On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:42:51 +0100, in ,
"Roger Moss" wrote:

My son visited Pila yesterday and he
was surprised at two things, the first being the lack of green runs

No green-graded pistes in Courmayeur either

Isn't this just because their grading system, like that of the Swiss,
only uses blues, reds and blacks? So a blue run could generally be
considered suitable for beginners.