 Poster: A snowHead
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I understand that it may be against the law to ski off piste in some parts of Italy without some avalanche search kit, helmets and telephone. I also found this on the Sella Neava website:
"If you want to practice alpine ski or free riding, the best way is to hire a guide. If you want to do without, you need to know the territory and the descends very well. Prior your hike, you must contact Promotur, the company that manages the Sella Nevea ski runs, to check the snow conditions and the avalanches risk. You also must inform the Sella Nevea alpine rescue Guardia di Finanza, telling them where you are going and for how many days. It is advisable to bring the equipment to allow being rescued in case of avalanche hit."
Is this law or advice ?
Would you be liable for prosecution/fines and invalidate your insurance ?
Does Italy differentiate between powder skiing between pistes and backcountry ?
On some piste maps itinerarys are marked - are these included in any rules ?
The wisdom of skiing with/without a guide and kit is not questioned just what exactly are the rules ?
(this subject may have been covered before but I couldn't find it )
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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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BertieG, I also read somewhere (but darned if I can find it now) that in some areas in Italy carrying the appropriate gear is law. Very difficult to police but not a bad idea eh?
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As I understand it you are legally required to carry avy equipment .....
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These articles refer to the Piedmont region and imply that you may not ski a foot off the marked runs which is pretty draconian.
Is anyone able to offer a bit more clarity ?
As to wether it's a good idea is the subject of another thread !
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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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My undestanding was this was only law in the Piedmont region
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Does that same website mention anything about renting avy gear? It seems to me to be a wise investment in avy gear if one is to ski off-piste. And even wiser still to learn how to use it.
My two home mtns here in WA have great avy education centers. Crystal has what is known as Beacon Basin. Ski Patrol buries 17 beacons. There is an electronic kiosk system that can activate one beacon or multiple beacons. They even have probes if you don't have your own. You can then go out with your beacon and practice search techniques. When you hit the beacon with the probe, it sets off a sound at the Electronic kiosk. Tells you how long it took to find the beacon too.
At Alpental an hour East of Seattle, they have a BC gate that will flash a light to indicate all those wearing a beacon. You can just go to the ski patrol hut as well, ask if any patrollers would like to go out with you, and if they have a patroller, or two not busy, they are more than happy to take you out and show you the terrain, and give you lots of info on routes, snow conditions, etc. All free of charge. It's almost like having your own private guide, if even only for one run.
I would think that the Euro resorts would offer similar programs, given the prominence these past few years in off-piste skiing and the avalanche deaths.
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BertieG, sounds pretty sensible to me - a good way to reduce public expenditure perhaps?
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and if they have a patroller, or two not busy, they are more than happy to take you out and show you the terrain
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I want that job!
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