 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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ansta1, a careless moment on a chairlift could get you strangled by your snifter. 
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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, ..Dougal Haston died from being choked by his own scarf, in a slide in leysin - not a lot of people know that...
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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valais2, no, I didn't know that, but I did know about Isadora Duncan.
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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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valais2, Really? I knew he died in an avalanche, how does the scarf fit in? (genuine question, I'm not taking the pass or having a go, I really do want to know)
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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robapplegate, ...it's in The Philosophy of Risk and also on the wik entry for him. He went off piste at leysin on a notorious face re slab, was caught and, if I recall correctly (the connor book is in ch) buried at a shallow depth but when they excavated him it seemed his scarf had tightened and choked him. The Connor book is good although, apparently like so many who climbed with him, Connor did not really get close to the man.
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I learnt to ski in Leysin and I didn't know that, but then it's probably not the sort of story you tell kids on their first week.
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musher, he is buried in leysin - very modest grave marked with just a number - went there one damp grey April day. The graveyard has a fantastic view.
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valais2,
Many ski resorts have graveyards with views and stories to tell. I always get a tear in my eye when we pass the cemetry in Seefeld on our way to the Rosshütte.
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valais2, yes they can be both wonderful and melancholic at the same time ... Got rather too many of my young friends in them though....
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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valais2, Thanks, I'll have to re read that bit again.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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valais2, Yep, you're right. remind me not to wear a "foulard" next time I'm on the slopes.
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robapplegate, ...yes it's very foulardy ... (Sorry)
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Isadora Duncan . . . 'nuff said.
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