 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm not sure how big a collection we can build, but here's a starter.
In the interests of keeping death off the road and piste, has anyone got any others?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Now here's a constant danger all skiers & boarders should be aware of!!!!!!!!!!
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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 haven't a photo, but I found very sexist signs in Soldeu. The blue runs were marked with a mother and child; the red runs marked with a fella.
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Presumably the black runs were marked with a widow or reaper (hopefully both to avoid sexual stereotyping)
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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 wish I could think of something witty - but I'm not as quick as you expert skiers. Perhaps as my technique improves in one department, it will in others!
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here's one
If you're not allowed to ski presumably you achieve the 40 kph in some sort of free fall 
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OT - And one for the Iraqi Border Crossings
And one that would be useful on the steeper pistes and/or at US Checkpoints. Oh and that Captain Safety site has tons of funny stuff and more outrageous signs not all of which would last long on here.
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And one that would be useful on the steeper pistes and/or at US Checkpoints.
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Unfortunately I don't have a photo but the helpful little signs placed at about ankle height (i.e you don't see them if you're not looking down, and since the approach is through trees this is unlikely) in parts of Fernie have "Cliff" written on them. Never did hear him though.
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Useless ski road signs:
1) On the back roads of Maine (USA), it's fairly common to pass yellow caution signs saying, "Thickly Settled - 1 mile ahead". However, when you drive the mile, there are only two or three houses anywhere to be seen.
2) I've seen a fair number of moose driving to and from skiing in Maine, but not one was ever in the vicinity of a "Moose Crossing" yellow caution sign. OTOH, one definitely does not want to hit one of these creatures, so I guess erring on the side of caution is reasonable.
3) Signs warning, "Trucks Entering Roadway" are fairly common here in the eastern part of the USA. Under the lettering on one of these signs, some waif drew a picture of a big rig diving nose first into a crater-like hole in the middle of the road.
Tom / PM
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And from Flanders & Swann on the 'low flying aircraft' sign you get near airports.
"Not a lot you can do about it - - - - except take your hat off"
Anybody been in Courchevel when that little 'uphill' runway is in use. How scary or otherwise is that for skiers ?
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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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Was this found at the top of the intermediate plateau perhaps?
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You know it makes sense.
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As for black runs, one of the hazards you encounter on Australian ski roads is schussing kangaroos. (the ones that have given up hopping).
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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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There's one halfway up a T-bar at Davos (no picture, unfortunately) that says that non-experts should get off there. It's probably the only drag lift in the world where you're encouraged to get off halfway up.
As I was with a stranger and didn't notice any English wording on the sign (which may well be there), I thought it said you shouldn't get off (the drag crossed a path so it was very inviting for people to do so). The bloke I was with hopped off onto the path (nearly making me fall as I had no idea he might do it), and leaving me to tut and roll my eyes, in the best English tradition. When I got to the top I had was up to then, my most difficult descent.
Made it though. 
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Poster: A snowHead
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And does this warn of a mogul field, or horizontal female skiers?
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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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Mark Hunter, I think it's a warning of two Austrian puddings ahead - Germknodels.
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It is comforting to see that there is skiing on The Other Side Mark Hunter, especially for those of us getting a bit long in the tooth. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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once remember seeing a sign in vail saying:
WRONG WAY
...and, strangely, it was right. not sure how it knew though...
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tough crowd, was it facing down the piste 
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Physicsman,  I'm also interested in how they ski?
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1) In the lift lines, they don't have the courtesy thing quite down yet;
2) My patroller buddies tell me that they are h-ll to load in a sled; and,
3) You ought to see what they do to the salad bar at lunch time.
Tom / PM
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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(grumble ... #$%#@ double posting...)
Last edited by snowHeads are a friendly bunch. on Mon 26-07-04 18:37; edited 1 time in total
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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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Sorry, are we talking about Moose or Snowboarder?
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skanky, the world knows moose don't ski. They ride around on ATVs and Skidoos instead. I do not advise you to have a problem with that.
It may just be possible that WTFH and PM are really on about snowboarder caribou. They've displayed similar gateway behaviour.
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You know it makes sense.
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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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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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