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The shit this woman has to take is repulsive.
About twelve years ago I met her in Park City, where I lived at the time. I had no fucking clue who she was while we chatted on the lift line but she was very nice and was very excited to ski. I let her take the chair ahead of me and I got the next chair with a middle aged man (late forties+, so about ten years older than me at the time). He excitedly told me that she was Taylor Swift to which I replied something like “Oh, that’s cool. I’m not a country fan”. He kept yapping all the way up, taking pictures with his phone, etc. At the top he almost made me fall as he bolted from the chair. The poor woman got mobbed by a crowd that seem to.manifest out of thin air. I sat, strapped my foot in (snowboard), took my time, and the poor woman was still surrounded by crazies. She was so excited to ski. I know now she was about twenty but I thought she was ~15 because she was so giddy. I doubt she got to ride. I’m still grossed out by that scene all these years later and things have only gotten worse for her since.
I wish her the best.
Snowboarders like you are such chill dudes. I never was much of a skater as a kid tho I did pick up snowboarding. Last week I strapped my board again, it’s been at least 9 years, was nervous about it as I am not as flexible as I used to (am 38 now) and this kid comes up and says: “Huck Knife! Nice board dude!” Made my day. Made me loose my anxiety and learned that I still knew how to ride.
Why did you give her your lift? Werethey single chairs?
Quad. They were three (I assumed they were together) and I was the only snowboarder. I was starting out and getting off the lift on a tight situation was still not 100% for me, so I didn’t want to take them out. I still don’t like packed quads. High speed quads are better since they slow down on exit, but IIRC this one was a single speed. Also, on a packed quad I have to keep my leg twisted during the ride so that I don’t hit their skis with my board. To avoid that, I always ride all the way to the right.
tl;dr: I didn’t want to ride a packed lift and risk wiping out on exit.
Yeah packed quads suck especially if you’re on a board.
That’s kind of a side effect of trying to be famous though. It’s ridiculous to try and get your image out there and be recognized and then to be upset when you are out there and get recognized. Nio saying she was upset but that obviously getting mobbed with fandom comes with the territory of the industry you put yourself into for work.