On 13/12/2012 19:35, PipL wrote:
On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:07:42 +0100, Ace wrote:

I often stem the
start of a turn in a narrow steep gully,

That's *exactly* what I was told would be useful in narrow, steep gulleys, by
a French ski instructor.

I have to say that narrow, steep gullies are my personal bete-noire.

Just anything narrow is a problem! One difficulty is that paths that are
not to narrow in the morning get rucked up at the edges - making them
much narrower.

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Michael Chare