Skiing Etiquette

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

amanda n wrote:in hopfgarten at xmas we were told straight away in our ski skoolclass. never stop in themiddle of the piste, always try and look up the slope to see if anyone else is coming down before you start and when getting off the lifts always move well over to the side if you arent moving straight off, and if you have stop half way down the piste make sure you stop well out of the way,

N our instructor never mentioned it once, but i just did it anyway as you say its plain simple manners

Too damned right. I really hate people who stop randomly right in the middle of the piste, and often ski right past them and shout "NEIN" as I do. They didnt seem to respond in France to that one.

Maybe try Neuf :shock:

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The basic rules are simple one liners. They don't take more than a few minutes to review and should be part of first lessons. By not emphasising them at the very beginning, they are diminished in importance.

The resorts also share some blame for people's ignorance. They manage to put advertising all over the place, in cable cars and gondolers and on lift towers, etc, so they could also give equal prominence to safety information. By not emphasising the importance of a few simple safety rules, the resorts also diminish the importance of safe skiing practices.

Trencher

we were stood in line waiting to get on a gondola in Les Arcs, when an elderly couple almost knocked me over to try to get on before we did. I was not my usual tactful self and made it quite clear...........despite the language barrier that that was not acceptable behaviour. So it's not always the young 'uns at fault :shock:

:shock:

No. The bloke who barged past 5 rows of people in Serre Che and stamped all over my new skis with his rentals was about 50, and not only did he get short shrift from me, he got a pole in his back from Mrs H. And, shock of shocks, he was French. And didnt give a damn.

Tony_H wrote:No. The bloke who barged past 5 rows of people in Serre Che and stamped all over my new skis with his rentals was about 50, and not only did he get short shrift from me, he got a pole in his back from Mrs H. And, shock of shocks, he was French. And didnt give a damn.

did he do it twice :lol: :lol: :lol:

Ian Wickham wrote:

Maybe try Neuf :shock:

ou deux maux ne font pas un droit

Tony_H wrote:No. The bloke who barged past 5 rows of people in Serre Che and stamped all over my new skis with his rentals was about 50, and not only did he get short shrift from me, he got a pole in his back from Mrs H. And, shock of shocks, he was French. And didnt give a damn.

spelling 10/10 :thumbup:

I must say that there is good and bad everywhere, it is well documented about my Austrian summer holiday and in LGb it always seems civilised, yes you get the odd kid that will tread on your skis but even in other french resorts everybody is quite polite. Thats what I have found :shock: