 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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@cheltsski, ...good grief
...and the name....
Prato Nervoso
Should be
Effing nervosa
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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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@valais2,
Ha!!
Yep! I had a hair raising experience on the Trockener Steg - Matterhorn glacier paradise cable car in Zermatt a few weeks back, it was shut to skiers but I was on foot as was walking the trails due to fracuturing shoulder 4 days earlier, anyway it was so windy that part way up the operator had to stop the lift and let it ride itself out as it were, then restarted it once it calmed down. Then when we eventually got to the docking station we had to dangle just outside it as the cable car was swinging so badly it was not safe to dock...the operator didn't look bothered though, I imagine a mild gust to him!
Of course then I had to stay on it to come back down 
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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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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So I now know the one and only good thing about drags, you can get off when you choose. Only those for me when skiing on leaving day now!
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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| ster wrote: |
So I now know the one and only good thing about drags, you can get off when you choose. Only those for me when skiing on leaving day now! |
Where still has drag lifts?
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Cairngorm - and you don't always get the choice of when to get off either, depends if you can hold on to the initial lift off 
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The GnaBuG was (almost) mentioned in the article! Although we were only stranded on the Champoluc side for about 20 minutes, it was interesting watching skiers walk up along the piste to get to the Colle Bettaforca and down to the Champoluc side. Luckily, we were sat indoors having a late lunch by that times.
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@mountainaddict,
Holy cow!! I am so pleased it ended ok for you, safely off the mountain and made your flight by skin of teeth...phew!
TBH my worse nightmare being scared of heights!
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@TQA, where doesn't?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Was an article in a ski mag long ago 'in praise of surface lifts' or something like. Pointed out that they can and sometimes do keep running when chairlifts etc are closed for high winds.
Also i always enjoyed them.
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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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So I now know the one and only good thing about drags, you can get off when you choose. Only those for me when skiing on leaving day now! |
Where still has drag lifts? |
NZ has loads, and some of those nastly named nutcracker type.
And co-incidentally so has Trysil where we are heading to soon. I can feel my poor thighs now.
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