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Why no controlled in-bounds ski resorts in Europe
 Poster: A snowHead
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Dave of the Marmottes wrote:
there is probably a risk of shotgun threats over actual avalanche some places.


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I assume that doesn't mean they force you to marry their firstborn...
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

@Pasigal, Not sure insurance has anything to do with it but agree with the general point. If an individual lift company wanted to do this it would be possible. However it would just cost a lot more money for more patrols, avi control, access fees etc. Currently anyone can ski off piste if they wish and in most areas there are pistes / itineraries / ski routes that are only partially prepared, if at all. What is the benefit to either the lift company or visitors, it would end up costing both more money. Smaller areas are more likely to be struggling with shorter more unreliable seasons so any perceived attraction would be more than offset by increased costs. Anyone who really wants this type of skiing can simply go to North America
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

One other thought is that a number of Euro resorts have opened limited controlled freeride zones. They've never looked significantly more or less trafficked than other equivalent "risky" areas to me, if the snow's good and it's a place popular with offpiste skiers it will get skied. Val Thorens got pretty shralped everywhere pretty rapidly on the last day of the EOSB despite it being an offpeak week, I assume by the combined residents of the 3V who were perhaps no longer working full bore plus day visitors who took advantage of a bluebird Friday.

I would guess the places with freeride zones haven't seen enough of an uptick in revenues associated with them to keep pushing the experiment. Good snow year they'll get the visitors anyway, sucky year no one will be interested in skiing 3 week baked hardpack offpiste.
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One other thought is that a number of Euro resorts have opened limited controlled freeride zones. They've never looked significantly more or less trafficked than other equivalent "risky" areas to me, if the snow's good and it's a place popular with offpiste skiers it will get skied. Val Thorens got pretty shralped everywhere pretty rapidly on the last day of the EOSB despite it being an offpeak week, I assume by the combined residents of the 3V who were perhaps no longer working full bore plus day visitors who took advantage of a bluebird Friday.

I would guess the places with freeride zones haven't seen enough of an uptick in revenues associated with them to keep pushing the experiment. Good snow year they'll get the visitors anyway, sucky year no one will be interested in skiing 3 week baked hardpack offpiste.
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