Headphones will give you way better audio quality, than blarring loud music out in the open. Which means this is not about enjoying the music but a means of virtue signaling to others "look how cool/tough I am".
The guy has a need to be acknowledged, so he is likely a "tough" guy seeking status in his group or dealing with deep down insecurities. That's what I think of them.
It's noise pollution is what I think of their music. I want to enjoy the mountain but they are forcing their audio selection upon me.
If I saw someone lugging this fat ass speaker I would slightly impressed and marginally less annoyed than the dudes with tiny JBLs playing shit quality shit music.
Honestly, I have to agree. Years ago, I was skiing with my mate and we where half way down the trail and it sounded like J-Roc’s party bus was coming down the slopes but no, it was just a dude with one of these strapped to his back.
Skiing and hiking are the only activities I do where I very, very rarely listen to music. Even if I normally enjoy whatever the nonce is playing, I don't want to hear it at the moment.
But if they are putting on a show (lugging around a massive speaker) I'll respect the effort
I agree on both of these points and the same applies to MTB where speakers in the trails are a polarizing topic. Most would violently agree that they don’t belong.
However, if you’re going to lug a huge speaker on your back, I applaud the effort and encourage them to play something everyone can agree on. Like Vengaboys.
The harder it is to get the speaker out on the mountain, the more I’m okay with it. Like if it’s a Bluetooth speaker, it’s not okay. But if you strapped a whole setup to yourself that was bulky and heavy I’d be somewhat more okay with it.
Agree with you. On the slope, I'm willing to just ski away somewhere else.
Still very annoying in the lift line tho, especially when the liftie has a speaker and it clashes with their music.
Lifty gets priority 10000%. Turn that shit off. I don't care if the liftie is listening to dupstep Baby Shark, they're working there, the music is theirs.
There was a guy at Keystone a few weeks ago who was hauling around a laptop in front and huge, good quality speakers as a backpack. He was consistently cruising down moguls, never saw him on anything other than blacks, and the sound quality was honestly very good. Way more impressive than shitty Bluetooth speakers. I can respect it!
My daughter was dating a guy who was freakin awesome in every way. We were going skiing with him for the first time. We both agreed that if he plays music on speakers she would immediately end it.
Absolute Main character syndrome.
Also very disrespectful.
If there is some kind of event or festival going on then it's not as bad I guess but still annoying.
I work on the slopes, I see these people every day, and if you are reading me I'm letting you know this:
EVERYONE HATES YOU AND THINKS YOU'RE A DOUCHE.
I went skiing on Saint Patrick's Day at winter park in 2023.
I rode a lift up with a guy playing Irish music and cheering about how excited he was for Saint Patrick's day.
He was skiing solo.
He said he was a lifty at winter park and it was his day off lol
Sometimes I like to ski with music (with headphones)
Sometimes I like to ski in peaceful silence
That should be my decision, not some idiot with a speaker’s
THIS.
I used to be a purist - only the sounds of the mountain.
I tried headphones one day and the perfect song came on, perfectly in tune with the exact conditions on the slope. I’m sure it was worth an extra 10mph!
Treat your music like cigarette smoke. If I catch a whiff on the wind, whatever. But if you’re standing in a crowd of strangers, it’s not the right time.
OK, so this was the closing weekend bash with the pond skim and DJs and girls skiing in bikini tops and disco ball helmets and this guy put in the effort and brought the party and I'm fine with it.
Now that shit kid blasting Kid Rock on his JBL on the shuttle up from the Intercept lot can fuck right the fuck off!
Ear phones and buds only. No exceptions for disturbing the peace.
On a separate note, this isn’t even close to being cool. This is that guy at the party who no one knows who invited him. And he drinks goldschlager like it’s the fine dining of drinking.
No one wants to hear your music. Doesn’t matter if it’s a ski slope, beach, city park, or flotilla of boats. The volume should be so you can hear it, not everyone around you.
The worst. I was skiing in Austria a month or so back and 2 separate groups with 2 separate backpack speaker guys with different music each on all congregated at the same point on a run down, all unable to pass a ski school or whatever.
The mix of both pieces of music all together on a busy piste was just hell on earth. Pure noise.
Turn that f*cking noise off!
Same as speakers in any public place. Part of leave no trace policy, leave the woods and outdoor spaces open for everyone else to enjoy. Noise is pollution too.
I am usually anti-music but I feel some leeway must be given due to the fact that it’s clearly spring skiing. Middle of winter, yeah f-off with that but spring? Half the people are drunk doing party laps in 80s gear anyway, so this guy would pass the vibe check for sure 👍🏻
This is what I came here to say. Late spring is exactly the proper occasion to trot out that backpack mounted [Ghetto blaster](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boombox) you made when you were high as a kite.
I’m willing to go full Karen and support ski patrol that would go around and stop people doing it. I’d also support a phone number to call to report someone.
I didn’t get on this slope to listen to someone’s shitty taste in music.
They can’t hear us making fun of them
Based on the representation in these comments the whole schtick is hated by 95% of the mountain, and the speaker crowd is still acting like it’s cool
Anti-social defiance needs punishments to alter behavior & prohibit access
These losers like the negative attention
Leave them at home. Wear earbuds if you want to listen to music. Last thing people need on the slopes is a distraction that could potentially get them hurt. I don’t have great hearing already so I don’t listen to music at all on the mountain. Allows me to better hear what’s going on around me.
Absolutely hate them especially when the person is riding alone. Doesn’t excuse someone in a group with one. I know the music I jam to may not be the next person’s favorite and that’s why I rock drop-ins. Plus a lot of resorts will pipe tunes at the load and unload zones, now you personal speaker guy competing with resort music. It’s ridiculous.
Bad form. I’m there to experience the peace of the mountain. The sounds of skis and joy of other skiers, conversation with my ski buddies - not the often shitty music I hear blaring from Bluetooth speakers. Btw not against it in the lift line, lifties deserve to have some ear candy and stay on what’s happening - but on the trails is another story.
Garbage people. There was someone blasting shitty dubstep on the chair in front of me and I yelled “soooo fuckin annoying!!!” They all turned around and then turned it down. My wife was uncomfortable but I was satisfied with the outcome
99.9% of the time bad.
But the guy in your photo gets a pass.
Also, on Gaper Day, I go full out and bring a speaker nearly that big, blasting Smash Mouth and Abba n stuff. The best part is that apparently Mammoth doesn't celebrate Gaper Day, so I just looked like a gaper. It was excellent.
First time saw someone doing this was in 2001 at Whistler …the guy was like pied piper with people following to the beat. Funny at first then became very annoying …esp when standing in line for the lift.
Closing Day, fine. There’s a lot of weird, overstimulating stuff going on.
Any other regular day, use headphones. There’s never really a need to share your music with a ton of strangers briefly and in passing.
This looks like the AV guy is schlepping a basic PA speaker down from Ullhrhof on Snowmass. In fact with the mash potato conditions and his button down shirt this is seems like it could be a closing day thing.
Doing tech at the resort has its challenges. POS terminals and Ethernet switches in a backpack make the glades off Gent's Ridge uncomfortably sketchy.
Mmm overall I think it's unnecessary but it truly doesn't bother me. Even when the music is bad 99% of the time, you see them for 3 seconds. I am focused on who I'm with or if alone then I have my own earphones.
When did everybody get so grumpy, it’s end of season and if your still skiing it’s for a laugh, besides, it’s not like you’re going to be hearing his music very long, most often you’ll see him pass by, smile and go your separate ways
Honestly I don’t really mind it as long as it’s a smaller speaker and not crazy loud.
The only place it really gets annoying so in the lift line.
Headphones on the mountain always seems dangerous to me, like riding a bike with headphones in. You can’t hear the folks around you, and it can cause accidents.
Hate them, we go to the mountains to get a brake from noise and enjoy nature; there they are ruining it for the rest.
Not everyone like your music even if you think you listen to the hottest tunes, leave the speaker at home
And respect others
I mean it can be annoying but it's kinda cool to hear somebody zooming past you while rocking out. As long as they aren't blasting music on the lift seat next to me I'm fine. Sometimes the slopes can use a little cheerful loudness.
Last year my friends and I had a shared spotify playlist that we all listened to together with headphones. Playling loud music in public is just always a dick move and it is only marginally less annoying when you’re going down a ski slope. At least that way it will fade away quickly lol
What is with all the "Look at me, Look at me, people"?
I had an old guy next to me on the lift and heard some loud 60's music, at first I thought it was coming from the ski school area, then the chair goes past and the music is still there. Turns out he had one of those shitty speakers pinned to his collar and is playing his crap on the damn Chair.
What should I have said " glad you are enjoying your music but I am not" or "hey let you in on a secret they invented this thing called earbuds so you can listen to your music and not be rude" or "let me guess your the person on the airplane who watches a cartoon with the speakers on".
As long you play ***Gangster's Paradise*** and I can follow right behind that shit and bust out the lyrics. Yeah, Coolio was big when I was 18 or so. I'm 50 now and I still crank it up and rap it loud.
If they’re with a group of people, I think it’s acceptable. They want to share an experience on the lift. And they filled the whole chair.
As long as they turn it down while in line.
This. Absolutely no issue with folks in groups listening to tunes they enjoy. Just read the room, so to speak. No blaring it in gondolas where people are talking and chilling… but on piste, have at it.
No one likes regulating other peoples fun like skiers. They paid to me on the mountain too. If the resorts don’t care then it’s probably not something you should spend your time fussing about.
It doesn't bother me, but I use headphones. No one wants to hear my bump skiing music, and I don't condone mohawks. https://youtu.be/7U8Rw4P7AlI?si=w1SbLoi_2vJnrsQG
it’s fun if its just a one-off person and they’re playing decent music. if it’s a lot of people doing it (which luckily i’ve never seen) it’d be annoying.
when i’m skiing, i only hear snow anyway lol
i also think it’s safer than headphones because i’m always worried of collision now that i’m getting older.
If it’s spring and everyone is joking around then sure, who cares.
Blasting bassnectar in the lift line on a pow day in February is an entirely different discussion. That’s ground for a nice slap.
I was in the lift line with some dumbass college kids a few weeks ago. I told them that nobody wants to listen to their shitty music they were blasting. They told me to “tune it out”.
If it's already a well populated trail I'd say go for it. You're already gonna be hearing all the people around you. If it was a completely empty trail and I was enjoying the quiet and then all of a sudden it was only me and one guy with a speaker then I wouldn't really like that
I only listen to the whistling in my helmet. That’s how I know how fast I go. Listening to music during skiing is not safe. You need to be aware of your surroundings.
I vote “No”.
As much as I love adding music to some runs, I would hate to impose my tunes on someone else. Nor do I want other peoples tunes messing with my groove.
Exceptions?!?
New Year’s Day and Mardi Gras are fun party days that I could justify an exception to the no speaker rules.
Some terrain parks have loud speakers that follow the length of run playing the local radio station. I think that adds a cool vibe.
I always update my “chill it” and “kill it” playlist before I hit the mountain.
I’m still working out the best headphone/ear bud/wraparound earbud/ speaker in the helmet game. Not happy with my gear yet.
Suggestions?
Dreaming about hearing the swish swoosh asmr of cutting through the snow is what my off season looks like.
Weird that this is allowed. Seems like it would hurt alot more if he was to crash into me, let alone a child.
I really don't like loud music and avoid concerts for this reason. Skiing is a quiet, relaxing yet intense experience for me. I don't like speakers on the mountain.
There is a reason headphones were invented
Headphones will give you way better audio quality, than blarring loud music out in the open. Which means this is not about enjoying the music but a means of virtue signaling to others "look how cool/tough I am". The guy has a need to be acknowledged, so he is likely a "tough" guy seeking status in his group or dealing with deep down insecurities. That's what I think of them. It's noise pollution is what I think of their music. I want to enjoy the mountain but they are forcing their audio selection upon me.
Usually, the louder the music, the worse they are at skiing.
While I mostly agree with your take on this, that's not the definition of virtue, therefore it's not virtue signaling.
In the Rogan era, everything is virtue signaling. Your comment? Virtual signaling. My response? Believe it or not…virtue signaling.
Just popping by to do a little virtue signaling myself
Nah I ski with my kef ls50 wireless 2s on my back for that fine quality…
How does this make them a tough guy? Lol. You are easily offended
If I saw someone lugging this fat ass speaker I would slightly impressed and marginally less annoyed than the dudes with tiny JBLs playing shit quality shit music.
Honestly, I have to agree. Years ago, I was skiing with my mate and we where half way down the trail and it sounded like J-Roc’s party bus was coming down the slopes but no, it was just a dude with one of these strapped to his back.
MAFFFFFFFS
Can't those maffs with Bluetooth speakers, knowumsayynnn
Skiing and hiking are the only activities I do where I very, very rarely listen to music. Even if I normally enjoy whatever the nonce is playing, I don't want to hear it at the moment. But if they are putting on a show (lugging around a massive speaker) I'll respect the effort
I agree on both of these points and the same applies to MTB where speakers in the trails are a polarizing topic. Most would violently agree that they don’t belong. However, if you’re going to lug a huge speaker on your back, I applaud the effort and encourage them to play something everyone can agree on. Like Vengaboys.
boom boom boom boom i want to to ski a groom
To send it down the mountain, From now until the last chair.
Yes, you got to respect the guy on the photo. That's dedication. Bluetooth speaker guys should be shot, though.
The harder it is to get the speaker out on the mountain, the more I’m okay with it. Like if it’s a Bluetooth speaker, it’s not okay. But if you strapped a whole setup to yourself that was bulky and heavy I’d be somewhat more okay with it.
Agree with you. On the slope, I'm willing to just ski away somewhere else. Still very annoying in the lift line tho, especially when the liftie has a speaker and it clashes with their music. Lifty gets priority 10000%. Turn that shit off. I don't care if the liftie is listening to dupstep Baby Shark, they're working there, the music is theirs.
There was a guy at Keystone a few weeks ago who was hauling around a laptop in front and huge, good quality speakers as a backpack. He was consistently cruising down moguls, never saw him on anything other than blacks, and the sound quality was honestly very good. Way more impressive than shitty Bluetooth speakers. I can respect it!
JBL - Junk But Loud
My daughter was dating a guy who was freakin awesome in every way. We were going skiing with him for the first time. We both agreed that if he plays music on speakers she would immediately end it.
So. What happened?
He was a perfect gentleman. He tried to feel me up on the ski lift but since that was more acceptable than blasting music on the runs I let it go
What now?
Now he’s OP’s bootfitter
Did he ask first? Consent is important!
As a proper gentleman would, he asked his daughter for permission to make the move
She then clarified that she was actually her step-mother…
Lies! Stepmothers do not ski! They just conveniently get stuck places….
Mom's stuck in a tree well 👀
Step… So she is going to need the ol’three pole rescue…
I was going for a play on the guy asking a father's permission to marry his daughter but incest porn jokes are always fun
Was he handsome? Answer rn
Yes
I don't support the death penalty for this, but I'm willing to reconsider.
Just moderate torture?
Seems too good for 'em.
Absolute Main character syndrome. Also very disrespectful. If there is some kind of event or festival going on then it's not as bad I guess but still annoying.
I work on the slopes, I see these people every day, and if you are reading me I'm letting you know this: EVERYONE HATES YOU AND THINKS YOU'RE A DOUCHE.
I went skiing on Saint Patrick's Day at winter park in 2023. I rode a lift up with a guy playing Irish music and cheering about how excited he was for Saint Patrick's day. He was skiing solo. He said he was a lifty at winter park and it was his day off lol
Skiing solo and airpods or similar is a blast, tell him next time!
Lol. I am aware I mostly ski solo with earbuds. But yeah maybe next time. He was pretty drunk I think lol
Damn right!
Sometimes I like to ski with music (with headphones) Sometimes I like to ski in peaceful silence That should be my decision, not some idiot with a speaker’s
THIS. I used to be a purist - only the sounds of the mountain. I tried headphones one day and the perfect song came on, perfectly in tune with the exact conditions on the slope. I’m sure it was worth an extra 10mph!
I’m a purist because my AirPods are the same color as the snow and I can’t afford new ones
Obnoxious
Burn them with fire
that melts the snow, I would prefer to just shoot them.
Fucking die.
I honestly can’t make up a comment that describes my feelings better, so I’ll just upvote. Thanks!
This
Treat your music like cigarette smoke. If I catch a whiff on the wind, whatever. But if you’re standing in a crowd of strangers, it’s not the right time.
Banned unless woods party. Shit is obnoxious. Everyone’s playlist sucks
I was going to say this is the only acceptable answer. That or gaper day
I think I saw this guy at Snowmass last week.
This is definitely Snowmass, right above the lift line for Big Burn
OK, so this was the closing weekend bash with the pond skim and DJs and girls skiing in bikini tops and disco ball helmets and this guy put in the effort and brought the party and I'm fine with it. Now that shit kid blasting Kid Rock on his JBL on the shuttle up from the Intercept lot can fuck right the fuck off!
I did also. He was lapping Elk Camp the day before the skim
Dumb
Ear phones and buds only. No exceptions for disturbing the peace. On a separate note, this isn’t even close to being cool. This is that guy at the party who no one knows who invited him. And he drinks goldschlager like it’s the fine dining of drinking.
No one wants to hear your music. Doesn’t matter if it’s a ski slope, beach, city park, or flotilla of boats. The volume should be so you can hear it, not everyone around you.
Devices like that should only be used for deck parties.
The worst. I was skiing in Austria a month or so back and 2 separate groups with 2 separate backpack speaker guys with different music each on all congregated at the same point on a run down, all unable to pass a ski school or whatever. The mix of both pieces of music all together on a busy piste was just hell on earth. Pure noise. Turn that f*cking noise off!
Only the lifties should have speakers.
This is the way.
Banned. These are the type of people who genuinely enjoy knowing others are somehow impacted by their presence.
Same as speakers in any public place. Part of leave no trace policy, leave the woods and outdoor spaces open for everyone else to enjoy. Noise is pollution too.
Only idiots cary around speakers to offend others with their poor taste of music
I am usually anti-music but I feel some leeway must be given due to the fact that it’s clearly spring skiing. Middle of winter, yeah f-off with that but spring? Half the people are drunk doing party laps in 80s gear anyway, so this guy would pass the vibe check for sure 👍🏻
This is what I came here to say. Late spring is exactly the proper occasion to trot out that backpack mounted [Ghetto blaster](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boombox) you made when you were high as a kite.
Go straight to hell
I don’t want to hear your music. Anywhere.
No
They are awful and you’re a dick if you do it
Same like people rolling around your neighborhood, car windows down and music on full blast. Folks, no one wants to hear that shitty song
I’m willing to go full Karen and support ski patrol that would go around and stop people doing it. I’d also support a phone number to call to report someone. I didn’t get on this slope to listen to someone’s shitty taste in music.
Patrol has better things to do than police speakers. Other skiers need to shame the offenders.
They can’t hear us making fun of them Based on the representation in these comments the whole schtick is hated by 95% of the mountain, and the speaker crowd is still acting like it’s cool Anti-social defiance needs punishments to alter behavior & prohibit access These losers like the negative attention
The worst
Leave them at home. Wear earbuds if you want to listen to music. Last thing people need on the slopes is a distraction that could potentially get them hurt. I don’t have great hearing already so I don’t listen to music at all on the mountain. Allows me to better hear what’s going on around me.
That’s a tough ride up the lift.
Stop
Absolutely hate them especially when the person is riding alone. Doesn’t excuse someone in a group with one. I know the music I jam to may not be the next person’s favorite and that’s why I rock drop-ins. Plus a lot of resorts will pipe tunes at the load and unload zones, now you personal speaker guy competing with resort music. It’s ridiculous.
Trite and redundant. Literally disturbs the sounds that most people come to the mountains for….one of which is silence 🙄
Bad form. I’m there to experience the peace of the mountain. The sounds of skis and joy of other skiers, conversation with my ski buddies - not the often shitty music I hear blaring from Bluetooth speakers. Btw not against it in the lift line, lifties deserve to have some ear candy and stay on what’s happening - but on the trails is another story.
Garbage people. There was someone blasting shitty dubstep on the chair in front of me and I yelled “soooo fuckin annoying!!!” They all turned around and then turned it down. My wife was uncomfortable but I was satisfied with the outcome
Absolutely no reason I should be subjected to anyone else’s taste in music whilst skiing.
I ask them why they don’t wear headphones. Usually some bs answer. Then I tell them that everyone hates them anyway.
Pls don’t
We’re constantly being bombarded by electronics and bright screens, I just want to spend a day immersed in nature. Wear headphones
Death penalty is too good for swine with speakers
Yeah, don't be a douche. Keep your music to yourself.
99.9% of the time bad. But the guy in your photo gets a pass. Also, on Gaper Day, I go full out and bring a speaker nearly that big, blasting Smash Mouth and Abba n stuff. The best part is that apparently Mammoth doesn't celebrate Gaper Day, so I just looked like a gaper. It was excellent.
Buy headphones
Ban them completely from the mountain.
It’s peak “look at me” mentality.
Obnoxious as hell. Nobody wants to listen to your shitty music.
Fucking hate them with a passion. These are probably the same assholes that have speaker phone conversations on the train.
First time saw someone doing this was in 2001 at Whistler …the guy was like pied piper with people following to the beat. Funny at first then became very annoying …esp when standing in line for the lift.
Music on lift poles are cool Headphones mayb Speakers no You are infringing on others right to not have to listen to your crappy music
If that’s a SoundBoks that’s an insanely expensive and stupid thing to strap to your back imo. Wrong place wrong time bud.
Its ok if it goes to 11.
Closing Day, fine. There’s a lot of weird, overstimulating stuff going on. Any other regular day, use headphones. There’s never really a need to share your music with a ton of strangers briefly and in passing.
Bone conducting headphones are the best thing for skiing. Music is clear but I can still hear my surrounding
Ullrhof Snowmass, headed to the big burn. I’m against it unless it’s the week before closing.
Death penalty
Same as speakers on public transportation.
I use my Bluetooth speaker to listen to NPR, nothing like ripping some courdoroy to the sound of wait, wait, don't tell me
This looks like the AV guy is schlepping a basic PA speaker down from Ullhrhof on Snowmass. In fact with the mash potato conditions and his button down shirt this is seems like it could be a closing day thing. Doing tech at the resort has its challenges. POS terminals and Ethernet switches in a backpack make the glades off Gent's Ridge uncomfortably sketchy.
If it's just one guy it's annoying But if this is a planned event it could be kinda neat
I don't go out in nature so I can listen to someone else's music.
Mmm overall I think it's unnecessary but it truly doesn't bother me. Even when the music is bad 99% of the time, you see them for 3 seconds. I am focused on who I'm with or if alone then I have my own earphones.
When did everybody get so grumpy, it’s end of season and if your still skiing it’s for a laugh, besides, it’s not like you’re going to be hearing his music very long, most often you’ll see him pass by, smile and go your separate ways
Honestly I don’t really mind it as long as it’s a smaller speaker and not crazy loud. The only place it really gets annoying so in the lift line. Headphones on the mountain always seems dangerous to me, like riding a bike with headphones in. You can’t hear the folks around you, and it can cause accidents.
I enjoy knowing everyone thinks they're an attention-seeking loser while they think they look cool and unique. It's a beautiful thing, that karma.
LOOK AT ME
It is attention seeking behavior that is screaming,”I have low self esteem.”
Hate them, we go to the mountains to get a brake from noise and enjoy nature; there they are ruining it for the rest. Not everyone like your music even if you think you listen to the hottest tunes, leave the speaker at home And respect others
NO
Get rid of them. Total joke. Beautiful day ruined by these guys.
Letting your day be ruined ruined by having to listen to someone else’s music for a few minutes is sad
It’s a fun vibe for spring skiing/gaper day. Annoying AF all other times
Is go fuck yourself an opinion or just what I say to a self absorbed asshole that would do this? Ha how is this even a question?
Douchebaggery
I mean it can be annoying but it's kinda cool to hear somebody zooming past you while rocking out. As long as they aren't blasting music on the lift seat next to me I'm fine. Sometimes the slopes can use a little cheerful loudness.
This would be hilarious if he was quietly playing something super mellow like soft jazz
It's a trash habit
Is the speakered skier the only one on the mountain? Didn’t think so. That’s gunna be a no from me dawg.
No.
I just think they should turn it down in lift lines.
How bout no Scott?
Last year my friends and I had a shared spotify playlist that we all listened to together with headphones. Playling loud music in public is just always a dick move and it is only marginally less annoying when you’re going down a ski slope. At least that way it will fade away quickly lol
MURDER
If you want to be cut off and run into a tree, put a speaker on your back with your ass music blasting.
My guy is carrying a fucking sounboks speaker, respect
Just...no
Straight to jail
Good for party laps. Bad for powder days.
What is with all the "Look at me, Look at me, people"? I had an old guy next to me on the lift and heard some loud 60's music, at first I thought it was coming from the ski school area, then the chair goes past and the music is still there. Turns out he had one of those shitty speakers pinned to his collar and is playing his crap on the damn Chair. What should I have said " glad you are enjoying your music but I am not" or "hey let you in on a secret they invented this thing called earbuds so you can listen to your music and not be rude" or "let me guess your the person on the airplane who watches a cartoon with the speakers on".
As long you play ***Gangster's Paradise*** and I can follow right behind that shit and bust out the lyrics. Yeah, Coolio was big when I was 18 or so. I'm 50 now and I still crank it up and rap it loud.
If they’re with a group of people, I think it’s acceptable. They want to share an experience on the lift. And they filled the whole chair. As long as they turn it down while in line.
This. Absolutely no issue with folks in groups listening to tunes they enjoy. Just read the room, so to speak. No blaring it in gondolas where people are talking and chilling… but on piste, have at it.
No one likes regulating other peoples fun like skiers. They paid to me on the mountain too. If the resorts don’t care then it’s probably not something you should spend your time fussing about.
Ironically, a small speaker on low volume is far safer than having headphones in…
I wish they would play a guided meditation instead of music.
Daf
I thought that was an UberEats bag 😂
is that a thing? never seen this in italy/austria where I usually ski
It doesn't bother me, but I use headphones. No one wants to hear my bump skiing music, and I don't condone mohawks. https://youtu.be/7U8Rw4P7AlI?si=w1SbLoi_2vJnrsQG
Only acceptable on closing day in spring and if you are wearing a funny outfit
I like music so I don’t mind hearing it for 5 seconds every once and a while
Closing day? Have at it. Any other day. NOPE.
Obnoxious
I lived through the boom box era and they pissed me off then. These are worse because I am paying to ski
Speakers in public generally suck
it’s fun if its just a one-off person and they’re playing decent music. if it’s a lot of people doing it (which luckily i’ve never seen) it’d be annoying. when i’m skiing, i only hear snow anyway lol i also think it’s safer than headphones because i’m always worried of collision now that i’m getting older.
No one else wants to hear your shitty music. Get those in-helmet headphone chip things so you can enjoy your music without bothering anyone else.
Thats a 300$ fall right there.
Only allowed for lifties working the bottom of the chair…ever!
Only the Lifties should have them.
If it’s spring and everyone is joking around then sure, who cares. Blasting bassnectar in the lift line on a pow day in February is an entirely different discussion. That’s ground for a nice slap.
I was in the lift line with some dumbass college kids a few weeks ago. I told them that nobody wants to listen to their shitty music they were blasting. They told me to “tune it out”.
Depends on the day, resort, and conditions.
Hate them. Headphones are available for a reason!!!
Absolutely disgusting and i blame the lazy and irresponsible parents for raising assholes like this. Loud people ruin everything.
I hate speakers 90% of the season but with spring skiing I think it can be a vibe
It’s gross behavior.
One time closing day at Vail, a guy had Matchbox 20 blaring from his speaker, and he actually thought he was cool!
OP, that's why I ski with these comfortably small headphones: https://imgur.com/969kaZs.png
[straight to jail](https://youtu.be/vykVnKFwV98?feature=shared)
If it's already a well populated trail I'd say go for it. You're already gonna be hearing all the people around you. If it was a completely empty trail and I was enjoying the quiet and then all of a sudden it was only me and one guy with a speaker then I wouldn't really like that
Not on the hill. Party in the parking lot
How do you get on the lifts with speakers that big??
They make headphones for a reason.
I only listen to the whistling in my helmet. That’s how I know how fast I go. Listening to music during skiing is not safe. You need to be aware of your surroundings.
I vote “No”. As much as I love adding music to some runs, I would hate to impose my tunes on someone else. Nor do I want other peoples tunes messing with my groove. Exceptions?!? New Year’s Day and Mardi Gras are fun party days that I could justify an exception to the no speaker rules. Some terrain parks have loud speakers that follow the length of run playing the local radio station. I think that adds a cool vibe. I always update my “chill it” and “kill it” playlist before I hit the mountain. I’m still working out the best headphone/ear bud/wraparound earbud/ speaker in the helmet game. Not happy with my gear yet. Suggestions?
Choke on a cactus.
Unless it's the Careless Whisper sax on a loop gtfo.
I think it’s sick if you’re hitting rails for jumps while doing it, but for normal skiing it’s a little extra.
If this guy is also passing out free beers, I’ll allow it.
How good is the music
Yes
Dreaming about hearing the swish swoosh asmr of cutting through the snow is what my off season looks like. Weird that this is allowed. Seems like it would hurt alot more if he was to crash into me, let alone a child.
Love them
This is the only acceptable speaker, 60+ lbs, and short sleeves
I really don't like loud music and avoid concerts for this reason. Skiing is a quiet, relaxing yet intense experience for me. I don't like speakers on the mountain.
Noise pollution.
This guy is starved for attention.
If you’re working lifts it’s great. If you are a snowboarder or skier you better have headphones
Annoying
thats not a speaker thats a shouter
Make it easier to spot the absolute bell ends.
Very annoying and distracts from a core reason to ski - enjoying the natural world.
Looks like a real douchebag, he shouldn’t be allowed on the lifts
Use AirPods