 Poster: A snowHead
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Was reading this article on the BBC website.....http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4678806.stm
Basically says resorts are thinking of introducing speed limits on slopes
Ridiculous if you ask me!!
i) Would completely take the fun out of skiing!
ii) How the hell would they inforce it, would we have to start wearing "skier registration plate" so speed cameras could pick you up.
iii) Does the average person know how fast they were going anyway? How many people have you heard say "oh I average 62.7mph down that red"; more likely to say "f**k me, I nailed that red!"
Where would this stop; the sad idiot who thought of this one, would probably want limited points on "ski license" before a ban, and skiiers get breathalised for drink-skiing before being alloud on lifts!!
Well if it did get introduced, all it would mean is my budget for my holiday would go up by £200 to allow for the speeding fines.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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lovethepiste, it's from a year ago, it applies to a busy run to resort. Seems similar to putting up netting etc, to stop idiots skiing into kids.
I don't think they would do it on reds or blacks, but it sounds like a reasonable solution to the problem on greens.
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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 noticed a lot more 'ski tranquille' zones in Serre Che this winter, and also more netting to slow skiers down than in previous years.
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| Helen Beaumont wrote: |
| I noticed a lot more 'ski tranquille' zones in Serre Che this winter, and also more netting to slow skiers down than in previous years. |
Ditto Les Arcs and Tignes.
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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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Point taken, agreed it would be sensible in green slopes to protect children. Maybe another solution is not to have reds/blacks, higher up the mountain, linking directly into greens and gently blues, maybe having lanes so that there are two clear speeds.
Article from a year ago!! haha glad im up to date. 
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glory boy skiers love to hammer it on the easy blues where its easy to go fast and you can wow all the beginners.. well you think you can but in fact you probably terrify half of them.. said glory boys are rarely found giving large on the more technical and considerably steeper stuff.. meanwhile those who are truly good rarely need to show off to the masses , merely their peers..
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I was always impressed with the amount of Piste Patrolers in the US who would clamp down on dangerous behaviour. Have started to notice an increase in patrols in France as well. IMO a sensible solution to have a word with offendors and s ultimate threat remove lift pass
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I saw a guy in France at Easter getting a rollocking from a man in an official looking suit for being a complete idiot and nearly crashing into a wee kid. I don't know if he was affilliated with the resort (i think he was) or if he was just being a good citizen, but it was good to see either way.
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