J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by andyhull

Scuba, the guy skiing, ended up buried up to his waist. He managed to stay on his skis until the last moment and as he fell the camera got ripped off so it looks worse on film.
Pete, the guy he skied past, got carried by the very edge of the slide for about 50 meters but didn't get buried.
I've seen the unedited film, the camera keeps recording. It stays dark for just a few minutes, it feels like forever.
All they lost that day was a single ski, could easily lost their lives.

Nothing that a second mortgage can't fix!

For anyone that knows Tignes, it's the little off piste bit down from the eye of the needle. Far from extreme, it's one of those slopes you choose for an intro to off piste. It's lift served and very popular.

Like that site, not one I've seen before. Also very useful in predicting when and where the carp will feed!

We really don't want the sort of temperatures we had at the start of last season, so cold that the snow doesn't adhere to the ground surface. The snow pack was seriously unstable in mid Dec as two mates found out. Luckily they lived to tell the tale.

The high pressure area is still forecast to weaken. A cold front will arrive mid week, might not drop a lot of snow but at least it's a start.

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Great area, less extreme than St Anton next door and far better maintained pistes.
Can't comment on the night life but be prepared for some silly prices, Lech and Zurs are Austria's answer to St Moritz.

There is loads of time, stop worrying. It's only November!