Best be on the first chair of the day if it snows. The Germans will have churned every bit of lift accessible powder by 10:00.
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Snowboarding: looking for a weekend/midweek with guided off-piste or course
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Posted 4 months ago #
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Yeah they don't do orderly queues
We were there last year so we already have a little off-piste lite spot sussed that doesn't seem to get too churned.
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Just been having a play on here (needs Flash).
http://snowsafety.thenorthface.com/
Videos and interactive exercises on avalanche and backcountry safety.
Worth a look for people who are interested.(And yes, before someone says it, I know it is no substitute for proper avalanche awareness, guiding and experience. But it does touch on just how much there is to know).
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Have you done the free avalanche awareness download test from the scottish avalanches guys @ glenmore lodge?
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Good that nbt, and suitably hard as a layman. But the maps are tiny and why oh why is it an executable?? I bet loads more people would use it if it was just a website.
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Question: do you need the full gear (i.e. transceiver, probe and shovel) and training to access the Back Corries at Nevis Range when it is open and patrolled?
Would seem sensible, but their website makes no mention of it (though I see they do run a Back Corrie Workshop)
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Never mind, just read this long thread about off-piste on Back Corries at WinterHighland. Safe to say that opinion is divided.
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I've done 4 or 5 courses with Neil McNab and really rate them. He's as good a tutor as you'll find and we never failed to find some great snow. As mentioned this often meant a trip through the tunnel to Courmeyeur to play in the trees when visibility was bad. One of the benefits of Chamonix - when the weathers bad in one place it's often ok elsewhere in the valley.
That said, they're tough going and you'll be expected to be of a decent standard for off piste courses.Another alternative is to look at Cold Fusion. Also in Chamonix they sort the accommodation and liaise with a ski/snowboard school to provide tuition / guiding. I had a week there last year and even though we had no real snowfall the whole week, our guide found some amazing lines throughout.
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