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Or Scotland. I like Tbars and buttons and things, they stop folks wanting to ski the slopes you do. At the top of Lake Louise there is a pretty difficult button lift to put folks off going up there because the only routes down aren't very straight forward. More fresh tracks and less folk to pick up skis for.

Pablo Escobar wrote:Or Scotland. I like Tbars and buttons and things, they stop folks wanting to ski the slopes you do. At the top of Lake Louise there is a pretty difficult button lift to put folks off going up there because the only routes down aren't very straight forward. More fresh tracks and less folk to pick up skis for.

I'm never gonna ski there too unreliable snow :wink: :wink:

Nice ! ) Not only is the slope long and steep, one has to worry about an avalanche chasing one down ... i think i'll bus it! :lol:

Looks like you had an excellent season Bandit :thumbup:

dustyfog wrote:Nice ! ) Not only is the slope long and steep, one has to worry about an avalanche chasing one down ... i think i'll bus it! :lol:

Actually, you don't need to worry about the avalanche risk, as there is a professional team managing the slopes. When there is potential for a slide, the run gets closed and secured. In fact, the road runs close to the track on the ski out, and we were the last car allowed through one January afternoon this year, as it was being closed for safety.

caron-a wrote:Looks like you had an excellent season Bandit :thumbup:

I did thanks :D 8)

I'm a wee bit tired now though :shock:

Pablo Escobar wrote:Or Scotland. I like Tbars and buttons and things, they stop folks wanting to ski the slopes you do. Less folk to pick up skis for.

Avoid Switzerland...there are so many, that everyone uses them anyway :D

Last weekend, there was a Swiss Blind Skiers Assoc in resort. Each blind skier wore a yellow jacket, and each helper a red jacket.

They ski all grades of slope, and use all lifts including Poma's and T-bar's. Some pretty impressive ski skills on display, and absolutely no complaints from them about flat light conditions.

The helper calls a turn direction and the blind skier responds and trusts the call. For the Poma, the helper travels on the one behind, and calls advice forward.

bandit wrote:

Pablo Escobar wrote:Or Scotland. I like Tbars and buttons and things, they stop folks wanting to ski the slopes you do. Less folk to pick up skis for.

Avoid Switzerland...there are so many, that everyone uses them anyway :D

Last weekend, there was a Swiss Blind Skiers Assoc in resort. Each blind skier wore a yellow jacket, and each helper a red jacket.

They ski all grades of slope, and use all lifts including Poma's and T-bar's. Some pretty impressive ski skills on display, and absolutely no complaints from them about flat light conditions.

The helper calls a turn direction and the blind skier responds and trusts the call. For the Poma, the helper travels on the one behind, and calls advice forward.

I followed the blind spanish ski team members in pas del la casa some years ago, it takes a lot for me to be gob smacked, but I was......totally breathtaking what the blind teams were doing :shock: :shock: