The race for first chair can definitely get intense, especially on a powder day, but this skier absolutely took it too far causing the lift to stop in the process.
Colorado snowboarder Trailer Tom (Thomas Miller), who specializes in hunting down first chairs, captured this absurd moment at Keystone Resort. According to his explanation, snowflakes had only just started to fall, so there wasn’t much of a reason to rush for the chair. Yet this skier still tried to snake first chair, forcing the lifty to stop the lift.
The skier in question was already going to be on the first chair, so it’s not exactly clear why he so desperately wanted to get ahead. Greed seems to be the only real answer. Don’t snake chairs, don’t piss off the lifty.
