Jason Pereira wrote:
Think it's about time licence's are issued to skiers/ boarders to
access
the backcountry/ off piste. Two many clueless fools are killing
themselves and others and putting the rescue teams at risk by their
ignorance. No transceiver probe etc and no formal training = no
licence.
Just a thought!

Rather than try to legislate something that has dubious criteria, a
simpler and more effective means would be to require rescue insurance.