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Freeride maps

 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead
Hi,

Anyone bought these and found them useful. Seem a bit steep but could be a good investment

http://www.freeride-map.com/landingpage.php


Also has anyone bought them in the uk or got them delivered?

Thanks
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
They are alright...
But if you can read a map (i.e contour lines & features etc) then the normal French / Swiss / Austrian topo's will give you exactly the same information at half the price.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Haggis_Trap, yes, normal 1:25,000 maps are good (except the Italian ones, which only have 25m contours instead of 10m) and these are especially good combined with books describing off piste routes, where these exist.
I do have one of those Freeride maps (Andermatt) which was rather small compared to normal map sizes but marked very general areas of easy, medium and difficult skiing and forbidden areas. Without descriptions of specific routes I found it only moderately useful but I wouldn't want to put you off. I found the coloured areas made the map a bit harder to read.
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I think descriptions or suggested routes would make them much more valuable, having said that they seem to have lots of information in english and would be helpful.
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Re cost, I assume they just modify the normal maps and have to pay for the privilege.
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i have one for the grimentz area and would not bother as the 'added value' is really a few arrows showing routes which any guide or local can tell you in a few minutes over a normal topo map. if you have no guide or locals to speak to then it may be another matter..
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Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Yep, I've bought a couple and had them delivered to the UK. I pretty much agree with all the comments above. They are OK, but you are better off with the regular maps, guide books and some local knowledge gained from asking guides etc. I don't use mine much when I'm skiing, the colouring makes them hard to read, but they are handy to look at for planning / inspiration.

What areas are you looking at? There are some good OP guide books for some places (E.g. Cham, Val d'Isere, La Grave/L2A, St Anton, Monterosa) that would be a better investment.
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After all it is free Go on u know u want to!
I am looking at Austria, this year Fieberbrunn/Kitzbhuel and then will probably go back to Mayrhofen at some point.
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Ah, I'm not aware of any books for those areas... I'd say the FR maps are worth a look in that case, but try and get local tips when you are there.
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