"Ace" wrote in message
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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.



Suspect you're right; couldn't imagine ski-schools functioning without the
gentlest of terrain for beginners.

Maybe one day we'll see an agreed standard for the system, at least
throughout Europe (I wouldn't hold my breath for North America changing its
ways...).

RM
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