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Results of tubing after hours

2012 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

(Another bright idea)

CALGARY - A 27-year-old Calgary man died early Tuesday after tubing down a closed run on Kicking Horse Mountain after hours.

Jordan Petrovics, spokesman with the resort in Golden, B.C., about 270 km west of Calgary, said the man was with a group of people that had hiked about a kilometre up a ski run on the lower mountain to go sliding at about 1 a.m., when the resort was closed.

He said they had walked up the mountain past five lift towers of the Catamount chair.

"This was on a regularly groomed ski run, at night time and the individuals were on the resort when it was closed," he said.

The man crashed into a post at the bottom of the hill while on an inner tube, equipment that doesn't belong to the resort and in an area that was outside of its designated tubing park, which Petrovics said has risk management procedures in place when in operation.

Security personnel were notified and attended the scene along with B.C. Ambulance Service and RCMP.

Golden RCMP said an off-duty emergency room nurse was also on scene within minutes to help, along with family members.

The man was taken to hospital in Golden where he later died.

Kicking Horse Mountain Resort does not permit skiing or tobogganing at night, nor does it allow sliding on the ski trails.

Petrovics said the resort has security staff on the mountain but the group went undetected.

"We have security officers on the resort, but...we can't have anyone standing out there all night," he said.

"We have procedures in place to regularly check all areas that public frequent.

"The individuals made their way up the mountain after regular operating hours."

He said the resort extends its sympathies to the family and friends of those involved.

"Right now our thoughts go out to the family involved," he said.

Golden RCMP is working with Kicking Horse Mountain Resort to conduct an accident investigation.

The victim's name is not being released at the family's request.

Submitted on 12/28/2011

Submitted by: Caroline
Reference: http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/12/27/calgary-man-dies-after-tubing-after-hours

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James said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I was going to toss this, but then it occurred to me that this incident occurred AT NIGHT on a groomed (read: slick) ski run. It seems that the faster one is going and the less the visibility, the more likely a post will be there to put a sudden (and permanent) end to the fun. NOT smart! Thanks, Caroline!


Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
Sorry, Caroline, but this just doesn't say 'Darwin' to me. The other moderators may differ. Thanks anyway, and submit again!


Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
I'm afraid I'm with Candi on this one. We have lots of more egregious examples of stupidity with sleds/tubes/toboggans in the archives, such as idiots getting pulled behind cars on highways. Thanks just the same, Caroline.


Shadow said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
As bruce said, we have had people doing stupider acts and so i agree, keep submitting though!


Tracy said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
Sorry - I'm with the others on this. Thanks for your submission though


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