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March 25th 08, 09:24 AM
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Pila/Courmayeur
"Ace" wrote in message ... 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 www.mountainpassions.com - an Online Magazine with Altitude 
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