Messages posted by : Wanderer
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Not sure where your pictures were lifted from ISE. However, I am quite wary of using any of the "free" picture storage facilities because of concerns about the re-use of pictures. As far as I can see, their typical terms and conditions can give them full copyright on your pictures :evil: . Probably irrelevant for most snaps but very relevant if you are uploading very good, high quality pictures such as some of the beautiful pictures Ise regularly posted here.
I copied the relevant condition from Flickr and I think this is pretty standard material. If I understand it correctly, they can do whatever they want with photos posted onto the site which are available to all viewers and you can do nothing about it and are entitled to nothing :evil: . I imagine they would not bother including such a provision unless they envisaged availing of the facility from time to time to make some money.
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On one trip to Tignes, they actually closed the piste half way down and a big gang of us had to sit down and wait while a helicopter came in, dropped some explosives on the mountain beside us and waited to see if they had brought down a major overhang :shock: If they had, it would probably have come down over the piste below us. They didn't :shock: :shock: :shock: and then they reopened the piste :!: . I have never seen a bunch of fairly basic skiers move so fast in my life :roll: Interesting experience but a reminder that you do need to be careful whereever you are :wink: . |
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Don't focus on trying to find resorts that have no draglifts - as Tony said, it is possible to ski throughout most resorts without ever having to use them (you might occasionally have to skip a run here or there but that would normally be the extent of it). Just make sure that there are sufficient chairs/gondolas to get you around.
Also remember, that while drags are liked by very few, they can be your friend :wink:. I have often bypassed 40 minute queues by taking a nearby drag to get up the mountain straightaway - well worth the hassle in my view. Secondly, the drags can really come into their own in bad weather. A few years ago, I had an amazing days skiing in terrible weather. None of the chairs or gondolas were running because of the high winds but the drags continued to operate. The slopes were empty, the pistes were covered in fresh powder and it was wonderful :mrgreen:. It couldn't have happened if the drags had not been there. |
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Pubsinger You should not let this get you down - your original post was at least ambiguous about whether you went off-piste or not. It's not that surprising that some people would pick it up that way and clearly you agree that anyobdy going off piste in those conditions would have been irresponsible. Nobody is picking on you - they are just trying to advocate good practice on the mountains. Look to the positive - you had a great day (on piste) and the critical importance of respecting the avalanche warnings has been underlined by the thread. :lol: Be happy. |
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Here is the link to the local tourist office
http://www.alpedhuez.com/hiver/en/alpedhuez-mountain-winter.html It includes all kinds of accommodation listing, including special offers. |
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As others have said, skiers will need proper gear. Ask around your friends and you may be able to borrow a lot of what you need. If you need to buy, TH Maxx can be good. Aldi and Lidl also stock cheap ski gear but it tends to come in and be cleared out very quickly. Don't know if you have Millets near you - its another possibility for reasonably priced gear.
Be careful if watching your kid in ski school. Its generally better if you are not seen once you have dropped him off so that he accepts that he is there and does not act up. Find a discrete vantage point nearby if you want to watch him. I am sure he will be welcome in bars but he will be exhausted so a late night in the pub is unlikely to be welcome :mrgreen: The same goes for your son :shock: . Not sure what the smoking situation is in Austria - thankfully, it has been banned in most places at this stage. You should seriously consider skiing yourself. It is great fun and you may feel a bit left out if you don't give it a go. Enjoy. :lol: |
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Hi Mike
Sorry to hear about your unfortunate experience. I am somewhat surprised at the attitude of the lift operator. In my experience, they are generally very sympathetic to people with problems and I have often seen people being let go down on the chairs. It seems obvious that they should and would normally accommodate people who have a minor injury but do not need to be brought down on the sleds or where they have lost a ski. I have also seen pedestrians routinely accommodated in some resorts - I particularly recall a lot of wealthy looking Italians in Courmeyour riding up and down the chairs to sunbathe on the terraces of the various mountain restaurants - I have even seen a few in fur coats with only a bikini underneath :roll: . I suspect you were just unlucky with the particular operator or else hit them when they were very busy. You don't say whether you were in a ski class when you went up on the chair. If not, it might be worth trying to persuade her to have another go with an instructor (either in a class or private lesson) - your wife is much more likely to trust an instructor than you. Hope it works out for you and don't pay any attention to those who poke fun at your good wife. |
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Nice resort, though a bit on the small side. It's over 10 years since I was there but the Crystal reps used to offer a "ski every run in one day" guiding. MY abiding memory was the amount of fur that you will see in the evenings - the wealthy Italians from Milan like to show off :lol:
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