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maggi, predictable. 
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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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maggi, of course you did.
Of course they knew you would.
Well, after the initial shock and amusement at the quaint use of pen and paper anyhow.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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maggi, the mind boggles.
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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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No one has mentioned a first aid kit - one of those little bit of everything kits - useful for the odd scrape or lump & bump?
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Not really, if it's serious then a first aid kit would not be much use - best get help immediately (so mobile phone?), and if it's not serious you will probably survive without it anyway. Not worth worrying about IMHO.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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any sensible person carries painkillers
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I'm not sure I even own any painkillers, let alone carry them around the mountain all day. I still maintain that you're all weird. 
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| I would almost certainly carry the smallest Travel Scrabble |
I would never do Scrabble, as I can't stand the game, but if skiing late in the season, and with a backpack, a slim paperback is not a bad idea. Spending the entire afternoon sunbathing in a deckchair can become a little boring....
Glad someone mentioned tissues. I'd hate to think everyone wipes their noses on their gloves....
Another good late season addition is a picnic. Nothing like sitting on the top of a mountain with some good bread and cheese and a cold beer.
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pam w,
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a slim paperback is not a bad idea
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Agreed, but a bit anti-social if you're with friends! (I often ski with other Scrabble enthusiasts.)
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Glad someone mentioned tissues. I'd hate to think everyone wipes their noses on their gloves....
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 (That was me. Mentioning it, I mean.)
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| Lizzard, he skis to pull. |
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GGGGGGGGGAH! Please note - GF READS SNOWHEADS!!!!  (Picture my arrival at her place today - toe tapping, pursed lips... Shoulda left the engine running, but I guess bones are stronger after they knit, right?  )
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Lizzard, obviously he suffers from cold sores, any sensible person carries painkillers, and I quite like having paper and pencil or pen to hand too, would probably carry them in a non-ski daypack, there's often something interesting or useful to jot down on a long day out. Actually, if I carried a back-pack more often, I would almost certainly carry the smallest Travel Scrabble as well - invaluable over an occasional long lunch - and of course you need the pen and paper to score.
mdemon2, you are neither mad nor loony (not that I am terribly keen on these words as terms of abuse.) |
You are my favourite Snowhead. 
Paper and pen is useful in many situations. Yes, Ray Mears can light a cooking fire with it, but I can take details in the event of an accident, write down medical/contact details in the event of a medical accident, and less dramatically, leave a written note to other members of the party in a restaurant. (Have actually done the last one!)
*You can also write down phone numbers. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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This is bizarre. No wonder so many people wear rucksacks. A complete inventory on a sunny on-piste day of my pockets:
Sunglasses
Phone
Camera (very small)
Travel wallet (one credit card, cash, Carte Neige folded in half)
Inhaler (asthmatic)
Lip salve
Lift pass (generally useful I find for those on-piste days)
Err...that's it.
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