Messages posted by : dobby
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Wanderer, I think you could be right. I'm trying to think of one chairlift that you can descend on wearing skis. May be Du Village in Les Deux Alpes, but I cannot remember
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Crusher, SLidewayz has a website with prices on. Pic Negre has a website - you could contact them through that
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Msej449, you and your wife have my sympathies - it is horrible being taken down an unsuitable piste by a so-called leader who should know better. I've had it happen to me several times and it is unpleasant at best. However, that situation is totally different from the situation described by the OP. The OP put himself at the top of a piste he wasn't able to ski down, and that's not the lift operator's problem.
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That's what I meant - the OP needed to know where he went wrong.
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Vanit, sorry that you got hurt, but time for some tough love. In my experience, very few chair lifts allow downloading, so that's probably why you weren't allowed to ride down. Some allow downloading when you are wearing skis, some don't. You should assume that you are not allowed to download on a chair lift unless told/shown otherwise. The lift operator was just doing his job. Firstly, you seriously cannot expect a liftie who is probably Italian, and living in the Dolomites where the second language is German (I think) to speak English. Secondly, it is your responsibility, not his, to be skilled enough to tackle the slopes at the top of a lift. If you were wondering whether a slope is difficult, you should ask someone - someone in your chalet, for example. I would not take the lift to the Tunnel piste in Alpe D'Huez because I am not competent to ski it (not when it's mogulled, anyway). If you want to ski again, I would recommend getting some ski lessons which teach you how to get out of difficult situations (e.g. by side slipping).
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Will let you know in due course. I'm the classic intermediate stuck on my intermediate plateau which is one of Snoworks' target markets, so hopefully I can give feedback from the viewpoint of that demographic. PS I've packed my bag already. Is that sad?
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This may be of some use: https://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=27524
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Where to in Italy? 21 Jan. for beginners and rusty intermediates
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Bald-eagleman, only 70km including Ponte di Legno?
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