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that's impressive :D I'd normally stick at droit/gauche/links/recht :D the only time I need to do this as a rule is on a long track out of a black or a road off an off-piste run so I don't wait around for them to see if they're wobbly or not. |
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there's an homologation, you can see the signs in places stating when it was done I think. I've no idea if the full criteria are available somewhere but I think piste grading is one of a number of items. Of course the ski company insurers will also act to ensure grading is consistent |
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There's some misconceptions here. The run grading isn't arbitrary, it's based on gradients so it's an absolute measure not something someone made up, the idea that an experienced skier or instructor lacks the insight into what other people might find hard doesn't really stand up either. The accident in Alpe D'Huez is very unfortunate and not all the facts are known yet but it was identified the skier was travelling at some speed and we know from the figures that skiing is pretty safe as a rule, not only in general, but specifically on that run in that ski station there's no history of accidents. You can judge how unlikely it is that something could "result in me lying in various size pieces 100 feet below" by how many times it happens which is not often. If you're with an instructor then that's different, they shouldn't take you anywhere there's absolute risk and if they are they are at fault. But they should take you places where there's perceived and actual risk, one of things a beginner isn't good at is judging those differences. In outdoor ed' you reckon "no risk, no fun" :D If you're using a instructor and particularly a guide then you expect to be in that actual risk zone, it's one of the biggest things you're paying them for. Like a lot of activities the most dangerous bit of skiing is getting there and using the roads :D |
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remarkable, one star for quoting the FIS rules, someone needs to grow up :roll:
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Is that really fair on everyone else? The FIS rules are just a good bit of common sense :
If you're observing those, like choice of route and overtaking, there's no reason you shouldn't pass skiers in front of you. It's not unreasonable that the quicker skier having observed all of those rules should expect some reciprocal respect and courtesy from the slope user in front. |
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I think what you really need is some general etiquette :roll:
and fyi here's what I didn't misread :
you just decided it meant something else to start an argument :roll: |
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I think, and FIS agree, that everyone has a primary responsibility to respect other slope users and that responsibility is entirely independent of if you're up or down the slope. I think you've no real point and are just being argumentative. |
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