 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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In the words of Monthy Python
You Lucky LUCKY Bastward
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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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And a photographer was there just for the perfect pictures!
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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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Looks like the skiers are getting all high-and-mighty about boarders doing stupid things on the other thread. I do forget about the 60 blokes lining up on a Saturday morning to go down the Hannenkahm at 80mph... not stupid at all!!!
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WHAT A BUNCH OF ladies' front bottoms !
Makes me embarrased to be English and a Snowboarder. The amount of snow that fell that weekend there was no need to go off piste, especially if they didnt know the area
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DebbiDoesSnow, I thought you were taking about the skiers on the other thread 
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rayscoops, to be honest, it could apply to any KNOB that goes off piste without a guide, equip etc...
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Wh a lot f pople don't realise is hop different an area can look from above... when scoping out a line you really need to have identifiable landmarks memorised.
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DebbiDoesSnow, not quite back country maybe, but certainly reckless, but let those without sin feel free to start lobbing the stones 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Scarpa, totally agree, even when I see a bit of 'side of piste' I may have a good look at it over a few days from the chairlift and from the piste and count pylons to locate where rocks are etc. Silly boys
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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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Brilliant photos
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Am in Tignes at the mo - we keep hearing 7 people died here on Monday but can't find out any info - maybe they are exaggerated reports of these lucky guys rescue!!
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You know it makes sense.
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rayscoops,  I am an angel when it comes to the mountain
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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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DebbiDoesSnow, do you have any avvy gear? i do not and it is something I should think about 
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Poster: A snowHead
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rayscoops, no, hence the reason I act responsibly and stay on piste. If I feel that I am ready to go off piste I will invest in a course, a guide & the relevant gear.
Simple clear rules that even the thickest boarder should find easy to follow.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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DebbiDoesSnow, have you never dabbled off piste?, side of piste? I must admit that I have 
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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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rayscoops, of course I have gone to the side of the piste, but that is a huge difference to going 'off piste' & out of the sight of the actual piste & its markers. I am very aware of ALL the risks and will not do anything to jeopodise my or anyones life by setting off an avalanche, leading someone over a cliff edge etc... call me boring, but hurtling down the mountain at full speed, popping the odd air is fun enough. 
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something I've learnt is you can never underestimate the stupidity of some people who only get a week holiday on the snow. They wont wait for the avvy risk to drop or will ignore advice from people who live there.
Big drop though
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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stab, and he landed it
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something I've learnt is you can never underestimate the stupidity of some people who only get a week holiday on the snow. They wont wait for the avvy risk to drop or will ignore advice from people who live there.
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Have to agree with stab. Too many people venture into risk sports without any local knowledge or advice and are determined to get their monies worth out of their holiday regardless 
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| Scarpa, totally agree, even when I see a bit of 'side of piste' I may have a good look at it over a few days from the chairlift and from the piste and count pylons to locate where rocks are etc. Silly boys |
If you scope out a run for a few days would there actually be any untracked powder left when you decide to ride it? 
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Probably, not, but at least you would be alive
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Peter Ross, i generally keep an eye out from the lift most of the time for some good lines and easy riding whilst it is tracked out, and hope that I can head off to that particular lift if it snows over night, but I take your point
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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rogg, I remember seeing that photo a while ago on here; there was a thought that it may have been deliberately triggered, probably because it was unsafe. Not even the snowheads collective memory could recall any details of a slide of that nature.
Looks a bit like a black piste and maybe 30 degrees?, and something I would be careful about. Maybe
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You know it makes sense.
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rogg, I bookmarked that when it first appeared, it was such a powerful image to underline the just-a-little-bit-off-the-piste argument.
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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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well it stuck in my mind that's for sure.
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Poster: A snowHead
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rogg, you certainly would not want to get caught in that, but if you are going to get caught, with or without avvy gear, then maybe next to the piste is the place to be ?
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I'm quite happy taking pleasure in ripping through all the churned up stuff - at least it's better than going down the same runs all the time 
