On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:40:22 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
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wrote:


Because there are access roads and trails on the side of one
mountain. The person has already paid for a pass to ski there. Part
of the price of admission goes to the ski patrol, part goes to taxes
to pay for higher level services. The idiot jumping out of the
helicopter is intentionally avoiding the areas that are covered by
ski patrols AND the price of admission to those places.

So, his helicopter fees don't contribute in any way to those costs?
(Maybe - maybe not, I don't know - do you?)

To the ski patrol? Cartainly not, as that is a private enterprise run by the
ski area. There is no guarantee that the helicopter service is even from the
same area, so yes, I do know.

And what percentage of ski rescues have resulted from someone jumping
out of a helicopter anyway?

A *lot* are caused by people skiing in forbidden areas.

Define "forbidden area". Define "A *lot*"

Do you know anything about skiing? There are marked trails. Skiing off the
trail is *forbidden*.

Almost all
the high cost rescues are caused by such stunts.

Bull. Provide proof.

Do you ever watch the news?

Enough that some
states *are* sending bills to the people (or their estates). How
they got there is irrelevant.


Big deal - you haven't figured out that states are contriving all sorts of
new ways to simply get into your pocket? The fact that states are doing
anything at all to take your money is no proof of any argument short of the
greed of the states.

Nonsense. This started over a decade ago. It's intended to tell people
"DON'T DO THAT".