Jog on Tony. You're insulting the people who have posted sensible responses. :evil:
To everyone else, thanks for your replies. It's not a joke, I am interested in hearing your views.
ICE - how common?
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Started by EmmaEvs in Ski Chatter 17-Feb-2011 - 57 Replies
EmmaEvs
reply to 'ICE - how common?' posted Feb-2011
I wish I could meet the person who first decided to strap 2 planks to their feet and throw themselves down a mountain
Scapula
reply to 'ICE - how common?' posted Feb-2011
its all going rapidly downhill!
EmmaEvs
reply to 'ICE - how common?' posted Feb-2011
scapula wrote:http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/9810.page
lots of good stuff here!!
Yup, lots of good stuff there Scapula. Maybe I should have asked the question on that thread instead. It was mainly that one which got me wondering how frequent it is. Plus some others e.g. the blue run to resort thread where people have described specific runs which seem to be prone, causing problems for those not expecting it.
I wish I could meet the person who first decided to strap 2 planks to their feet and throw themselves down a mountain
Tony_H
reply to 'ICE - how common?' posted Feb-2011
I don't understand what you're aksing.
Do you want to know which spots to avoid in Niederau where there can be ice, or are you expecting people t actually give a list of runs in resorts which have a tendency to ice up, or do you want to learn how to ski on ice?
In the meantime, I'm just off for a short slow run.
Do you want to know which spots to avoid in Niederau where there can be ice, or are you expecting people t actually give a list of runs in resorts which have a tendency to ice up, or do you want to learn how to ski on ice?
In the meantime, I'm just off for a short slow run.
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AllyG
reply to 'ICE - how common?' posted Feb-2011
Emma,
I would say icy patches are very common. I think I've found at least one on every ski holiday I've been on.
The worst ones I've found have been on those narrow blue (road in the summer) overcrowded pistes on the bends. I've fallen over several times on those, and you can't see them coming.
When we were ski-ing on the glacier at Tignes over a year ago there was serious ice - even the international teams were falling over on it :lol:
It was real green/blue glacial ice.
Anyway, I've got to finish getting ready to go off and do more practical ice investigations (in Courchevel), so I'm sorry Emma but you'll have to handle Tony without my help :wink:
Ally
I would say icy patches are very common. I think I've found at least one on every ski holiday I've been on.
The worst ones I've found have been on those narrow blue (road in the summer) overcrowded pistes on the bends. I've fallen over several times on those, and you can't see them coming.
When we were ski-ing on the glacier at Tignes over a year ago there was serious ice - even the international teams were falling over on it :lol:
It was real green/blue glacial ice.
Anyway, I've got to finish getting ready to go off and do more practical ice investigations (in Courchevel), so I'm sorry Emma but you'll have to handle Tony without my help :wink:
Ally
Tony_H
reply to 'ICE - how common?' posted Feb-2011
I went out for a walk to the pub in December. The weather had been really cold, and rain fell as snow and then froze. Much to my amazement, I came across patches of ice on my walk. It was quite dangerous. I guess its quite common in certain conditions.
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EmmaEvs
reply to 'ICE - how common?' posted Feb-2011
Tony - the clue is in the thread title. It's not complicated. I don't give a flying copulation whether you find the thread interesting, relevant or even understandable. Get off it unless you're going to post something useful. Thank you.
I wish I could meet the person who first decided to strap 2 planks to their feet and throw themselves down a mountain
Bandit
reply to 'ICE - how common?' posted Feb-2011
EmmaEvs wrote: I don't give a flying copulation .
Love this 8)
As for the ice, anywhere that gets lots of skier traffic is prone to getting a glaze.
Snowboarders side slipping can make any pitch slippery.
Places that catch the sun, which encourages a bit of a melt and a refreeze also.
Cannon made snow can set like rock, it's like skiing tarmac, falling over not advisable :roll:
Topic last updated on 21-February-2011 at 15:20