 Poster: A snowHead
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In simple terms i reckon you get more bang for your buck skiing in Europe. As essentially there's no point in my opinion going to nth america skiing for less than 2 weeks. When you consider the increased cost of skiing there e.g. lift passes are more expensive, getting there plus the additional cost of the cat skiing. Certainly for me my money would be better spent spending more time in France skiing bigger mountains. My €0.02
However in saying that once i become independently wealthy i plan on spending considerable amount of my time heli skiing (probably AK but i'll consider BC too), yachting, mtbing, climbing & other stuff like that.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I am not from UK but also from the European country that has not so many places to ski.
An average skier from my contry thinks that the offpiste stuff is dangerous in general and needs some decent skills and even can not imagine that it could be a great fun for themselves.
I think you would try expose/advertise it more like safe fun skiing or "first step to heli" with teaching elements for Europeans.
Not just "cat skiing" (a few people knows what it really is).
Was in Red - great!
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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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kierengaul, I've skied canada on average twice a year for the past 6 years and i have been out cat skiing every single time (except in Panorama). However, its not always that easy to track down operators in advance, and sometimes the laid back canadian way of doing things doesn't inspire you with confidence that the booking is solid or that terrain can be found that is suitable, or that coaching/instruction will be available.
Having said that i have always had fun and it has always gone to plan. Blomidon Cat Skiing out in Newfoundland has to be the best i've done, skiing a volcanic crator down to the sea at dawn was amazing! I've been with them several times now and loved it each time. The only bad experiences i've had has been once out in Newfie when Blomidon Cat Skiing were on a maintencne break so another company took us out with skidoos, and the guide turned a skidoo over on me and injured my wrist, just one of those things, and then once with Blomidon i had a bad fall and the backstop had skied past me so i was on my own to try and find the equipment i had shed. The backstop got a severe telling off for this.
I'll be back agan this winter and no doubt cat skiing for some of this  Just need to convince the hubby to try it too now!
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Of course there are days when you just do one or two special things with a guide, too: for example skiing down to St. Christophe from the back of La Grave (to give a well known example).
gortonator, 5-6K vertical on a Cat sounds like quite a lot of driving - but it is the vertical you get for the money that would put me off, compared to skiing with one of my favourite guides.
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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'm sure I will get flamed for this but the skiing ability of most brits is not terribly high so they are less likey to be looking for this kind of thing.
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Another reason many Brits don't ski off piste is because (I think) most package holiday insurance doesn't cover it. So if they broke a leg or had to be rescued, they would be liable for the whole bill.
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| achilles, that was brilliant link! Can't stop laughing! |
OK, I shouldn't have encouraged you. Very funny the first time, but must be tiresome after that! Still waiting for chance to use it on friends myself though.
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