My goodness, that felt good.....

AllyG wrote:

Finn wrote:My preferred snow conditions, I love it when it is a white out & you have to feel your way down the mountain to the nearest hut & sit it out, then when everyone else has left the mountain & the weather clears Ahhhhhhh heaven.

You have got to be joking Finn! I really hate it when I can't see, and I'm afraid I'm going to ski over the edge of a precipice.

As long as I can see, I'm not afraid of anything - long drops under the chairlift, moguls, ice, steep drops etc. And I can never remember which marks mean what on which side of the piste marking poles. I think if I was ever on my own in conditions when I couldn't see anything I'd stay where I was and wait to be rescued (or the weather to clear), rather than risk getting lost.

Ally

AllyG wrote:

Finn wrote:My preferred snow conditions, I love it when it is a white out & you have to feel your way down the mountain to the nearest hut & sit it out, then when everyone else has left the mountain & the weather clears Ahhhhhhh heaven.

You have got to be joking Finn! I really hate it when I can't see, and I'm afraid I'm going to ski over the edge of a precipice.

As long as I can see, I'm not afraid of anything - long drops under the chairlift, moguls, ice, steep drops etc. And I can never remember which marks mean what on which side of the piste marking poles. I think if I was ever on my own in conditions when I couldn't see anything I'd stay where I was and wait to be rescued (or the weather to clear), rather than risk getting lost.

Ally

Tony_H wrote:

Finn wrote:Pistes looked busy then! Far from the madding crowd.
I love Andorra & would give it five stars if it wasnt for the transfer from Toulouse.

Its not shorted from Barcelona I am afraid, although more direct roads.
Yes, it was really quiet, they made an effort to open Pas especially for us and there were a few locals, the odd tourist, and a couple of ski clubs out that was all. Arcalis was even better, we had the pistes virtually to ourselves, it was amazing. And fast.

bandit wrote:

It's not like booking a taxi ride, the slope operators offer a rescue service, typically for those needing medical attention. Disinclination to ski down is unlikely to be covered by any insurance policy. Suggest you carry plenty of cash with you.

AllyG wrote:

Finn wrote:My preferred snow conditions, I love it when it is a white out & you have to feel your way down the mountain to the nearest hut & sit it out, then when everyone else has left the mountain & the weather clears Ahhhhhhh heaven.

You have got to be joking Finn! I really hate it when I can't see, and I'm afraid I'm going to ski over the edge of a precipice.

As long as I can see, I'm not afraid of anything - long drops under the chairlift, moguls, ice, steep drops etc. And I can never remember which marks mean what on which side of the piste marking poles. I think if I was ever on my own in conditions when I couldn't see anything I'd stay where I was and wait to be rescued (or the weather to clear), rather than risk getting lost.

Ally

Far Queue wrote:

bandit wrote:

It's not like booking a taxi ride, the slope operators offer a rescue service, typically for those needing medical attention. Disinclination to ski down is unlikely to be covered by any insurance policy. Suggest you carry plenty of cash with you.

:wink:

Just pretend you have gone snowblind, it's almost the truth, and they will take you down for that.

AllyG wrote:

Far Queue wrote:

bandit wrote:

It's not like booking a taxi ride, the slope operators offer a rescue service, typically for those needing medical attention. Disinclination to ski down is unlikely to be covered by any insurance policy. Suggest you carry plenty of cash with you.

:wink:

Just pretend you have gone snowblind, it's almost the truth, and they will take you down for that.

Thanks Far Queue, I am nearly in a total state of panic, sitting here at home, just thinking about it.

I think I should add several items to my already long packing list, viz; one emergency whistle (like the one in 'Titanic'), igloo building instructions, program into my mobile phone all the emergency French numbers, bring a CB radio in case my mobile has no signal, a survival bag, emergency rations in my rucksack, masses of euros .... anything else?

Ally