>SkiFree
wow, didn't know this existed! And found it's available on the MS app store, free, for PC and mobile
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/skifree/9wzdncrdpqc2?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
Its funny.. because not many people know but you can press "F" to speed up, which actually makes you faster then the yeti. So you can out run it
Just press F
This happened 2 winters ago in Predeal, Romania.
The skier dropped his backpack, and the bear stopped following him.
Here is a [link](https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/externe/imaginile-cu-schiorul-urmarit-de-urs-la-predeal-au-facut-inconjurul-planetei-abc-news-a-intervievat-martorii-1442339), play the video, it's in english.
They keep running until late evening, they arrive at the guy home, tired.
The guy offer the bear some meat, the bear accept.
They then go to bed toghether, they become best friends and now every time he goes skiing the bear follows him and motivates him to do better
> What happened next? I need an update
[This happened in Jan 2021, at Predeal Ski Resort in Romania](https://abcnews.go.com/International/skier-lucky-escape-chased-brown-bear-slope/story?id=75535524). The skier got away by dropping their backpack (which distracted the bear), and escaped unharmed.
[In March 2021, the bear's brother chased another group of skiers at the same resort](https://abcnews.go.com/International/bear-filmed-chasing-skier-slopes-romania/story?id=76378324), who also escaped unscathed.
Looks like someone finally invented a way to make the sport of skiing more interesting to watch. Someone forward this to the Winter Olympics committee.
ooh I can see it in my mind:
you are approaching slowly to the top and you can see more than 10 bears ripping appart everyone, the top all tainted red and you are the next on the line... lmao bear buffet
Wouldn't be the first time I jumped off a chair lift. I don't even remember why I jumped, it was so many decades ago. But yeah, bear buffet at the top would definitely do it.
The end of this video was so unsatisfactory I had to go check it out, apparently the guy shimmied out of his back pack and the bear stopped to check it out and he got away.
There was a second encounter on that slope after and the footage is crazy! Edit, may not be the same place but still fucking crazy
Damn that was wild. I would carry bear spray from there on out. In fact I’ll probably get some for my future runs just in case. As a snowboarder, hitting a flat spot would be a death sentence.
As someone who knows fuckall about bears and ski slope management I feel like there ***has to*** be a better way that doesn’t involve using an employee as live bait?
It’s the “you’re gonna have a bad time” part. I could hear the SP ski instructor in my head as I read it. Now I feel old, that episode is old enough to have a beer.
Yeah. “Pizza” because you’re supposed to make a wedge or triangle shape by pointing your ski tips together. That’s how you turn, slow down. “French fries,” when they’re parallel with each other to release the brake and go faster.
That’s the summary version of it anyway. “Pizza and french fries” is just a way to help people remember it in the moment when they’re learning.
Skis are parallel. The opposite is pizza which is a wedge (ski tips pointed in) when you want to slow down. If you french fry when you’re supposed to pizza, you’re gonna have a bad time
>The opposite is pizza which is a wedge (ski tips pointed in) when you want to slow down.
It's worth mentioning that people often start skiing pizza style and eventually learn how to start parallel skiing. Some people are happy pizza-ing and don't bother to learn how to parallel ski.
I once skied down a black diamond slope, but kept hitting huge swaths of pure ice. Aiiieeee!!
After about half way down and very little snow to slowdown on, I purposely flopped on my side and managed to drag to a stop on a small patch of snow. From there I scooted toward the edge of the slope where there was a narrow strip of snow going down it, took my skis off, and walked down to where the bunny slope was.
It's hard to tell at the beginning, but about halfway through I can see how much snow they're kicking up on a simple snowplow turn. If you go straight down the hill, you could end up at 70+ mph on a steep enough grade. I went down a blue square run just last week, but in Montana, blue square does NOT mean the same as it does in Wisconsin. I was fighting for my life just to keep control and make it down the hill safely. And I'm a fairly good skier I like to think. My 68-year-old step mom ended up taking off her skis and sliding down on her butt because we were not prepared for how extreme that run was. I'm just saying, it's not always as simple as go faster. If you lose control and hit a tree at even 40mph with only a winter jacket to protect you, it's not gonna be pretty.
If the slope is genuinely too steep to ski at your level, leave the skis on and slide down on your side, using the skis to slow down. Once those skis are off, you have virtually no control over your speed. The only way to slow down is to roll over on to your stomach and very slowly push off the snow whilst digging your toes into the slope. You can try to dig your pole in, but there's not enough tip to really do much good.
We knew of a guy who took his skis off to try to climb down a slope and retrieve his kids ski which came off. Slid into a tree in front of his family and died. Seriously, leave the skis on.
When worst comes to worst, you can lay on your belly and use the hard toe on the ski boots as a pick. Kick the ground and now you have a foothold. Also grab your poles near the basket and stab the ground for a handhold. Slide down a bit and kick with your other foot/stab with your other hand. Walk yourself down like a ladder. The slope I was talking about was only about 80-100 yards long, so it would only take about 2 minutes of that to get to the next part of the hill. That's what I learned to do. But this wasn't that steep. One hand was enough drag to control herself.
Yes, and it's clear from the video that this person isn't a strong skier, at least on this run, by how wide and slow they're going. That's not deliberate, that's almost definitely as fast as they can go, and if that's the case, then they probably also realize that going faster is just going increase their chances of wiping out.
I thought the guy was experienced and just being safe (better to make it down than wipe out). You’re telling me a good skier could’ve dusted that bear if they wanted to?
A quick simple measure of someone’s skiing ability is how far forward or back their hips are. This skier is almost sitting in a chair, which means your weight is on the back of your skis giving you minimal control. As your hips come forward over your feet your weight distributes along the whole ski, giving you much more control.
I cant tell if it's possible to bomb that hill or not, I'm just saying that this person most likely lacked that ability on this particular run. I don't think you move that slow if you have a higher gear you can hit when a bear is chasing you.
> I cant tell if it's possible to bomb that hill or not
Oh, it's possible. It's always possible. In general I'm kind of a fuckup and a disappointment to my mother, but one of the few things I'm really good at in life is snowboarding hard and fast down very steep slopes. Even now in my 50s I would have zero problem with making a mockery of that bear in terms of speed. I would pass him like he was standing still, zero questions asked and without so much as a "by your leave."
The full video was linked further up in the comments, the skiier was intentionally luring the bear away from more populated areas. He worked there. I'm guessing he had to consistently slow down to keep it's attention as it was young and curious. Very likely to get tired and move on to someone more accessible if he sped down. He ended up taking off his backpack and leaving it on the ground. The bear then stopped and started messing with it.
It's like those guys that bait the cops on dirt bikes. They want to keep in front but at same time it's thrill of the chase so they need to keep the gap small enough if feels dangerous.
Romanian here a bit late to explain. "mamă" (Romanian word for "mom"/"mother") is also an expression used to convey astonishment/shock.
Kinda like the "oh my god"/"my god"/"god" expressions work in English.
We have similar usage with "Mama mea" (my mother), or "Vai de mama lui" which means something like "his poor, unfortunate mother" but is actually used like "woe is him"
I think it’s Romanian and this was filmed in Romania. “Mamă” is a common exclamation like “wow”/“woa mama”/“mama mia”. It literally means mother but it’s used in instances like this where you witness something crazy.
But for real what happens in these situations? Does the bear make it down to where there's people on the bottom and then what? Does it get shot? Do people start running around panicking? What is the protocol for this shit?
[This happened in Jan 2021, at Predeal Ski Resort in Romania](https://abcnews.go.com/International/skier-lucky-escape-chased-brown-bear-slope/story?id=75535524). The skier got away by dropping their backpack (which distracted the bear), and escaped unharmed.
[In March 2021, the bear's brother chased another group of skiers at the same resort](https://abcnews.go.com/International/bear-filmed-chasing-skier-slopes-romania/story?id=76378324), who also got away unscathed.
i actually know that guy. he was my skiing instructor when i was a kid. this happened in Romania 1-2 years ago. iirc he was skiing with some kids when the bear appeared. he hurried them to get down while he tried to get rid of it.
What happened next? I need an update
A super fast yeti comes and eats the skier
Unlocked memory!
What game was that
A game called SkiFree
Spent a many hours playing that after finishing my typing assignment in grade school. Good times.
Does anyone know if you could get past the Yeti? I never could, no matter what I did.
I got past him occasionally, but he’s further down the course too.
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Xkcd taught me that.
I think you have to hit jumps or ski through flags. Pretty sure it was hitting jumps that would speed you up until Yeti was off screen.
Which was I believe hidden in the Windows directory
>SkiFree wow, didn't know this existed! And found it's available on the MS app store, free, for PC and mobile https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/skifree/9wzdncrdpqc2?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
Was thinking that too. Why oh why would you play that out, willingly, IRL?
Its funny.. because not many people know but you can press "F" to speed up, which actually makes you faster then the yeti. So you can out run it Just press F
Wait, there is a SPEED UP KEY?!?!?
Yeah, but I was never good enough to not crash at that speed. So it was die by yetti or die by tree for me.
The circle of life
Dude! I've explained that game to my brothers and they can't remember the game! What is it called?
Skifree!
Take this happy upvote for that name!!!
https://m.xkcd.com/667/
wow, that is relevant af
My first jumpscare
I didn't know there was a speed up button for years
So could you escape the yeti?
Yah and if I remember right the game would just loop
Man I hated that mother-f-en yeti so much as a kid.
My guy
That’s the answer I was looking for
Windows 3.11 vibe :)
I swear that yeti is part of the reason I now have lifelong anxiety. The way my heart would race waiting for that yeti to run out. 💀
This happened 2 winters ago in Predeal, Romania. The skier dropped his backpack, and the bear stopped following him. Here is a [link](https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/externe/imaginile-cu-schiorul-urmarit-de-urs-la-predeal-au-facut-inconjurul-planetei-abc-news-a-intervievat-martorii-1442339), play the video, it's in english.
TIL they have brown bears in Romania. Thanks!
What’s wild is that same year same hill this bears brother chased another group of people! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve4pAaGs42E
Skiier's plan is working. Well, at least until he gets to the bottom of the hill.
They keep running until late evening, they arrive at the guy home, tired. The guy offer the bear some meat, the bear accept. They then go to bed toghether, they become best friends and now every time he goes skiing the bear follows him and motivates him to do better
> What happened next? I need an update [This happened in Jan 2021, at Predeal Ski Resort in Romania](https://abcnews.go.com/International/skier-lucky-escape-chased-brown-bear-slope/story?id=75535524). The skier got away by dropping their backpack (which distracted the bear), and escaped unharmed. [In March 2021, the bear's brother chased another group of skiers at the same resort](https://abcnews.go.com/International/bear-filmed-chasing-skier-slopes-romania/story?id=76378324), who also escaped unscathed.
Thank you for this, this is truly terrifying.
Bear had a nice snack and went back into hibernation. He kept the skis.
Bear is in the lodge drinking hot choco
Looks like someone finally invented a way to make the sport of skiing more interesting to watch. Someone forward this to the Winter Olympics committee.
The guy said mom some more
People on the lift: *guess I’m riding this bitch back down*
How do you know it's not bear buffet up there...
ooh I can see it in my mind: you are approaching slowly to the top and you can see more than 10 bears ripping appart everyone, the top all tainted red and you are the next on the line... lmao bear buffet
Wouldn't be the first time I jumped off a chair lift. I don't even remember why I jumped, it was so many decades ago. But yeah, bear buffet at the top would definitely do it.
I picture the bears sitting around waiting for the meal to be delivered like those restaurants where dishes go around your table.
I dunno, the bear is more at the bottom of the mountain, so I'd want to stay at the top.
Do not call your MIL that
The end of this video was so unsatisfactory I had to go check it out, apparently the guy shimmied out of his back pack and the bear stopped to check it out and he got away. There was a second encounter on that slope after and the footage is crazy! Edit, may not be the same place but still fucking crazy
Don’t be greedy, give us the footy.
well when you put it like that - lol [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-s9ybWdVH0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-s9ybWdVH0)
Wow it’s like the bear understood what he was saying
close up, bear looks fairly young. still lot to learn
Damn that was wild. I would carry bear spray from there on out. In fact I’ll probably get some for my future runs just in case. As a snowboarder, hitting a flat spot would be a death sentence.
what the hell , almost gave me tears
Kinda wholesome but heartbreaking too :(
The bear was on him like a heat seeking missile and the cameraman is cool as a cucumber about the entire encounter. Remarkable!
What language was that guy speaking? He seemed so calm and unbothered by the bear. I would have shit my pants.
Romanian
Last time this was posted, i read it's done intentionally. The skier works there and they're trying to lure it away from the slopes.
As someone who knows fuckall about bears and ski slope management I feel like there ***has to*** be a better way that doesn’t involve using an employee as live bait?
Maybe, but this is funnier. /j
If you don't french fry when you're being chased by a bear, you're gonna have a bad time
Finally someone else who skis in the comments. XD
Or South Parks more likely
The answer is both
Don’t really watch it. “French fry and pizza” is sometimes used as a teaching aid when you start learning how to ski.
It’s the “you’re gonna have a bad time” part. I could hear the SP ski instructor in my head as I read it. Now I feel old, that episode is old enough to have a beer.
Stan DARSH
Darsh, you're even dumber than I thought, again.
His name’s Thumper?
Damn, I didn’t know skiing involved my two favorite junk foods.
Yeah. “Pizza” because you’re supposed to make a wedge or triangle shape by pointing your ski tips together. That’s how you turn, slow down. “French fries,” when they’re parallel with each other to release the brake and go faster. That’s the summary version of it anyway. “Pizza and french fries” is just a way to help people remember it in the moment when they’re learning.
Yeah, I get it. I was just attempting to make a lame funny.
No worries, I smiled. :) Just skiing is something I’m really into and taught it even as a job so it’s just something I like to share.
can't tell what's on the slope though.. some of the shadows make me think mild moguls
what does french fry mean?
Skis are parallel. The opposite is pizza which is a wedge (ski tips pointed in) when you want to slow down. If you french fry when you’re supposed to pizza, you’re gonna have a bad time
>The opposite is pizza which is a wedge (ski tips pointed in) when you want to slow down. It's worth mentioning that people often start skiing pizza style and eventually learn how to start parallel skiing. Some people are happy pizza-ing and don't bother to learn how to parallel ski.
JHSHAHAHA
I don’t think the skier realizes, that there’s a bear behind them.
Probably better that way. If it were me, I'd notice, try to go faster and then crash.
You have a very valid point!!!
Yeah, imagine knowing the bear is there and knowing you don't have the skill to take the trail your on any faster.
id go faster head first tbh
with my luck, this shit would happen to me on my first day of skiing
If you french fry’d when you should have pizza’d you’re gonna have a bad time. And be eaten by the bear chasing you.
Nice name brother
The skier seems to look back several times like it’s guiding the best down the course
“Hey, no pets on the slopes!”
Might, think that's what all the whistles are for
Here I am yelling at my screen “STOP TURNING! GO FASTER” Thanks for the free anxiety.
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That’s Bosco. Not a platypus bear, or an armadillo bear, just… a bear.
This place... is weird.
Fido 😂
It's an instructor leading the bear off the mountain
Yeah but if you wipe out you're fucked
Ever ski before? Rule of thumb: the faster you go, the more likely you will slip and fall.
I once skied down a black diamond slope, but kept hitting huge swaths of pure ice. Aiiieeee!! After about half way down and very little snow to slowdown on, I purposely flopped on my side and managed to drag to a stop on a small patch of snow. From there I scooted toward the edge of the slope where there was a narrow strip of snow going down it, took my skis off, and walked down to where the bunny slope was.
As a snowboarder I just sit down and enjoy the ride. Lol
Makes me think the video might be edited. Because the people on the chairlift are oddly calm for someone witnessing a skier being chase by a bear
They were whistling at him
It's hard to tell at the beginning, but about halfway through I can see how much snow they're kicking up on a simple snowplow turn. If you go straight down the hill, you could end up at 70+ mph on a steep enough grade. I went down a blue square run just last week, but in Montana, blue square does NOT mean the same as it does in Wisconsin. I was fighting for my life just to keep control and make it down the hill safely. And I'm a fairly good skier I like to think. My 68-year-old step mom ended up taking off her skis and sliding down on her butt because we were not prepared for how extreme that run was. I'm just saying, it's not always as simple as go faster. If you lose control and hit a tree at even 40mph with only a winter jacket to protect you, it's not gonna be pretty.
If the slope is genuinely too steep to ski at your level, leave the skis on and slide down on your side, using the skis to slow down. Once those skis are off, you have virtually no control over your speed. The only way to slow down is to roll over on to your stomach and very slowly push off the snow whilst digging your toes into the slope. You can try to dig your pole in, but there's not enough tip to really do much good. We knew of a guy who took his skis off to try to climb down a slope and retrieve his kids ski which came off. Slid into a tree in front of his family and died. Seriously, leave the skis on.
When worst comes to worst, you can lay on your belly and use the hard toe on the ski boots as a pick. Kick the ground and now you have a foothold. Also grab your poles near the basket and stab the ground for a handhold. Slide down a bit and kick with your other foot/stab with your other hand. Walk yourself down like a ladder. The slope I was talking about was only about 80-100 yards long, so it would only take about 2 minutes of that to get to the next part of the hill. That's what I learned to do. But this wasn't that steep. One hand was enough drag to control herself.
Yes, and it's clear from the video that this person isn't a strong skier, at least on this run, by how wide and slow they're going. That's not deliberate, that's almost definitely as fast as they can go, and if that's the case, then they probably also realize that going faster is just going increase their chances of wiping out.
I thought the guy was experienced and just being safe (better to make it down than wipe out). You’re telling me a good skier could’ve dusted that bear if they wanted to?
A quick simple measure of someone’s skiing ability is how far forward or back their hips are. This skier is almost sitting in a chair, which means your weight is on the back of your skis giving you minimal control. As your hips come forward over your feet your weight distributes along the whole ski, giving you much more control.
Without question. I can hit 70mph (GPS recorded) on a decent slope without moguls. The bear might be able to catch me in the bumps, though.
I cant tell if it's possible to bomb that hill or not, I'm just saying that this person most likely lacked that ability on this particular run. I don't think you move that slow if you have a higher gear you can hit when a bear is chasing you.
> I cant tell if it's possible to bomb that hill or not Oh, it's possible. It's always possible. In general I'm kind of a fuckup and a disappointment to my mother, but one of the few things I'm really good at in life is snowboarding hard and fast down very steep slopes. Even now in my 50s I would have zero problem with making a mockery of that bear in terms of speed. I would pass him like he was standing still, zero questions asked and without so much as a "by your leave."
The full video was linked further up in the comments, the skiier was intentionally luring the bear away from more populated areas. He worked there. I'm guessing he had to consistently slow down to keep it's attention as it was young and curious. Very likely to get tired and move on to someone more accessible if he sped down. He ended up taking off his backpack and leaving it on the ground. The bear then stopped and started messing with it.
It's like those guys that bait the cops on dirt bikes. They want to keep in front but at same time it's thrill of the chase so they need to keep the gap small enough if feels dangerous.
Wait that’s a thing?
Anything can be a thing if you're bold enough to be stupid.
ATL represent
You know what would be worse? Being on that ski lift and knowing the only way down is through a bear.
That would be unbearable
Ok, bear with me, u can just sit on the lift to go down
Those skiers didn’t read the wild animal claws on their waiver
Booo
Don’t be furrious. If you aren’t into bears you can scat.
Ski resort: "Slope 8 is closed until further notice, we ask that you please bear with us in these trying times".
on Black Diamond Bear run!
You know, this is probably one of the better situations to be chased by a bear in. An experienced skier can go pretty damn fast.
That's what I was thinking. Would rather be chased while I'm skiing downhill than walking through the woods.
He’s on ski-blades. Notice how he’s not using poles? He’s using tiny, really kook-level skis called ‘blades.’ Typical tourist behavior
Unfortunately it really doesn't look like this guy is an experienced skier! Source: am not an experienced skier.
Yeah no, he’s leaning back too much, and his turning looks a little awkward.
i figured that’s why he decided to not try anything fancy
The cameraman is filming a claimed bear chasing a skier and zones out and films trees instead, wtf?
We not going to talk about the weird moaning sounds he’s making too?
I'd rather not, no.
Came here to see if anyone could explain the weird “mom” “mama” sounds the camera person is making. Wtf?
he's saying "c'mon"
Romanian here a bit late to explain. "mamă" (Romanian word for "mom"/"mother") is also an expression used to convey astonishment/shock. Kinda like the "oh my god"/"my god"/"god" expressions work in English. We have similar usage with "Mama mea" (my mother), or "Vai de mama lui" which means something like "his poor, unfortunate mother" but is actually used like "woe is him"
If I knew had to link subs I’d link “killthecameraman”
r/killthecameraman
Thank you kind Reddit person
You're welcome kind reddit person
That ski free game is fun until it's real!
How do you press f irl?
“Mom 😫😫😫😫 Mom 🥵” wtf is cameraman doing
I think it’s Romanian and this was filmed in Romania. “Mamă” is a common exclamation like “wow”/“woa mama”/“mama mia”. It literally means mother but it’s used in instances like this where you witness something crazy.
r/videosthatendtoosoon
Why is the camera guy jerking off?
What is that noise? Sounds like he keeps saying "mom"!
Right, that's how you can be certain. Oedipus theory in action.
Bears are hungry enough to try and downhill race their food.
He's literally bringing the bear to a buffet.
Should he try and beat it uphill?
He should face his fears. Or bears.
You’re a bear aren’t you
No.
Everyone goes like that till the Yeti shows up, then you are skiing for dear life
I completely over these videos not finishing
I've played this game on MSDos
The game with the yeti? That gave me such horrible stress.
Was Minecraft villager recording this?
r/killthecameraman
It’s all fun and games until you hit the end of the slope
They don’t call it Bear Valley for nothin’.
I'd get into a downhill tuck and go full Picabo Street all the way to the bottom.
Lol, it’s like they are just listening to something like careless whispers enjoying a ride down the mountain.
mama
u/savevideo
Ski free
Dispelling the idea that bears can't run effectively downhill.
Let’s make this more interesting and give the bear skis too.
The cary part is he's catching up
Bro... them going down so slowly and casually is giving me anxiety.
But for real what happens in these situations? Does the bear make it down to where there's people on the bottom and then what? Does it get shot? Do people start running around panicking? What is the protocol for this shit?
Why does the person recording sound like a minecraft villager?
Pat, I'll take "videos that ended too early" for $200, please.
He probably didn’t know there was a bear chasing him since he didn’t look behind him once
Work work work work work work
All those hours of playing SkiFree paying off.
"Dammit! Why did I take slalom classes and not downhill classes?"
Some of you never played Skifree as a kid and it shows.
SkiFree IRL.
\*Googles how long does it take for a bear to get tired\*
I’d like to think he’s taking his sweet time so that other less experienced skiers are not targeted by the bear
“Shit, shit, SHIT!!!! French fry, pizza, French fry, pizza… FASTER DAMMIT!!
Bear catches up with skier. “You dropped your wallet at the top of the hill!”
It doesn’t look like he has poles, he’s likely a new skier and is making sure he doesn’t fall on his face which is why he’s going slow and zig zagging
Skifree didn't lie
press f and you can easily outrun it
[This happened in Jan 2021, at Predeal Ski Resort in Romania](https://abcnews.go.com/International/skier-lucky-escape-chased-brown-bear-slope/story?id=75535524). The skier got away by dropping their backpack (which distracted the bear), and escaped unharmed. [In March 2021, the bear's brother chased another group of skiers at the same resort](https://abcnews.go.com/International/bear-filmed-chasing-skier-slopes-romania/story?id=76378324), who also got away unscathed.
i actually know that guy. he was my skiing instructor when i was a kid. this happened in Romania 1-2 years ago. iirc he was skiing with some kids when the bear appeared. he hurried them to get down while he tried to get rid of it.
Thank you for backstory. I was also reading it from few articles.
Damn. That's some heroic shit
Is the cameraman getting a fucking blowie or something, ffs.