J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by ise

Dorset Boy wrote:Don't assume that just because you're on a motorway route you won't need chains. I've been on the motorway from Lyon to the Tarantaise when chains have been needed!

Like all good scouts, being prepared and expecting the unexpected are important!

true, it's never quite happened to me but we've been close a couple of times.

Jan I Stenmark wrote:

ise wrote:No country on mainland Europe requires you to have chains or winter tyres

As far as winter tyres, errr, Austria ;) 01/11/08 - 15/04/09 ...

err, no they don't ;)

wasn't it that the cars were now in a different location? and the desks hadn't moved?

Wanderer wrote:
I think people are getting too deep into this - this is not an appropriate forum for a detailed consideration of the legal implications of "accidents" on the slopes and I see little point in peolle getting all het up about it. Especially, since I am presuming that we do not have too many legal experts and, in particular, experts on the different legal systems of France, Austria, etc.

why is it the wrong forum? and why presume that someone else might not know something about it?

Brucie wrote:This is all getting silly and off topic!!!

Bandit - In answer to your question. Ski-ing is different because it is a sport not a criminal activity. To constutute a crime requires MENS REA -

'actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea'

which means that "the act does not make a person guilty unless the mind is also guilty".

Why have we developed into a whining society where there is no such thing as an accident!! :evil:

I think the point is that in Europe we've got civil responsibility so if you kick a rock down the hill and it hits someone you're held to be responsible, the UK common law doesn't quite run as clearly. That's why as bandit pointed out if you do ski into someone, or cycle into them in summer if you like, there's a good chance you'll be arrested.

Mens rea of course is common law and mostly applies in the UK and US and not so much in old world Europe.

You're right it's off topic, I think that's because there was a pretty clear consensus pretty quickly that getting landed teaching your mates to ski was a bad thing. A general discussion of liability etc is quite interesting.

Tony_H wrote:

gdbn wrote:Does anyone know a brand of goggles that would fit a "larger" nose ?
I have tried a few pairs and they just feel like my nose is in a vice.

G

Plastic surgery would probably be cheaper.

you might be right, plastic surgery and laser eye correction might be cheaper in the long run :lol:

Dave Mac wrote:Tony, snowploughs keep the surfaces clear of any depth. They scatter stones on the road in the village, these are collected in gully traps and re-used. Pavements are gritted.

I think that's about normal most places. Motorways tend to salt but i think the existing run off traps stop most of that getting into the water course.

factual wrote:Re: The earlier questions about an ARVA being necessary -

I've found the piste plan and information from the Serre Chevalier mountain company. The 2007 / 2008 resort information includes this part (find it on the main piste and lifts map, with lift times and other information):


Your Safety

Do you sometimes ski off-piste? Then you must carry an avalanche transceiver. Check regularly that your gear is functioning well with one of our 6 checkpoints.

If you have an avalanche transceiver, it is very important to know how to use it! Come and train yourself on the the Serre Chevalier ARVA Park located in Monetier-les-Bains (arrival of the Bachas chairlift / 10).

That's not an instruction or law, it's just advice. Good advice but just advice.

factual wrote:So - I guess there's a better option than having an old item serviced if you don't care so much about skiing off piste (that would be if the ARVA doesn't work). I've been told it costs a lot for a professional check and service.

sorry, I missed that, what's the other option?

It doesn't cost a lot to get a transceiver checked out though.