Messages posted by : Neiltoo
Each to their own :mrgreen:
I can relate to that )
No argument there, but I'm still going :mrgreen: |
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I'm not knocking Engelberg (I've never been there) but I'm heading back to Tignes after Easter, about the 16th for a week or so.
Its a long time till next winter! ) |
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Very sad. R.I.P.
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As already said avalanche risk is dependant on conditions so the season is not really a factor. I suppose you could say that on average its warmer in April than in January, but if you are out on the day in April when its -18 and windy then averages wont keep you warm ) Its many years since I spent much time in Verbier but I tend to think of Vallon d'Arby as being 'different' from gentianes and chassoure. Col de Chassoure to Tortin, whilst an itinerary, usually has the appearance of a piste. When open, it is always busy and the snow is quickly compacted. Most of the exposure to avalanche is on the top section, either from the slope you are on or from the few couloirs above on Mont Gele. Vallon d'Arby on the other hand is much more remote. Once into the valley you will be on or under a lee slope at sometime (regardless of where the wind has been coming from) and you can be exposed until you get to Tzoumaz Its a fairly steep sided valley which has claimed the lives of many over the years, quite a few tourers have been caught on the valley floor while skinning up. Surely you can find some people to go out with in Verbier who can tell you a bit about snow conditions etc? There are many books available and courses to go on. Some good info here: http://www.henrysavalanchetalk.com/ |
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Credit Crunch -- I've had to make a few compromises :mrgreen: |
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Clever? don't think so, but I obviously need to work on my irony. |
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"Foragonal" Thats a new one to me. Does anyone know the origin of this word, it doesn't appear in any dictionary that I've checked.
Could it be that its a corruption of 'forward' and 'diagonal' and it was made up by a bunch of trainers who take themselves way too seriously? English is a fairly comprehensive language, if you can't explain what you are trying to get across without resorting to making up new words then perhaps its time for a change of career. ) |
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That obviously says something different to you than it does to me. The first time I skied on really wide skis was in Canada in 1997. They were called Fat Boys and they were designed for 2 reasons: 1. To enable intermediate skiers to ski in powder (so that Heli ski operators would have a bigger client base) 2. To enable fairly competent skiers who were not very fit to be able to ski in powder for much longer (so that Heli ski operators would have a bigger client base) They perform the same sort of job as stabilizers on a kids bike ) I'm not knocking them, they've opened up skiing off piste to a lot more people (a good and a bad thing) but making out that the wider the ski the more 'hard core' the skier shows a marked lack of understanding about how skis work. |
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