Mayrhofen Scavenger Hunt...

ise wrote:

Tony_H wrote:The bottom line is there is a sign there, and details on the website, stating the slope is 78%. Your opinion on the use of that sign is not really important to be honest. Perhaps you should contact the website and ask them to withdraw the 78% statement if you feel it is so useless?

it's useful to me, I know what it means )

Admin wrote:Now we've sorted that out - who's going down it (head) first?

freedapeople wrote:ha ha, this is great !! 72% was what i was told at the time

ise wrote:

Admin wrote:Now we've sorted that out - who's going down it (head) first?

or for that matter the Swiss Wall which I believe is measured around 80% or more depending whose figure you take

skidaddle wrote:Well, I haven't tried it yet, due to some of the horror stories bandied about.

if conditions were really favourable I would give it a go.

Ellestine did it last year and found it pretty ok I think?

This matters as off-piste avalanches tend to occur around the 28 degree mark so knowing a slope angle is a big deal, that's a reflection of a two part fluid dynamics problem if we looked at a spontaneous failure of a slope but it's also worth considering the mechanics of a skier on the slope, a skier creates about twice as much traction on a 45' slope as opposed to a 20' slope. This is why skiers need to understand a little of slope angles and maths if they're venturing off piste and be able to read and understand information in guidebooks and on maps. It's also why I personally carry an inclinometer.

Steep off-piste is easier than steep on-piste in my book but that might be relative

freedapeople wrote:a mistake.... er thats what i said!! read man read !