 Poster: A snowHead
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Ski amade area and looking to freeride as much as possible.
Not looking to suck the joy out of it with a guide.
Is there a way to meetup with people as I'm probably venturing into dodgy solo territory now.
Also the routes marked with a red dotted line are and square are avalanche controlled right?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Couple of ways I did:
1. Find similar minded people here on the forum, ideally living in the same area (to share transportaiton costs etc).
2. While on the mountain, look for the solo freeriders with same level as yours, talk with them on the chair about snow etc, and ask to ski together.
3. Join the freeride groups or freeride day with snow school, make connections with other people and ski togeher later
Cheers Ed
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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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Look for a destination specific off piste/freeride Facebook group.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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There's a solo trip section here
Post in the resort threads looking to see if anyone wants to head out
I think wepowder have some kind of guide sharing service
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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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Not looking to suck the joy out of it with a guide.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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I guess it means going places and skiing lines that a guide wouldn’t let you do 
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Guides always find places to ski with the best snow and usually no tracks when you thought everywhere was tracked out. It is normally the other way round - they take me places I would have thought might be dangerous, knowing my judgement isn't nearly as good as theirs. Mind you there are guides who are just going through the motions, but you don't hire them a second time or recommend them, do you.
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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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Also the routes marked with a red dotted line are and square are avalanche controlled right? |
No. They are patrolled and usually marked in terrain where there is a lower risk of avalanche. They will be closed off if the risk is too high. As you've probably worked out by now, the signs around the edges of the pisted area identity where there is a higher risk of avalanches.
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@snowball, I completely concur with you - I think the absolute opposite is true, guides take you to the places that only highly experienced locals can. Very often you can find yourselves quite alone in the most amazing terrain after some very intricate and precise route taking. The places I have skied in the Arlberg with Franzi Trimmell/Graham Austick; in Paradiski with Steep and Deep (Oxygene), Pentes Fortes UCPA in Les Arcs could not be accessed unless you were with a super experienced and skillful local. I have spent most of the time just seeing the group I am skiing with. I would say that not using a guide might literally suck the life out of you, this is tragically what happened in 2009 in St Anton on the Rendl when some people followed our tracks. To get the best out of the mountains you need a guide.
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