernutah7805 5 месяцев назад

This was only second week that we were open, it is always a good idea to make sure the Lift Operator knows what their part of loading a toboggan is, we used to generally load the lift while it's moving - since then we have had a change of SOP (standard operating procedure) that the lift will always be stopped while loading toboggans. I personally have always liked the lift to be moving but at a slower speed.

@frenchbrit5098 7 месяцев назад

I guess you guys don't do a transitional wedge when you change side slip direction.

@skipatrollife-southernutah7805 7 месяцев назад

Really it all depends on the situation. I have changed from sideslip to wedge to other direction sideslip in the past. My thoughts are that I'll change my stance as I need to based on snow conditions ie; groomed vs. powder/off piste and how tired my legs are getting.

@K_J_W1 9 месяцев назад

Be careful, that Candidate has no idea what she is talking about.

@skipatrollife-southernutah7805 9 месяцев назад

Hah! No way, she's awesome.

@allegraadams3037 9 месяцев назад

Advice for toboggan pulling?

@skipatrollife-southernutah7805 9 месяцев назад

Start off with an empty toboggan, a mellow hill but not too mellow, and a Patroller on tail gunner to help hold you back if needed. Really just getting used to the way a sled feels while it's trying to push you down the hill is key, that comes with practice and experience. I'd recommend volunteering to be what we call the "backer" or Patroller pulling the toboggan as often as you can to get comfortable with it as much as possible. Are you thinking of becoming a Ski Patroller, or are you already ready working at a ski resort?