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Pet hates on the piste

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stevomcd wrote:
My mate tells a story of a seasonnaire in Whistler who went out on April 1st wearing a baby carrier with a life-like doll installed. He spent the day dropping cliffs, hitting kickers and doing backflips, in sight of the lifts. Made me laugh. Toofy Grin


That would be funny to watch and worth £100 on YBF.. wink
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haha yeah thats quality! i'd love to throw a flip under the chair with it not secured properly then just ride off down the slope........
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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?
Pistes that have been closed and are being used by ESF for lessons...
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cantridepete wrote:
Not much bothers me, except the tw@ of a skiier who took my girlfriend out (while on a lesson) and skiied off shouting to his mate "i got one".


God how awful. Are you ugly? Small dick? Halitosis?

Coat.....
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Dicking about in the morning with people who faff about and can't get themselves sorted, but who can't be left behind for all the shoite creating merry hell that WILL be visited.

Oh and rucksack wearers in godola's, and trains, the underground etc etc. Man do those ignorant feckers p!55 me orf!
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Sharing a mountain with some of the characters above.
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rolling eyes


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DAVE 2227, You'll really enjoy snowheads then rolling eyes
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...I hate... Little kids who aren't old enough to walk, but light enough to snowplow down middle of the steepest run. Especially when they come past me, down some horribly moguled black that I've got on and shouldn't have attempted, while I stand at the edge wondering what to do now!

...but I love... Watching from a lift as some little kids snowplows down middle of some horribly moguled black, while thier instructor/parent trys to keep up.

adrian
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I get mildly disgruntled by inconsiderate people whether at home, skiing or somewhere else, some notable examples:

- not filling chairlifts when there is a big queue
- the Dad snow-ploughing down the middle of the pipe at Mottaret with his 2 year old kid
- the ski instructor leading his caterpillar of 7 year olds across the landing of a small kicker in Alpe d'Huez that you could not see from the run in
- people going too fast on crowded pistes, even if they are in control

Frankly though this is no different to people who take up chairs on the tube with their bags in rush hour or neighbours who play loud music in the wee hours of the moring - but perhaps on holiday every one becomes a little more selfish
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Oooo, finally thought of one. Skiers on the luge/toboggan/sledge runs Evil or Very Mad
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Shimmy Alcott, oh and tobogganers (very young children/babies included) who start their late afternoon session before the lifts have closed. Where? On the bottom of the pistes Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad Laughing
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When I'm standing at the side of the piste - the person who skis at high speed through the small gap I have left between my skis and the edge of the piste. Come to think of it - anyone who comes close enough for me to touch with a ski pole.
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 You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
Jehu, If you "touch" them firmly enough with your pole they might get the hint Toofy Grin
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Re the slow traversers, I really don't understand narc's problem. You learnt how to ski once, you are saying you NEVER got on a slope that was beyond your ability? Or if you did, did you just take one of the brave pills and try it fast posing a danger to anyone below?

There are some ridiculous ones on this thread. A lot of them are aimed at newbies, did you pop out of your mother knowing how to ski with the FIS code imprinted into your brain?

My pet hate is not piste specific, I just hate ignorant people. rolling eyes
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anotherproblem wrote:
Re the slow traversers, I really don't understand narc's problem. You learnt how to ski once, you are saying you NEVER got on a slope that was beyond your ability? Or if you did, did you just take one of the brave pills and try it fast posing a danger to anyone below?


Traversing every inch of the slope width is not necessary in any situation and no, I have never done this. I have also never been on a slope so far beyond my own ability that I was a danger to other skiers.

anotherproblem wrote:
There are some ridiculous ones on this thread. A lot of them are aimed at newbies, did you pop out of your mother knowing how to ski with the FIS code imprinted into your brain?


No, I read the back of my lift pass. How about people learning to drive don't learn what any of the signs or road markings mean (because they didn't pop out of their mother knowing them) do whatever they want and when they crash into you you'll say "it's OK they are newbies". Ignorance is not an excuse.

anotherproblem wrote:
My pet hate is not piste specific, I just hate ignorant people. rolling eyes


Given your statement above re: FIS code, I hope the irony of stating this is not lost on you
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narc,
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Traversing every inch of the slope width is not necessary in any situation


Absolute tosh.

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I have also never been on a slope so far beyond my own ability that I was a danger to other skiers


I bow down to you Ullr, Norse God of skiing. Clearly you are blessed with the skills to deal with any terrain, or an excellent sense of direction and never turned down the wrong piste.

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How about people learning to drive don't learn what any of the signs or road markings mean (because they didn't pop out of their mother knowing them)


Bit different really, if you are learning to drive you have someone sat next to you who is supposed to tell you what they mean and 9 times out of 10 for learners they have an ADI next to them with dual controls.

FIS CODE,
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OVERTAKING - Make sure that you leave enough room when overtaking others for any voluntary or involuntary movements that they may make


You read the back of your lift pass? Must of got bored by the time you got to that one

FIS CODE,
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CONTROL OF SPEED AND SKIING - You must be in control, and adapt your speed and manner of skiing to your ability and the prevailing conditions of terrain, snow and weather, as well as to the density of other skiers


If by doing anything other than shallow traverses they would quite likely not be in control any more. What they are doing is adapting their manner of skiing to their ability.
The people you "hate" are breaking no rules by this code, which implies they probably have read it and are not ignorant to it.
However I was possibly wrong in stating,

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with the FIS code imprinted into your brain


because clearly, you are not very familiar with it at all.
You might want to take a look here.
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as well as to the density of other skiers


Always wise to take into account.

wink Toofy Grin
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Any one who is anal enough to quote the FIS code to me if I get anywhere near them.
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The fact that you can't get Marmite in local supermarkets.
Other than that, everything's peachy Madeye-Smiley
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nixmap, I wouldn't normally, but I felt it necessary for the first time ever Happy

Wayne, why oh why would you want to eat that nasty brown rubbish Evil or Very Mad
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I love this thread! I can't wait to get grumpy in a lift queue or sigh at the price of a pint!
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Snoozie, The price of a beer in Tigne nearly made me cry Sad
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Intolerant people.
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paulio,
Is it possible to be intolerant or intolerant people ? Would that not be a form of self abuse ? Who knows Puzzled

anotherproblem wrote:
Wayne, why oh why would you want to eat that nasty brown rubbish Evil or Very Mad

MMMmmmmmm. Lots of Marmite thickly spread over hot buttered chunky brown toast. You don't know what you're missing.
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paulio your inverse humor is priceless, does it take you time, or do you just think like that all time.
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