 Poster: A snowHead
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I was reading on PlanetSKI a very intresting article about how a lot of ski websites very much focus on the deaths that occur in the mountains - Read here
And on the other side of the coin this story about a snowboarder dying in cliff fall was very sad - read here
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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ben.clatworthy, The inevitability of life is death, we really should be far more prepared for it . . but we're not. The past century was a weird one; Incredible advances in medicine, allied social causes and from that evolving social support systems that may possibly achieve a zenith as a result of unrestrained Capitalism's present nadir,
As a result we tend to subsume the expected passing of those that achive their three-score years and ten, we ignore the mundane in road kill and yet we laud the bizarre and in this case the familiarity with our sport to be drawn to voyeurism .
I think it's odd that we are fixated by these tragedies, perhaps because we have an interest in the activity yet the mainstream press and as such the great unwashed that don't give a fig about skiing, find our recreational sport so 'non-mainstream' that a tragedy becomes interesting solely because of a vicarious interest in an unfamiliar activity.
Two sides of a coin indeed 
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Sat 7-03-09 20:14; edited 1 time in total
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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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Masque, I can't believe you got zenith and nadir into the same sentence. You some kind of astronomer or something?
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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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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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David Murdoch, would you rather I write in a manner more suitable to your sensibilities . .?
moffatross, and you're just taking the p¡ss 
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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moffatross, I didn't want to go that far!
Masque, No, it's fantastic as it is. Best use of vocab I've seen on this site, ever.
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David Murdoch, hmmm... 'tis a bit 'stream of 'unconsciousness' a little judicious editing is probably desired but the meaning is there. I really should drink more before posting
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Masque, If I drank more before I read it.... would I understand it?
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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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David Murdoch, could you possibly do us a precis? I'm having difficulty understanding most of it.
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Hurtle, any more of your lip and I'll write 'A Brief History of Skiing'
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I don't think any activity we choose to partake in is any more dangerous than it has ever been. We just have to deal with a bunch of muppet journalists who can't be arsed to do their job properly and find some news so they sensationalise accidents and plaster them over every medium. Really bugs me.
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FAQ
... are you some kinda psychologist or summat ? And what of the next sentence. 
