 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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Nice
Is it me, or does the lens distortion make the arrete look more spicey than it really is?
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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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| Arno wrote: |
Nice
Is it me, or does the lens distortion make the arrete look more spicey than it really is? |
A little  , still makes many people cry every day.
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Another boring meadowskipping video from Idris, if only someone here got after some gnar
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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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Some nice vids in your collection... The 'Skiing out of the Door' Vid looks a bit hairy... I have climbed up and down that Arrete and I don't think I would want to do it on skis or my board...
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Idris, did you edit out the bit showing you poking that roped up party with your pole to make them go faster?
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that walk would send the heart racing !!!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Uber.Jealous.
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Good Summer stoke there... Not easier to ski the arrete?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I wish I was there, but a shame so many people were about.
How do you 'exit' ?
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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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I wish I lived in the Alps.. being a tourist means you just don't get to see the whole place, it's all on piste or nearby. At least for me anyway, I can't wait to get some mountaineering courses in.
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You know it makes sense.
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You would not get me walking down that arrete in a million years!! Watching that made me feel queasy!
Lovely to see some skiing in August though, thanks for sharing.
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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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Idris, how did you get to the arrete? Probably a bone question, but still.
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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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The ridge at the start looks pretty funky... Wouldn't trust myself to walk along that, think I'd rather have skis on...
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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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Nice vid Tom. Reminds me of when we used to lay down some gnarly lines at Rossendale!
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Whilst I applaud your efforts to ski in August is it not a little dangerouse with those poles, or do you keep the spikes for a reason?
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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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| A Lurker wrote: |
| Nice vid Tom. Reminds me of when we used to lay down some gnarly lines at Rossendale! |
Summer League or Uni ?
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| homers double wrote: |
| Whilst I applaud your efforts to ski in August is it not a little dangerouse with those poles, or do you keep the spikes for a reason? |
Well, its a bit of a tradeoff. You don't really just want an iceaxe there, cos the haft isn't going to be long enough to use as a support (and if it were, you'd have a job skiing down with it safely!) and its nice to have two poles to keep yerself stable. Grivel (I think) do, or did, similar devices with fold-away blades but I'd be much less inclined to trust them to stay in one piece in the event of a sudden fall onto steep ice. Having the spikes handy is probably also a good thing if you were skiing some particularly alarming icy steep things.
There's a higher chance of stabbing yourself in the arm or leg in a big cartwheely crash, but you can offset that against the higher chance of you not sliding off a cliff. In a more moderate crash, you're unlikely to do yourself a mischief if you keep hold of your poles, given that the pointy bit faces directly away from you.
I'm sure the last time I was there there was a nice rope handrail to cling to. Maybe they ditch it in the summer?
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