If you ski out of bounds or on closed trails and get caught do they really pull your pass?

Question

i have a seasons pass a mountain in NH and i was wondering if they really did pull people's pass for skiing out of bounds

Answer 1

It all depends on the area and the seriousness of the offense.  Where I ski if you are out of bounds in one direction, it could be jail time, or a search and rescue that could take several days and could cost you your legs. Yet out of bounds to the other side of the area would just mean a warning.  One side for the jail time is prone to cause slides onto the highway, the remote back country is 50 miles in 3 directions before you find another road, the warning is for trespassing onto someones front yard.

Answer 2

**3 clips on pass before they take it is standard

(if you work for the resort they will "red line" or suspend it for a week or so.)

**play dumb and scarred if you get caught

("Oh thank god I'm lost save me!!")

**most resorts have access gates to legal backcountry

(because it is off the ski area, if you get lost the search and rescue will cost you)

**you can purchase a back country pass for $5 once a year

in January this will pay for one back country rescue

**or buy a fishing liscense for $25 one back country rescue is included

Answer 3

Here in Utah they "clip your corners".  If you get busted ducking a rope or cutting in line then they cut a corner off of your ski pass, lose 3 corners and your out.  Ive lost 2 in one season.  One was just stupid on my part, i ducked a rope only to find that there was a patroller behind a tree on the other side checkin the snow, and the 2nd wasnt my fault, i was trying to save a kid's ski (he fell and it unhooked from his boot and took off, which happens sometimes) and I had to go out of the rope to get it and while i was coming back in a patroller passed and decided he wanted to be a douchebag that day and wouldnt listen to my reason and just took me to the patrol hut and gave me a big lecture (what happens when you get your 2nd corner cut) clipped my corner, and told me nto to do it anymore.

@ the poster after me -

I dont think you can buy a backcountry pass, that wouldn't work and It was asked earlier on answers if that were possible, and the answer was no.  But I might be wrong and there might be certain resorts out there that allow it, but I dont know of any.

Answer 4

It depends on the ski area.  Where I ski, patrol will pull your pass for skiing out of bounds or in the woods if they catch you, but most places aren't that strict.  And they only normally pull lift tickets...if you have a season pass, they'll probably give you a few chances- they won't take a season pass for the first offense.

Answer 5

Depending on the attitude of the offender I will do anything from give a warning to clip the pass and kick his/her butt off of the mountain. It depends on the ability level of the offender, the reception I get when I bust someone, and my mood.

With season pass holders I usually look the other way if they are cool. If they cop an attitude I'll get them suspended for a week.

In my formative years I was often the subject of the angst of the ski patrol at several Pocono resorts and frequently had a corner cut off of my lift ticket. I never had one yanked totally.

In my 20s, in VT, I was nabbed twice. Once at Killington and once at Mt. Snow. Both times I was able to produce water, power bars, a lighter, firestarters, a compass, topographic map, trail map, and first-aid supplies. The patrollers at Killington gave me a warning and the guys at Snow escoretd me to the Patrol room where I was detained for five minutes. This allowed them enough time to change and then take me to the bar where I was thoroughly debriefed about my venture into their supposedly unknown stash.