Skiing Etiquette

Gaz,
Would the same apply to me (a strange voice from behind) very politely saying that I wished to overtake you on the right/left?

Naturally I don't want to frighten beginners into falling over, but I do have to get past somehow!

Ally

i think that is a better idea, to be honest. I ski on a piste called the red road at poiana, it is a long narrow blue, if I hear someone coming behind me I just try and hold my line so they can safely overtake me and there is no problem, the only difficulty is when the wind is up and I can't hear someone behind. But, the more advanced skiers need to take some responsibility on this as well, don't pass a slow learner on both sides at once if you are in a group, all pass on one side so the poor learner knows which way to go if the path turns of narrows. Remember, the blues are actually there for the learners to learn on so don't be surprised if you go on a blue slope you find some people who are bit nervous and a bit slow, especially if they don't know the piste and are not sure where the turns are

Tony_H wrote:

Has anyone else picked up on this pole tapping technique to warn people in front you are coming up faster from behind?

Been hearing a lot of that behind you Tony ? :lol:

I don't think you can ever complain about people being difficult to overtake by going too slow or making wide turns in front of you. Not much you can do about it, just relax. The responsibility is your's as the uphill skier, to deal safely with it. Far better they are going too slow, than faster than they are able to control. It's why we all try to avoid the crowds. Sometimes if you want to go fast, you just have to wait a few moments for the run to clear enough to be safe for you to ski the way you want to.

Trencher

Trencher wrote: The responsibility is your's as the uphill skier, to deal safely with it.

As the FIS code makes perfectly clear the primary responsibiltiy of all slopes uses is "RESPECT FOR OTHERS - You must behave in such a way that you do not endanger others". The obligation of the overtaking skier to take some care doesn't override that.

ise wrote:

Trencher wrote: The responsibility is your's as the uphill skier, to deal safely with it.

As the FIS code makes perfectly clear the primary responsibiltiy of all slopes uses is "RESPECT FOR OTHERS - You must behave in such a way that you do not endanger others". The obligation of the overtaking skier to take some care doesn't override that.

The same basic rules apply on the road. Good luck telling the cop that the person you've just run into the back of , wasn't RESPECTING you.

Trencher

Trencher wrote:

The same basic rules apply on the road. Good luck telling the cop that the person you've just run into the back of , wasn't RESPECTING you.

Trencher

They do indeed, like showing other road users some respect or trying to avoid having an accident or driving with due care and attention. Or realising this is a multi lane highway and if you pull into the next lane into the path of the vehicle behind it will actually be your fault.

gaz jones wrote:The things that annoy me the most are boarders walking up the middle of the slope then sitting down in the middle of the slope to have a chat and a smoke before putting their boards on. This can be group of up to ten and a number of groups that you have to avoid on your way down, surely it is not to difficult if you want to walk up the slope to walk up the edge then sit and put your boards on at the edge also. I do not want to get into a skiers / boarders thing but I am sorry this always tends be boarders rather than skiers, possibly because the slope I am talking about has a button lift and the new boarders find it tricky to use.

Let me tell you, experienced boarders hate button lifts too!
If you see boarders sitting in the middle of the piste, perform a sharp turn flicking snow onto them as you pass. Everyone does it, they hate it )

gaz jones wrote:Remember, the blues are actually there for the learners to learn on

Interesting.