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My OH and I once tried walking down - in summer - a black piste which we could ski in winter without any great drama. It's not a super steep black by a long way but it was extremely difficult to walk down, even in decent walking boots and would have been even worse without walking poles. We headed for the pine woods beside the piste, so we could use the tree roots, but even so, the whole thing was a mistake. I saw a chap walking back UP the side of a red piste this morning - he'd obviously decided after the first, quite steep, pitch that it wasn't for him. His body language was eloquent. It's a piste you can see from the chairlift, which is accessible from an unproblematical blue. Why do people do it? Especially in a resort bursting with easier pistes.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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pam w, There is actually a tall story behind my escapade on the red in Orelle - [threat mode]maybe over drinks one day[/threat mode]
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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pam w, J and I walked a similar route in Serre Chevalier in summer.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Breakable crust. Done.
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Are we talking bread?
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Breakable crust can be sidestepped.
To my shame I've sideslipped plenty of heavy dense snow- usually positioning for action. Unless you mean actual legbreaker levels of water content in which case you're a fool IMO if you're not trying to exit asap.
Edit: bollox to autocorrect
Last edited by Then you can post your own questions or snow reports... on Fri 17-01-14 14:23; edited 1 time in total
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| pam w wrote: |
| I saw a chap walking back UP the side of a red piste this morning - he'd obviously decided after the first, quite steep, pitch that it wasn't for him. His body language was eloquent. It's a piste you can see from the chairlift, which is accessible from an unproblematical blue. Why do people do it? Especially in a resort bursting with easier pistes. |
Excellent skiing in my opinion- much better to take the walk of shame uphill than risk injuring yourself or others out of your depth.
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much better to take the walk of shame uphill
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absolutely - and he was very near the top, but it would have been quite a tough walk up, nevertheless and he wasn't slim...... I would have felt more sorry for him if the visibility hadn't been perfect and if he hadn't passed a big sign pointing "EXPERT" in one direction and "COOL" in the other. 
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| fatbob wrote: |
Unless you mean actual legbreaker levels of water content in which case you're a fool IMO if you're not trying to exit asap.
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If you live near the Tahoe or Cascade area (which I believe you mayy do/did), and don't ski "leg breaking levels of water content", you won't be skiing much!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Nah - I did a winter in Tahoe and the only day that was truly ligament shredding was the day it had "precipitated" to the top of KT22. After one run we got on the chair and agreed next lap we'd do the groomer then call it quits. Sierra Cement gets pretty chunky but it's rarely stop you completely in your tracks bad if you're on the right equipment.
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