by Fat SAM » Mon Aug 09, 2004 1:14 pm
I worked at Mt. Rose for a couple years in a row and we had a lot of problems with over aggressive, petit bourgoisie with Yukons/Sequoias/Tahoes (and other ironically named earth killing vehicles) in the parking lot and the most expensive brand new equipment on their feet. This type of skier/snowboarder feels that it is his/her right to cut off/push down/attack with pole (actually happened - to me!)/run over skis/cut in line/barge jumps etc....The mountain variety of "yahoo".
The lifties and the ski patrol and a particularly aggressive and spun out ski instructor got together one morning before the mountain opened and we were all talking about these people and how to control them. What we came up with was paint ball guns with day glo paint for high visibility. It must be a lower body shot on a mountain, because jackets can be shed or changed. Mark one is a warning to others. You see the glowing booty, you know who's coming. Mark two is out.
At Burning Man, this would be particularly effective, as a number of people are wearing no clothes - hmm....clothes can be added....Guess we'd have to be watching out for people rubbing their very, very, very sore nether regions.
Thanks to Addis, I had more free time.