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Old March 14th 05, 01:45 PM
Ace
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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:21:15 +0000, Champ wrote:

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:11:47 +0100, Ace wrote:

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:21:56 +0000, Champ wrote:

Just back from Krasnaya Polyana, in the Caucausus, near the Black Sea
and the border with Georgia. A week of heli (27 drops in 5 days).

Probably the best trip I will ever make - I think it'll be a long time
before I get the same combination of snow, weather, terrain and all
round ambience. It was like staring in my own snowboard video.


MPEG!


I thought you'd never ask :-)


Only got back in the office this morning!

Switters, a name you should recognise from ukrm (but doesn't post
here)


Of course I know who he is, but you obviously don't read enough here
to notice that he's also a nearly-regular.

is a dab hand with the old video editing, and has cut a 'taster'
of his Russian footage. I think it looks superb

http://www.vpas.fsnet.co.uk/powpow/T...fOfDreams.html


Bit too small really (I'm limited to Windows Media Player and have my
screen on 1600*1280 res) but looks pretty good, yes.

Also, got a couple of very rough bits of footage of yours truly on my
site: www.champ.org.uk/boards/videos.htm


Ah, that's better. Looks good.

I managed a few decent powder/guide days in VT as well. Nearly a
kilometer vertical of untracked down into the Maurienne valley was
*nice*.

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Old March 14th 05, 02:09 PM
Champ
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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:45:00 +0100, Ace wrote:

Switters, a name you should recognise from ukrm (but doesn't post
here)


Of course I know who he is, but you obviously don't read enough here
to notice that he's also a nearly-regular.


D'oh. Of course he does - it's our other friend who was on that trip
who doesn't post here.


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Old March 21st 05, 12:15 PM
Switters
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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:45:00 GMT, Ace allegedly
wrote:

Bit too small really (I'm limited to Windows Media Player and have my
screen on 1600*1280 res) but looks pretty good, yes.


I kept it small because of the file size. It's a compromise for sure.

- Dave (just back from St Anton)

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Old March 21st 05, 01:28 PM
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On 21 Mar 2005 12:15:30 GMT, Switters wrote:

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:45:00 GMT, Ace allegedly
wrote:

Bit too small really (I'm limited to Windows Media Player and have my
screen on 1600*1280 res) but looks pretty good, yes.


I kept it small because of the file size. It's a compromise for sure.


Furry snuff.

- Dave (just back from St Anton)


Been a bit warm, has it? Very slushy in the afternoon?

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Old March 21st 05, 01:34 PM
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"Ace" wrote in message
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Been a bit warm, has it? Very slushy in the afternoon?



To quote a local yesterday - 'watching the tourists in the FIS piste was
better than going to the circus'.
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Old March 21st 05, 05:29 PM
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On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 13:28:34 GMT, Ace allegedly
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- Dave (just back from St Anton)


Been a bit warm, has it? Very slushy in the afternoon?


It was very warm indeed, especially out of the wind. Something like 5C
at 2200m I think, but with a Northerly wind, the south slopes were
feeling hotter than that.

I don't mind the slush being on a board, but of course the moguls get
stacked up in a busy place like that - not bad for a quick blast on the
bumps but I get bored of them quickly.

They closed one of the main runs back to St Anton because it runs under
a large south facing slope which was spontaneously letting go in the
afternoons. Some of the North facing slopes though were in pretty good
nick right to the end. I was still finding nice powder on Friday,
albeit chopped up.

I feel for the poor buggers that went out on Saturday, as it was raining
hard to 3000m. At least they won't get panda eyes with silly white
stripes going to their ears.

- Dave.

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