 Poster: A snowHead
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It's this weekend in Dusseldorf - an annual cross-country ski sprint held on an artificial snow track on the side of the Rhine. This is what it looks like (a photo from the event a few years back):
Photo credit: Hotel Haus Hillesheim
And here's a report on this weekend's event, from Eurosport.
Anyone had the chance to see this superb race?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Just switched it on , winter must be on the way  Eurosport 2
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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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Very strange watching it on TV - a ski race with people doing their weekly shopping walking past!
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How does outside skiing on artificial snow in non-freezing conditions square with your environmental beliefs, David?
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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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Cheeky question. This is an impartial news-scribbling excercise. If I restricted coverage to organic vegetables there would be complaints.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Where do they get the snow from?
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David Goldsmith, I don't think so. You did say the race was "superb". That's a subjective (non-impartial) description, which implies approval, and seems to be in conflict with what I had thought were your environmental beliefs.
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Nick, the race is "superb" in terms of the numbers attracted to it and the general enthusiasm for skiing it reflects. It's not a comment on the snow.
If I were to say that the London Marathon is 'superb' it would - likewise - be a comment on the public participation and spirit of sport it evokes. It wouldn't be a comment on the tarmac and York stone paving involved.
Does that get me out of your man-trap?
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David Goldsmith, I had not realised you felt the London Marathon had similar environmental impact, and so could be compared in this discussion. Bearing in mind your enthusiasm for SCGB members to ride bikes, I was a little surprised to see you describe a race on artificial snow in Dusseldorf ([curl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0187]today's temperature[/url] 17degC) as "superb". Perhaps you have lower environmental expectations of snowheads 
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Nick, please be fair. I said that the "superb" adjective could be applied to either the Dusseldorf sprint or London Marathon, because they are both great urban sports events.
The Respect the Mountain campaign isn't one of mine(!), and I've not "enthused SCGB members to ride bikes." Please!
I you want to read a really excellent unbiased review of the science of global warming, essentially within the US scientific community, and the context of research vis-a-vis the energy industry, have a look at this:
http://www.nrdc.org/news/newsDetails.asp?nID=1895
just published today.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I think one can get into interesting situations by describing something as superb - and then having to backtrack and be selective. To take an extreme, was Triumph of the Will superb? In some ways (eg dramatic camera angles)yes. But one would hesitate to say so, overall.
Anyway, this is getting a bit heavy for a light-hearted forum. Sorry about that.
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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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What a fantastic photo though!. Could we not organise to do a similiar event in London on the banks of the Thames in Decemeber each year?. I think it would be a sell out. Someone have a whisper with Ken
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