German snowboarder stranded downloading on a lift
A German snowboarder was rescued after being stranded 10m above the ski piste on a closed chair lift in the Hochzillertal, Tirol, Austria. He used euro notes and the paper and plastic contents of his pockets to create fire signals that were eventually seen by piste grooming staff. He is apparently speaking to lawyers right now about taking action against the cable car company. It has been reported that he allegedly downloaded on chairlift that was restricted to uphill passengers and has embarked on his journey without the knowledge or authorisation of the lift staff. Very smart to get rescued, not as smart getting stranded? In North America this would surely mean a payout, no matter how negligent the individual - Europe is very different and Austria maybe even more so - vive la différence!
I read this article in the paper & apparently he used his military training experience to keep warm & survive , but if he is anything more than a private I,d be surprised. Another question is why did he even bother to take the snowboard up the mountain if he wasn’t going to use it to go down the mountain.
Snowboarders are strange!
I think its good that he won’t get any money…shows that you should do what the “lifteler” (lift staff) tells you to do
Hi John, in my surfing days I once saw a performance surf board screwed down on top of a VW Beetle - by the looks of the screws it was there for the long haul. Maybe this guy had similar views as to how sports gear should be used and displayed. He should have lit the bindings and then the board - he would have been very comfortable on the lift. This would also have enabled him to look again at his vehicle for descending a mountain although in this case that certainly wasn’t non-mechanised.
Thanks for the contribution Kathrin, I have seen many Germans on the snow, maybe it was a better option to actually download with the lift?
are you sure you’re not just upset about the penalty shoot outs
Possibly:) At least the Germans took Right Said Fred and made them their own. This was a great cultural contribution for the rest of the world - they did the same with the Hof. When these ‘artists’ realised their fame and fortune was assured in Germany the rest of the world was certainly spared further torment.