Poster: A snowHead
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I'm off to Argentiere 16 to 21 Dec
Current Grand Montets Avi warning 1/5
Forecast goes as far as 20 Dec big suns, no snow, light winds, freezing level hovering around 2000m
There seems no point at all in packing my airbag so I'm minded to leave it at home (along with the WD Preachers) to save the hassle.
Does anyone else makes these judgments or to you just take it any way?
Obviously I can't not take my transceiver shovel and probe
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Never found it any hassle taking it, especially to the alps. I just chuck mine in regardless - might not wear it when I'm there if conditions are as they are at present and I'm just skiing pistes, but at least I have the option if theblicking high suddenly decides to give in on day 4 of my trip!
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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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What's point having it if you don't use it?.
Will you leave transceiver behind also?
Not being facetious; I assume if risk was 4/5 you would choose routes that would make risk of being caught still extremely low despite risk for day. Or would having airbag encourage you to do riskier routes?
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@peanuthead, I take your point that all these choices should be made against a background of risk awareness and management rather than making a blind decision to take it, in the way some folk may blindly take it and not bother to assess how dangerous a slope may be . If it was 2/5 and significant snow less than a month ago I would take it. As for transceiver - always good to have a practice first trip of the season.
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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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I can't predict when I may get caught in an avalanche so unless I'm skiing on-piste only (rare) I always carry my airbag, irrespective of the warning level........
Not much fresh around at present, but most resorts have had up to 2 metres of snow fall above 2000m
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I just use mine for my carry on bag for flying anyhow so it doesn't really impact my luggage allowance.
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@On the rocks, are you going off piste at all? If so take your equipment, if not then no need IMHO.
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I'm there the same week, I'll be leaving mine at home.
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@torquil, you're not by any chance the ace rock shoe resoler of Llanberis? I may bump into you in the Office
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The very same @On the rocks,
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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After chatting with mates decided to leave the ABS at home, and skis boots clothes and me too. Trip cancelled, hope to make it when things improve
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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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@On the rocks,
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