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Getting the Jitters!!!
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Eek! Looked quite a shallow slope from the vid and a good reminder that even fairly benign looking terrain can be lethal with the wrong snow pack.
That reminds me - have to do some trading to get a new transceiver onto Santa's list!
:cry: Looks like they have even had to stop the cannons as well..
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Started by Iceman in Ski Chatter 11-Nov-2011 - 130 Replies
Iceman
reply to 'Getting the Jitters!!!' posted Nov-2011
The Northern Monkey. Jan'23 Les Arcs
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reply to 'Getting the Jitters!!!' posted Nov-2011
andyhull wrote:The snow pack was seriously unstable in mid Dec as two mates found out. Luckily they lived to tell the tale.
Eek! Looked quite a shallow slope from the vid and a good reminder that even fairly benign looking terrain can be lethal with the wrong snow pack.
That reminds me - have to do some trading to get a new transceiver onto Santa's list!
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Iceman
reply to 'Getting the Jitters!!!' posted Nov-2011
Admin man, wondered when he would pop his head up in this thread :)
Admin man is god, he will bring snow to all :D
Admin man is god, he will bring snow to all :D
The Northern Monkey. Jan'23 Les Arcs
Andyhull
reply to 'Getting the Jitters!!!' posted Nov-2011
For anyone that knows Tignes, it's the little off piste bit down from the eye of the needle. Far from extreme, it's one of those slopes you choose for an intro to off piste. It's lift served and very popular.
Bandit
reply to 'Getting the Jitters!!!' posted Nov-2011
Very stony underneath that slope in Tignes. Not much for the snow to stick to, if it's too dry. Of course, it's only a little off piste as well, what could go wrong :mrgreen: They were most fortunate to be dug out uninjured.
Andyhull
reply to 'Getting the Jitters!!!' posted Nov-2011
Scuba, the guy skiing, ended up buried up to his waist. He managed to stay on his skis until the last moment and as he fell the camera got ripped off so it looks worse on film.
Pete, the guy he skied past, got carried by the very edge of the slide for about 50 meters but didn't get buried.
I've seen the unedited film, the camera keeps recording. It stays dark for just a few minutes, it feels like forever.
All they lost that day was a single ski, could easily lost their lives.
Pete, the guy he skied past, got carried by the very edge of the slide for about 50 meters but didn't get buried.
I've seen the unedited film, the camera keeps recording. It stays dark for just a few minutes, it feels like forever.
All they lost that day was a single ski, could easily lost their lives.
LOTA
reply to 'Getting the Jitters!!!' posted Nov-2011
Forecast from Austria this morning: mild and sunny weather to continue. No change likely until the end of the month, at the earliest. Grrrrr!
Far Queue
reply to 'Getting the Jitters!!!' posted Nov-2011
LOTA wrote:Forecast from Austria this morning: mild and sunny weather to continue. No change likely until the end of the month, at the earliest. Grrrrr!
:cry: Looks like they have even had to stop the cannons as well..
Topic last updated on 21-November-2011 at 19:08