A group of teens' ride through the mountains of Whistler took an unexpected turn when a man lost his temper and tossed one of their bikes off a bridge.The 48-year-old man has since had his access to the park revoked and pass suspended..The incident took place on June 28 in the Creekside zone's Southpark trail just after Sabertooth Horse. Brodey Walker and his friends, all in their teens, rolled up to a bridge over a creek and stopped to admire the view.As they stood with their bikes, a man rode through and brushed past one of their handlebars. "I'm sorry, man; I didn't mean it," the man said, repeatedly pushing one of the teens. "If you're making fences, then might as well make them nice."After pushing his way through, the man continued across the bridge to the trail on the other side."F*ck off, bitch," one of the teens appeared to say.This caused the man to turn back around and confront them a second time."Who's the bitch?" he shouted, grabbing the teen's bike and throwing it off the bridge as they pleaded with him to calm down. .The teens ask each other, "what do we do?" as the man proceeded to get more violent."Get the f*ck away from me," one told him, pushing him away with his foot.The man accused the teen of kicking him "right in the nuts" and threatened to throw him "in the river" if he touched him again.They managed to deescalate the situation, and the man took off again.The video quickly went viral, with some praising the teens for their calmness and others wishing they'd put the man in his place."I'm dropping him after my bike was touched," one person commented. "Y'all are too good of guys."A number of people said the man was known in the area, with one claiming he had "hit his head a few years back and has since lost his mind."In a statement, Vail Resorts said it was "aware of the incident," and had contacted "all individuals involved." The man's identity was not revealed."The safety of our guests is our top priority, and behaviour of this nature is not appropriate or acceptable in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park," the owners of Whistler Blackcomb added. "We have revoked this guest's access to the WMBP, and their pass has been suspended."
A group of teens' ride through the mountains of Whistler took an unexpected turn when a man lost his temper and tossed one of their bikes off a bridge.The 48-year-old man has since had his access to the park revoked and pass suspended..The incident took place on June 28 in the Creekside zone's Southpark trail just after Sabertooth Horse. Brodey Walker and his friends, all in their teens, rolled up to a bridge over a creek and stopped to admire the view.As they stood with their bikes, a man rode through and brushed past one of their handlebars. "I'm sorry, man; I didn't mean it," the man said, repeatedly pushing one of the teens. "If you're making fences, then might as well make them nice."After pushing his way through, the man continued across the bridge to the trail on the other side."F*ck off, bitch," one of the teens appeared to say.This caused the man to turn back around and confront them a second time."Who's the bitch?" he shouted, grabbing the teen's bike and throwing it off the bridge as they pleaded with him to calm down. .The teens ask each other, "what do we do?" as the man proceeded to get more violent."Get the f*ck away from me," one told him, pushing him away with his foot.The man accused the teen of kicking him "right in the nuts" and threatened to throw him "in the river" if he touched him again.They managed to deescalate the situation, and the man took off again.The video quickly went viral, with some praising the teens for their calmness and others wishing they'd put the man in his place."I'm dropping him after my bike was touched," one person commented. "Y'all are too good of guys."A number of people said the man was known in the area, with one claiming he had "hit his head a few years back and has since lost his mind."In a statement, Vail Resorts said it was "aware of the incident," and had contacted "all individuals involved." The man's identity was not revealed."The safety of our guests is our top priority, and behaviour of this nature is not appropriate or acceptable in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park," the owners of Whistler Blackcomb added. "We have revoked this guest's access to the WMBP, and their pass has been suspended."
