We have this walkway at Bromley that ski patrol and the instructors use all the time. I just think it's a poor design. We exit our quarters from the front of the building. We can go through the building, up the stairs and out the back but it's a bit of a maze and often crowded and not fast. I was resistant to use the walkway because you are walking up slope from the front and downslope when heading back to the barracks. It's a steep often slippery area of snow with a large mound at the bottom. There's a pipe there and you often use the pipe to pull yourself up onto the snow or to hang onto when you are stepping down. I was resistant to go this way but last season used it all the time because it 's the fastest way to lineup or the lifts. Noone has wiped that I know of but every time I do it I'm hoping this isn't the time I wind up on my a$$. Often ski patrol will drive their snow mobile right down to the bottom and I can't blame them. It's not an area customers go up/down often so it's mainly used by employees. One time I dropped down to my butt and slid down because it was fun but it was also safer than wondering if I was going to fall down it. I keep my personal jacket, skis and often my boot bag in the courtesy staff shed next to the lift to minimize my having to go up/down the death trap. This is also how patrol brings someone down on a sled. That's my only complaint is I wish that Patrol/Ski School exited the back of the building like at Magic to ease access to where we need to be so it's more convenient and way safer.
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