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I'm going to lock the old thread, as it rather lost its way.
Anyone wishing to join a constructive discussion of ski helmets is very welcome to reply here but Admin's famous shears will be hanging over this one... anything remotely resembling abuse of either helmet wearers or fresh air fans will be removed. :twisted: |
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Shame they missed the flags off that too! 8)
I have to say I'm with the minority who think the scale could be reduced to three levels. The first graphic pretty much distils it down to :- Take Care! Take Extra Care!! Don't Go!!! There is definitely a psychological temptation to (erroneously) see Level 3 as "Medium" simply because it's listed in the middle of the scale. Do you know if the refined 5-level scale is being rolled out worldwide or is it just Europe? |
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The Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) has made available a couple of excellent introductions to avalanche risk assessment.
You can download Avalanche danger – how to better assess the risks (in PDF form) by clicking the image :- 
Additional leaflets are available from The SLF here. If you ever dabble in the off-piste and are not familiar with avalanche risk assessment you really should get reading... it could save your life! Thanks to snowhead roga for pointing those up. |
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That's nice and clear - although I think it's missed a trick by not including the yellow/checked flags that are used just about everywhere.
It would be nice to see that built into a standard sign - with a big flashing light next to the current, local, risk level - that can be installed at the bottom of every major lift... |
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Yes. Absolutely no doubt whatsoever. What Msej449 said +100. With winter tyres you may find your chains remain unused. The road up to La Rosiere is not a place to be in winter on the wrong tyres. We drove out before Xmas last year and wouldn't have got much further than Calais on summer tyres - it was chucking snow down the whole way. And remember, the "cost" of winter tyres is marginal anyway - it comes down to the cost of having your local fitter change the tyres over. Buying a spare set of steel wheels, for your winter tyres, makes life a lot easier but also potentially saves your alloys from all that winter ****! 8) One thing - get your winter tyres now, before the weather turns cold in the UK (and, as Msej449 said, you'll have more grip in the UK too). |
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FOR SALE - Salomon Sideways Ski Jacket - Orange - Large - SOLD
Started by User in Ski and Snowboard Gear For Sale, 9 Replies |
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Un-worn Salomon Sideways Ski Jacket - in perfect, as new, condition still with tags attached.
Bought at the end of last season but is now too big for me as I've lost weight! Brilliant, bright orange, high quality technical shell with all the features you'd expect from a top-end Salomon Ski Jacket, including :- Zipped under-arm vents All seams taped Recco reflector sewn-in Goggles wipe attached in breast pocket Lycra cuffs with thumb loop Removable stretch powderskirt Snap-in connection with pant Inner stash pocket Left arm lift pass pocket New price is GBP300. Looking for GBP150 + postage. PM me or mail to admin(at)j2ski.com 
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If you select a Country or Resort from the Ski Resorts menu (blue bar), you'll see a Webcams tab. (...and when we discuss relevant locations in the Forum, you'll see links to webcam pages automagically appear in the left menu...) The new ones will be appearing this afternoon - we've now got over 3,000 current cams in the database and will have some more goodies early next week (including near-live video clips for many locations). Enjoy! |
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Some of our old-timers may not have noticed yet... but you can find links to the Three Valleys Piste Map in the menu to the left... Enjoy!
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