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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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He caught his ski in some of the netting as he entered the Chaudanne area and fell heavily and initial reports are that he broke his neck. Help was on hand immediately. Terrible accident.
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Terrible tragedy
Thankfully this type of accident is rare, but is a risk in any sport, be it skiing, cycling, rugby in fact anything where you could hit your head
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Very sad. RIP and thoughts are with his family and friends. 
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So sad, a tragic waste of a young life.
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Very sad.
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Very tragic tale, so young. Need to be very careful in these conditions. Accident in Avoriaz PDS today, a ski instructor on a simple blue run, caught an edge and the netting usually held in by packed snow did not stop her falling and breaking collarbone and leg when she hit a rock. Op tomorrow and hopefully out of hospital tomorrow evening, but no work for 3 months.
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You know it makes sense.
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Echo my sentiments from the 3V thread, extremely sad news. As Boris says it's a risk in all sports (in woman in Devon recently died on the rugby field after sustaining a head injury), but he must have been going at some speed to suffer the reported injuries. A timely reminder about the dangers of icy slopes.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@SnoodyMcFlude, my husband broke his neck on piste in a skiing accident. He was not skiing fast as it was a short crowded section of piste and we'd all stopped briefly to regroup only a few metres before. He thinks he was hit by another skier who could have come from another adjoining piste and hit him in the back, but we aren't certain of that.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Hells Bells wrote: |
| @SnoodyMcFlude, my husband broke his neck on piste in a skiing accident. He was not skiing fast as it was a short crowded section of piste and we'd all stopped briefly to regroup only a few metres before. He thinks he was hit by another skier who could have come from another adjoining piste and hit him in the back, but we aren't certain of that. |
It was more the report that the initial injury was to his chest, if that's what was the cause of death then I'd have thought it requires a heavier impact that a head injury. I appreciate that you don't need to be going fast to have a nasty head/back injury, I work in construction so have heard a few nasty tales of people breaking their back when falling from a fairly low height.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Here we go again ....
Another reason to stop grooming slopes.
Another reason to ban Helmets to stop people having this false sense of security.
Career Piste skiera have a false sense of their abilities.
I know this a kid but they need to be taught off piste first , not groomers!!
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| stanton wrote: |
Here we go again ....
Another reason to stop grooming slopes.
Another reason to ban Helmets to stop people having this false sense of security.
Career Piste skiera have a false sense of their abilities.
I know this a kid but they need to be taught off piste first , not groomers!! |
Dont want to turn this thread into too much of a conversation as its not the right time, but why ''here we go again'' and why should all kids be taught off piste first??!!
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Best left there I think...thoughts with the family and friends.
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@PaulC1984,
Speed kills..
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There will always be a risk when skiing but it's still a real tragedy when someone dies or get's seriously hurt. My thoughts are with his family and friends who must be very sad at what's happened.
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| stanton wrote: |
Here we go again ....
Another reason to stop grooming slopes.
Another reason to ban Helmets to stop people having this false sense of security.
Career Piste skiera have a false sense of their abilities.
I know this a kid but they need to be taught off piste first , not groomers!! |
Grow up and show some compassion stanton
This is really sad no matter the circumstances and our thoughts should be with family and friends at this time. With xmas just round the corner this will add extra distress that they do not need. They do not need to potentially read the ranting's of a lone lunatic like Stanton at this time either.
Words can and never will be enough at times like this.
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Can we have moderators remove insensitive or innapropriate posts please?
This is terrible news and I can't imagine what the family is going through.
My thoughts are with them.
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There is always the possibility that family or friends of the young lad will be members of this forum.
Condolences to any affected by this accident.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| cameronphillips2000 wrote: |
| Can we have moderators remove insensitive or innapropriate posts please? .. |
I think that's a silly idea. I deal with death quite a lot, and whilst it's troubling for people who know the victims it's not for the rest of us. I don't think you can sensibly censor the whole internet because of a single death, and some of us at least would not want you to do that. I think you're perhaps confusing social media with reality.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| philwig wrote: |
| cameronphillips2000 wrote: |
| Can we have moderators remove insensitive or innapropriate posts please? .. |
I think that's a silly idea. I deal with death quite a lot, and whilst it's troubling for people who know the victims it's not for the rest of us. I don't think you can sensibly censor the whole internet because of a single death, and some of us at least would not want you to do that. I think you're perhaps confusing social media with reality. |
I'm not suggesting censoring the whole internet - just an online forum/community showing some repsect/sensitivity in the days after a tradegy.
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Commiserations for any family or friends.
@stanton, Pretty poor taste even for you.
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You know it makes sense.
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How utterly terrible for the family and friends. When all the holes in the cheese line up then people can die in simple accidents. @Hells Bells, had a shocking experience but it could easily have been a tragedy.
@stanton, You are a cockwomble of extraordinary magnitude.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| stanton wrote: |
Here we go again ....
Another reason to stop grooming slopes.
Another reason to ban Helmets to stop people having this false sense of security.
Career Piste skiera have a false sense of their abilities.
I know this a kid but they need to be taught off piste first , not groomers!! |
I've hardly got room to talk, but seriously, grow up.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Stanton's views are contentious but not offensive, even if they were, opprobrium not censorship would be a more appropriate response. A society in which we all have the right to never be offended would be a dull place.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| johnl wrote: |
| Stanton's views are contentious but not offensive, even if they were, opprobrium not censorship would be a more appropriate response. A society in which we all have the right to never be offended would be a dull place. |
There's a time and a place though and after someone's tragic death on a family holiday 2weeks before Christmas is not the time or place!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Very sad.
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Never I nice piste toward the bottom when it is worn and icy and I seem to remember the Relentir signs at the bottom acting as a magnet. Terrible News.
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| PaulC1984 wrote: |
| johnl wrote: |
| Stanton's views are contentious but not offensive, even if they were, opprobrium not censorship would be a more appropriate response. A society in which we all have the right to never be offended would be a dull place. |
There's a time and a place though and after someone's tragic death on a family holiday 2weeks before Christmas is not the time or place! |
+1
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| stanton wrote: |
Here we go again ....
Another reason to stop grooming slopes.
Another reason to ban Helmets to stop people having this false sense of security.
Career Piste skiera have a false sense of their abilities.
I know this a kid but they need to be taught off piste first , not groomers!! |
stanton You are a c*nt. Fu*k off and take your trolling elsewhere.
Condolences to the family of this young lad. May you find strength in the memories of all the good times you shared.
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RIP, very sad, thoughts with family
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| PaulC1984 wrote: |
| johnl wrote: |
| Stanton's views are contentious but not offensive, even if they were, opprobrium not censorship would be a more appropriate response. A society in which we all have the right to never be offended would be a dull place. |
There's a time and a place though and after someone's tragic death on a family holiday 2weeks before Christmas is not the time or place! |
+2.
I am not in favour of banning Stanton, what would be the point? The "banning culture" is offensive to free speech. Let him post so we can unify in mocking his ignorance.
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RIP, very sad, thoughts with family
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Tragic accident for someone so young, thoughts & prayers for his next of kin.
I cannot believe how some people can be so disrespectful at such an awful time & we don't have the facts 
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