 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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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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[snigger]
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Would love to go heli skiing!
Do they generally hire out the equipment to you as well? My current set-up is all mountain rather than backcountry, so would be good to know you'll get the right type of skis etc if you do it
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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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hahaha I didnt expect that
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Now that is guaranteed to produce schadenfreude in all but the very nicest people!
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| Bennisboy wrote: |
Would love to go heli skiing!
Do they generally hire out the equipment to you as well? My current set-up is all mountain rather than backcountry, so would be good to know you'll get the right type of skis etc if you do it |
I went cat skiing last week, more reliable cos during our 11 days there was maybe one when helis could have flown!
I rented skis for the day. ( Bent Chettlers) Huge things, but got me down. They advised anything over 110 mm, so went into rental shop and told them what I was doing. I would have struggled on my usual 92mm things I reckon. AVI gear was provided although we took our own.
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B*gger 
It never happened to me, but my Heli Guides, regailed is with various ‘warning’ stories....
The first one was a snow boarder, who put down his board, base down, the board sensing freedom took advantage of gravity and exited stage left. It was found by the heli over a mile away.
The second one was the Canadian rep for Fischer skis, who thought he would show the Fischer team, who were visiting, how Canadian’s can ski, and dropped a small cliff. He then double ejected, and again his skis sensing freedom, headed down leaving perfect parallel tracks until they disappeared.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Mr Bean on sticks
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I love that he starts with 'Lets do this'.....
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Hire... - If it's a weekly operation then they usually include "free" hire of skis or boards in the cost. It's always top stuff.
- Shovels, proves and transceivers plus a bag to carry them in are included at any operator as you're not riding without those. You can use your own, although if it's esoteric then you'll need to teach everyone else how to turn it off.
- Airbags are included at some operators, not others
I've never seen a runaway ski in the back country, or seen one lost. It's rare. The fix would be to give the guest a guide's ski, then swap them to the spare pair they carry in the machine. If needed they could fly more appropriate gear out on a fuel run. If he's falling over on that, like that, then you probably don't want to be anywhere near him.
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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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Why is there no brake on his ski? I always have a ski brake, even on the Volkl Katanas which I use for short tours. The extra weight is definitely worth it as this vid proves. Surprised noone else has brought this up actually....
On a related point I have noticed quite a few skiers on piste using fat skis with no brakes. Deadly and should be banned.
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philwig,
But didn't he hit a rock? (Hence the fall...) 
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You know it makes sense.
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That the strangest ski video, hysterical if true. Definitely not a fat ski, there looks like a ski brake is on but it still escapes. If it’s true it’s a big dilemma for the group. There is no extra ski in the group, and heli has left to shuttle next group. Often only one guide per group, so there is not a ski that can be given up and then rotated back into the pick up/drop off sequence.
If its a real heli video, 3 or 4 groups of heli skiers, maybe up to 30 people could have been impacted. If it’s a multi day, where everyone stays at same remote lodge, that dude will be ribbed on during dinner.
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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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zikomo, there are ski brakes, you can see its still engaged on the ski - @ approx. 12sec. as it goes over his other ski .
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Poster: A snowHead
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Last heli week I was on they had some rather natty Wagner had made custom skis to try. Most of us were otherwise on Coombacks.
One of the guests popped a ski and brakes are pretty useless in powder with sufficient gradient so it headed off on its own.
Post lunchbreak the scout heli went off in search. They wouldn’t have bothered for the K2s.
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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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I don't think there are any rocks. I think he crossed his skis.
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I lost a ski on a guided off-piste trip one time. After ski touring up to a ridge we took our skis off to remove the skins - I forgot to lock my binding back down before putting down the ski and it immediately shot off down to where we'd just come from, a few hundred meters below. Guide then skied down and skinned back up with it at super fast pace - very embarrassing! 
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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 have only been multi-day heli once (CMH), and it was a big deal if you made the heli divert anyway during the day. If you made ur group late, and it wasnt at pick up spot on time, if you needed add'l equipment from lodge and bird had to go back to get something, if you needed to bail b/c u were too tired, etc., it was essentially a scarlett letter that you wore in the lodge. I almost got it on the first day, but persevered, and got to ride in the front of the heli on the ride back to the lodge as a reward. Those heli groups have a funny dynamic.
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