Well, here's a once-in-a-lifetime shot for 'ya ;-) [Archive]

Picture North Carolina

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 08:02

... poor guy. :oops: Not the mention the fact because it was cold there was... well, never mind.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0106091vail1.html

stathunter

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 08:06

Ouch! Poor guy.

12mnkys

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 08:13

man...that sucks. How embarassing it must have been for him!

CanadianKitKat

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 08:42

OMG - poor guy. That must have been awful!

Village_Idiot

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 09:29

I can only do one thing right now...

HA HA HA HA HA HA!

jrm27

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 09:49

That's one of the joys of living up here... geez....

_Sim

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 09:58

I still can't get my head around how that possibly could have happened. If I were to win in 1 to 18,000,000 odds I'd hope it'd be for the lottery.

jgrussell

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 10:30

Oh. My.

golfecho

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 11:30

Yet again, another example of why you should always carry a camera with you . . .

heycow

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 11:33

I know he had a kid with him, and was probably distracted, but seriously, just glance down and make sure you're good to go BEFORE you sit...same rule applies to toilets, park benches and any form of public transportation...

Picture North Carolina

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 11:46

Yet again, another example of why you should always carry a camera with you . . .

Good point. Just this week I implemented a new personal rule - to have a camera with me at all times. I bought a factory refurb xti and hid it in the car.

Anybody know where I can find some skiers with their pants down around their ankles? :lol:

_Sim

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 11:53

sasee

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 11:57

wow, that would be very embarrassing, poor guy

Picture North Carolina

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 12:05

Don't you just know that when he returns to work somebody will have printed the pic and hung it on the bulletin board? Or worse than that, everybody in the office will have put it on their computers as their background wallpaper. :)

golfecho

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 14:04

I suspect that before any prints are "hung" on the wall, there may be some photo-shopping to the image, to add some . . . ah . . . "detail" to the pictures . . .:lol:

poloman

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 23:13

That poor guy will never..............never live that one down.

sjones

7th of January 2009 (Wed), 23:52

Yet again, another example of why you should always carry a camera with you . . .

Generally, a very true statement. But personally, I do not have the slightest desire to have a photo of a guy hanging upside down bare bottom, so lack of a camera in this case would not have been a loss.

macroshooter1970

8th of January 2009 (Thu), 22:39

dang

metjbb

9th of January 2009 (Fri), 00:04

That is so embarrassing and a good lawsuit in favor of the man hanging.

barbara

scokar

9th of January 2009 (Fri), 00:28

must have been horrible for the kid too.

golfecho

9th of January 2009 (Fri), 06:55

The photos don't show it, but I would bet that he was so scared, there is some yellow snow just below him . . .

rdricks

9th of January 2009 (Fri), 07:10

If that was me, I'd be talking to the Vail Marketing department. He could make a few bucks selling "Vail Ski Bum" T-Shirts. ;)

Tom O

9th of January 2009 (Fri), 07:40

That's what I would call a 'cheeky position'. Odds are he's the nicest guy you would ever meet. Those things just don't happen to those that deserve such things..:rolleyes:

jrm27

9th of January 2009 (Fri), 09:33

That is so embarrassing and a good lawsuit in favor of the man hanging

I doubt he'll have any ability to sue or take Vail Resorts into litigation. The moment you buy s aksi pass, you relinquish a lot of legal rights. Every year it seems that there is someone who gets hurt on a chairlift, or hits a sign post, or something else far worse... who tries to sue VR. As far as I know, they never get the chance. The liability release attached to the tickets is pretty thorough. It'd need to be though...

LW Dail

9th of January 2009 (Fri), 10:01

I am just wonderfully grateful that my college days/20s were spent in a time when everyone DIDN'T have a camera! :razz:

Spring break, clubbing, etc. No images of myself in a comprimising position exist, so I could theoretically run for office and face my parents!

Texas Wingnut

10th of January 2009 (Sat), 02:27

Should this be in the Macro section?

Odie23

10th of January 2009 (Sat), 21:38

Should this be in the Macro section?

That's a cold statement right there.

Odie

DanteCaspian

10th of January 2009 (Sat), 22:15

very cold!
However, as a local news caster stated, considering the distance and the angle, that fact there is any... "protrusion" to be scene, gives some credit.
I wont repeat the other comments. ;)

Naturalist

10th of January 2009 (Sat), 22:18

He's gonna be a MIllionaire!

RandyMN

10th of January 2009 (Sat), 22:20

From what I heard on the news, the guy that took that shot was an employee and was in trouble with the employer.

iddycourt

11th of January 2009 (Sun), 03:48

Picture North Carolina

11th of January 2009 (Sun), 06:04

randyMN the guy who took the photo is indeed in trouble

Thought you guys would like to see this, a bit of a follow on from the first article
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/717235/naked-ski-lift-snapper-faces-the-sack/?rss=yes

Marty Odom, who, according to the article is the man who shot the picture, has received worldwide exposure and advertising for his photography company. Something a million dollars could not buy. He'll do just fine. ;)