Markers on slopes

bandit wrote:
Grimentz where I usually ski, has several blind skier clubs regularly using the slopes. Getting passed by a blind skier at speed on a Red usually sorts out me out )

How does that work then Bandit? Do they have guides with them?

Snapzzz wrote:

bandit wrote:
Grimentz where I usually ski, has several blind skier clubs regularly using the slopes. Getting passed by a blind skier at speed on a Red usually sorts out me out )

How does that work then Bandit? Do they have guides with them?

Yes, typically in Valais, the visually impaired skier has a yellow jacket, and their helper has a red one. Their helper calls their turns, and assists them using the lifts. The lift company puts a poster up to say that there are visually impaired skiers in resort, so everyone knows to give them space.

I was skiing a red in Verbier in 2008 in thick fog, following the brightly coloured red markers on the left of the piste, I believe they were something like 100m apart. Unfortunately the next one was round a bend and I skied straight off the edge of the piste, and fell about 20m into deep snow. It took me half an hour to climb back up! Markers, schmarkers.

It depends on the country. Italy doesn't use distance markers. Just a piste number (Milky Way). France every 100 meters. So pole 15 tells you you are 1.5km from the bottom of the slope. Use pole 10 as your schuss marker for the unofficial flying kilometre.

Thanks for all the info it was really helpfull. Daaw. :D