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Started by AllyG in France - 299 Replies

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Andymol2
reply to 'End to ski hosting in France'
posted Mar-2013

And local laws requiring a chalet host to be a qualified instructor are not artificial barriers?
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Brooksy
reply to 'End to ski hosting in France'
posted Mar-2013

andymol2 wrote:And local laws requiring a chalet host to be a qualified instructor are not artificial barriers?


But not allowed to instruct only host.

Verbier_ski_bum
reply to 'End to ski hosting in France'
posted Mar-2013

No they are not. They simply state that chalet host is not allowed to host on slopes. If he wants to guide on slopes he would need to be qualified, regardless of where he comes from.

Bald-eagleman
reply to 'End to ski hosting in France'
posted Mar-2013

No they are not. They simply state that chalet host is not allowed to host on slopes. If he wants to guide on slopes he would need to be qualified, regardless of where he comes from.


But that is really the point....do they need to be qualified instructors to "host on slope" or will a knowledge of the area..(and perhaps that needs defining) be OK. The French seem not...EU and UK law may see it differently. AS I said before soon they will want to "host" apres ski as well. In the UK we do not require UK only instructors to guide people in our hills but we do hope they have a good knowledge of the area. Good host training in situ may be the answer.
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Ranchero_1979
reply to 'End to ski hosting in France'
posted Mar-2013

"In the UK we do not require UK only instructors to guide people in our hills but we do hope they have a good knowledge of the area."

BEM, you managed to perfectly contradict yourself. If effect your above statement is completely in agreement with the French law. There are no rules on nationality, only qualifications required. BASI 3 or above and or international mountain guide.

Bald-eagleman
reply to 'End to ski hosting in France'
posted Mar-2013

"In the UK we do not require UK only instructors to guide people in our hills but we do hope they have a good knowledge of the area."

BEM, you managed to perfectly contradict yourself. If effect your above statement is completely in agreement with the French law. There are no rules on nationality, only qualifications required. BASI 3 or above and or international mountain guide.


BUT ...why do you need to be qualified...AS AN INSTRUCTOR...It is nonsense!
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OldAndy
reply to 'End to ski hosting in France'
posted Mar-2013

bald-eagleman wrote:
BUT ...why do you need to be qualified...AS AN INSTRUCTOR...It is nonsense!


Absolutely!
Need to be trained and examined in mountain safety not in how to teach a snowplough.
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Tonypants
reply to 'End to ski hosting in France'
posted Mar-2013

So, can the Inghams ski host offer "mountain knowledge " whilst skiing with Inghams customers now or are they all banned now, is there a bew law in place/

TP

Topic last updated on 22-November-2013 at 00:18