 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi, read somewhere that transceivers are necessary to ski off piste in grimentz? Seems unlikely? Anyone have any info on this? Thanks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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jules444, No mandatory safety equipment requirements for offpiste in Grimentz. In Zinal you are supposed to have a Transceiver to get through the gate to the Freeride area. Gate can be bypassed.
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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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????? Why would you ski off piste without the correct equipment ???????
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Thank you for your reply snow bunny, not actually for myself, for my other half. And also thanks for the advice about having the correct equipment, carbon copy. My partner has skied for over 30 years without a transceiver ( I don't believe they go back that far) but he always checks the avalanche risk and doesn't go off piste if its even slightly risky. Not at all. But thanks for that..
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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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it's always risky off piste... 
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vintage snowheads.com posh punter off piste banter..... 
my Grandpa smoked for 30 years - did him no harm.
might as well fill yer boots Julesy - should be plenty tracks to follow anyway....
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Haggis_Trap, 
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Erm.. Thanks everyone, I think!! Not sure who the posh punter was meant to be? Me or person who has the finger on the question mark???????? Ha ha. But seriously, Its not for me, I don't do off piste, don't consider myself good enough. And t' other half doesn't do anything extreme these days, getting too old ha ha. For the record, I agree off piste always risky! Wish he wouldn't do it but I understand why he does as I'm sure all you other off-ers must!
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^ Ha - You will fit in well here
Great part of the alps - enjoy.
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jules444 When are you there? we have a place there and are there a bit. PM me if you want to meet
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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jules444, as you may have picked up by now, for a very long time people have been encouraged to have an avalanche transceiver (and shovel and probe) if they ever ski off piste. All resorts frown on people going off piste without them, but very few places in Europe actually say you have to have them.
PS They have been commercially available since 1971
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