Who offers ski hosting?

Thats exactly how I'd take the difference to be too Smartski - and indeed a fair question about Ally (or any of us in a group of friends thrust into the role of piste map reader extraordinaire (see my sig...)) and how they would be perceived under this potential test case

I too hope its unsuccessful

As for Nick Morgan - I have no knowledge of the man or his company but common sense would suggest that if they're going after him rather than the far more visible Crystal/First Choice/Inghams etc then he's perhaps done something to raise his head abaove the parapet and has now had it shot at....

Anyone have any knowledge of this company who could comment?

(Something has gone a bit wrong with this post - never mind!)

Smartski and Andy,
I totally agree with what you both said, and that's why I added this bit (about why I'm not a ski host).

AllyG wrote:

And I don't think any court in any country would be able to declare that I was acting as a ski guide, because I never know where I am when I'm ski-ing up in the mountains, and I don't pretend to :lol:

So far I've always managed to get back to my chalet/hotel/apartment before the lifts shut and it gets dark, but that's about the limit of my abilities!

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Hence they make you sign the statement that says "upon my own head be it"

I think your guiding may be more advanced than my own Ally - I've failed to get back before it goes dark in the past

I've even failed to get back to my own apartment a long time ago in Pas with the lads but that's another story :oops:

andyoneil wrote:indeed a fair question about Ally (or any of us in a group of friends thrust into the role of piste map reader extraordinaire (see my sig...))

Hmm, FYI you don't appear to have a sig :wink:

Far Queue wrote:

andyoneil wrote:indeed a fair question about Ally (or any of us in a group of friends thrust into the role of piste map reader extraordinaire (see my sig...))

Hmm, FYI you don't appear to have a sig :wink:

So I don't - dunno when that fell off and my profile says it still should be attached....

Will have to go fix

In the meantime though

"I've stopped putting the piste map in the hands of people who don't know the difference between a black run and a drag lift"

andyoneil wrote:

I think your guiding may be more advanced than my own Ally - I've failed to get back before it goes dark in the past

I've even failed to get back to my own apartment a long time ago in Pas with the lads but that's another story :oops:

Thanks Andy, that's very kind of you to say so :D

About the only thing I am good at is reading the small print on the piste maps which tell you what time each lift shuts, and making sure I don't get stuck in the wrong valley/country :lol:

AllyG wrote:

About the only thing I am good at is reading the small print on the piste maps which tell you what time each lift shuts, and making sure I don't get stuck in the wrong valley/country :lol:

An important and much underrated skill - expensive cab from VDI back to Les Brev.....

AllyG wrote:
And as for myself and the group I've been organizing - I've got no intention of going off-piste, or encouraging anyone else to do so. And to be quite truthful I don't think any of us are intending to go off-piste - I mean it's too much hassle hiring all the gear and carrying it and worrying about the state of the snow, the weather, the avalanche warnings etc. etc.

If anyone does decide they want to go off-piste I will advise them to hire a guide.

But if I understand correctly, the test case is not about going 'off-piste'. It is even about being a "Host" on-piste.

So if somebody goes out with a group (friends, uni students, met down the pub, met on a website :shock: ); and that person decides where the group goes, then to my mind they are doing exactly the same as a "Host".

It's a mine field!