Messages posted by : bandit
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AFAIR you're a Scots/Geordie, so unless you go out in your T shirt, it will be a doddle ) |
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It's brilliant 8) You'll have to look after it and make sure it lasts for the season.
You could add rooms,lighting, a bar...... I'll be round to sit in your igloo quite soon :D |
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I booked a long weekend to Engelberg in Switzerland a couple of winters ago. Booked everything separately, and found an apartment through Interhome for a short stay.
Flight to Zurich, car hire, couple of hours drive, and good pre-Christmas skiing. The resort is also accessible by train direct from Zurich airport. |
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dianep Well done, talk about in at the deep end :D With the knowledge you now have, future trips will be much easier to plan. You were fortunate that your dodgy boots got picked up quite quickly, that was a good ski school mgr.
I have used Interhome over many years, and they have always provided a good service. Shame about the flu though :( |
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If you were the parent of a teenager who was a good skier. Sure, you would ask them not to take risks...but for Christmas, along with the nice new PE's/Armada's/Scratch BC's etc you could make sure that they stood a chance of surviving, ...if they made a bad call, by buying them a transceiver, shovel and probe for starters.
Neither child was equipped for being off piste. Everyone can make a bad call on the hill, some will survive because they improve the odds. I will say no more on this topic. |
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Really, these were children, 15 years old :roll: How old do you need to be to go on Avalanche Awareness training? Or wear a Transceiver? |
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Then, as they were minors, their parents should take some responsibility for failure to equip them, and failing to educate their children to behave responsibly when away from their parents. |
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