On Sat, 9 Dec 2006 22:57:29 +0000,
(The Older Gentleman) wrote:

Ace wrote:

On Sat, 9 Dec 2006 18:57:21 +0000,
(The Older Gentleman) wrote:

Who else remembers those little ski-bikes you sat on?

They're still going strong, in various guises. The oldest, and I
suppose original, are the patented ones they use (only) in
Grindelwald. e.g. http://www.rubi-holzbau.ch/velogemel/index.htm

Blimey; made of wood!

I had a vague recollection that a lot of resorts banned the things on
the slopes.

Lots of Swiss resorts in particular are very popular with sledgers and
have special runs reserved for them. These are often open to
'snow-bikers' as well, whereas many ski runs are not. Signposts and
piste maps attempt to make this clear, but don't always succeed.

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Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom)
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