 Poster: A snowHead
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| Handy Turnip wrote: |
| Orange200 wrote: |
Come across that in Andorra a few times 
Learned my boarding in Canada, they were very clear about where to (not) stop, it was drummed into me. |
It seems to happen everyone, and sure maybe there are some resorts that are better than others but anecdotal evidence or 'sample of 1' evidence is pretty meaningless. And to demonstrate this... I learned my skiing in Andorra, they were very clear about where to (not) stop, it was drummed into me. |
... he kept saying, "never stop in front of a drummer" but did I listen?"
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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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@king key, Great idea, I'll take one for the chairlift exit ramps!
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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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Can you take those as hand luggage?
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Why just one pole? Surely, for balance, there should be one at the top of each pole?
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Today on the Motorway into La Plagne Centre
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| Handy Turnip wrote: |
| 'sample of 1' evidence is pretty meaningless. |
What is a meaningful sample?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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They're not sitting!
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| Thesixquidman wrote: |
| They're not sitting! |
They would be if they had boards.....
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You know it makes sense.
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I know. They're not below a crest out of view. Doesn't seem that busy. No problem.
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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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| Thesixquidman wrote: |
| I know. They're not below a crest out of view. Doesn't seem that busy. No problem. |
Looks like kids having a lesson. Not a good way to teach.....
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Poster: A snowHead
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I know where I'm going.
 Target Selected
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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5 Bonus points for an edge across the tips of her skis @mcspreader, and the full 20 points if you can do both your edges.
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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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@mcspreader,
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| mcspreader wrote: |
I know where I'm going.
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I can see two better spaces. Nothing like a tight one 
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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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Why do snowboarders sit in the middle of the piste? Why do skiers stand there? Because they're idiots.
There is no point in wasting precious time questioning the ways of fools. Spray the offenders with as much snow as possible and continue on your way.
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| Thornyhill wrote: |
I can see two better spaces. Nothing like a tight one |
Enough with that language it's not even 11 oclock yet!
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@dp, I don't think there is ever an appropriate o'clock for that language 
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| boredsurfin wrote: |
| Today on the Motorway into La Plagne Centre .... |
There's a dick on those ski things in the image, so this is obviously not a problem - see thread title. The old folks don't mind careless skiers, the hate is reserved for snowboarders.
I think if you can't manage to navigate around a group like that, then the problem lies perhaps not with the group but with something else.
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Lots of bitching.
For slalom practice.
Seriously though. Who cares? I ski in control and can ski round things. If you're not in control / can't ski round things then get a lesson.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Health n Safety gawn maaad!!
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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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It's a blue slope. Used by beginners, among others, I presume. Blocking the piste is selfish, discourteous and potentially dangerous.
Just as bad are the folk who enjoy hurtling down easy blue slopes at speed, scattering beginners like confetti. Saw some really bad examples of this in Val Thorens two years ago, where badly behaved speed merchants (students) reduced a poor girl to tears on what is supposed to be a gentle run. In the US, the ski patrol would have confiscated their passes.
One solution might be designated "dickhead" pistes, marked with a suitable symbol... then they could happily damage each other without inconveniencing the rest of us.
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Sometimes it can be just because lift exits were designed for skiers not boarders.
The Linga end of the Gabelou for example, has a flat, leading to an uphill ridge before the piste which is a narrow road.
Skiers can dismount and sort out their poles / gloves / goggles / boots etc.. on the wide-ish flat bit before the ridge.
Boarders need to get to the ridge before sitting down or standing up to clip in.
You cannot sit on the LHS because people coming down the Lechere run will not see you, and on the right, you will be blocking skiiers who have sorted themselves out on the flat and ready to move off.
That being said, nobody should be going fast at that point as they will either be exiting the lift, or about to take a blind hairpin corner.
Despite this you get comments about blocking the piste from skiers pushing though to set off - who then proceed to zig zag randomly down the piste in front of you at 5 mph.
( I guess that's why they can't afford to lose valuable seconds waiting to set off  )
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You know it makes sense.
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It's official: ESF instruct snowboarders from an early age on how to best obstruct the piste.
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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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