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Old February 16th 07, 12:27 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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"Switters" wrote in message
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On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:32:17 GMT, "Le Dieu" allegedly
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Coincidentally it was a German boarder who wiped me out from behind on a
near empty and extremely wide slope in Cervinia a few weeks ago.


Is it relevant that he was on a board? Coz I was taken out by a skier
last week on a similar wide open and empty slope. He didn't apologise
either. Not until I had chased him down and confronted him at the lift.
Most suprised he was.



He just happened to be a boarder.

Actually you've just reminded me that I have been taken out by a skiier too.
It was spectacular and for all he knew quite serious for me. He just skiied
on without even asking if I was all right.

I would very much like to have caught up with him.


- Dave.

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  #152  
Old February 16th 07, 12:28 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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"Switters" wrote in message
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On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:52:04 GMT, "Le Dieu" allegedly
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Good game to play from a ski-lift. Of the 100 or so people I could see
last time I did this, 90% of the boarders were stationary and all the
skiers were um ... skiing.


Exaggerating a little perchance?

Bless.

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Possibly. It was certainly the impression.

A. Dieu.


  #153  
Old February 16th 07, 12:34 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:17:14 +0000, Champ wrote:

On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:21:41 +0100, Ace wrote:

Heh. We were playing "spot the boarder" on the flight out last week.
We did remarkably well.

Good game to play from a ski-lift. Of the 100 or so people I could see last
time I did this, 90% of the boarders were stationary and all the skiers were
um ... skiing.

Christ, this conversation is so 1990s. Get over it, guys.


oooOOOoooh. Touched a nerve?


Not really. You've been out on the mountian with me - was there
really any difference in the way we behaved, or, for that matter, the
size of the grins on our faces?


What's that got to do with it? A good wind-up should never be
compromised by mere facts.

But yes, of course. I've skied with boarders loads of times, and those
who, like yourself, have taken the time to learn to do it properly
don't behave much differently to skiers. But you must admit that it's
still quite common to find a group of boarders sitting around in the
middle of a piste. Of course, that's easily avoided by just not going
on the piste...

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Old February 16th 07, 12:41 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:15:59 +0000, Champ wrote:

On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:46:49 GMT, Pip Luscher
wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:48:09 +0000, Champ wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:52:04 GMT, "Le Dieu" wrote:

Good game to play from a ski-lift. Of the 100 or so people I could see last
time I did this, 90% of the boarders were stationary and all the skiers were
um ... skiing.

Christ, this conversation is so 1990s. Get over it, guys.


There is an element of truth here though, and I say that as someone
who loves snowboarding almost as much as skiing. More, if the
conditions are right.


Sure, all stereotypes have an *element* of truth to them. The problem
is the faulty logic that often goes alongside them:


Well, I read the comment prior to yours as being more about taking the
**** out of boarders resting on the slopes, rather than actually
getting on and riding them.

But I take your point about stereotyping. I think it's human nature to
classify things and to do that we pick obvious indicators as to the
class, whether they're fair or even valid or not.

If you both board and ski, which stereotype do you fit into?


Eye of the beholder at the time, I guess. When I'm on the board I'm
probably seen as a wild rad dude of the mountain. Or possibly not.

Taken overall, I don't fit any stereotypes; I'm different, me.

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Old February 16th 07, 12:47 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:41:21 GMT, Pip Luscher
wrote:

On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:15:59 +0000, Champ wrote:


If you both board and ski, which stereotype do you fit into?


Eye of the beholder at the time, I guess. When I'm on the board I'm
probably seen as a wild rad dude of the mountain. Or possibly not.

Taken overall, I don't fit any stereotypes; I'm different, me.


Having skied with you both, I can confirm that neither of you conforms
to any stereotype I've ever heard of.

"Yes, we're all different"
"I'm not."

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Old February 16th 07, 01:51 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:34:37 +0100, Ace wrote:

Not really. You've been out on the mountian with me - was there
really any difference in the way we behaved, or, for that matter, the
size of the grins on our faces?


What's that got to do with it? A good wind-up should never be
compromised by mere facts.


Good point, of course. Sorry, I forgot where I was :-)

But yes, of course. I've skied with boarders loads of times, and those
who, like yourself, have taken the time to learn to do it properly
don't behave much differently to skiers. But you must admit that it's
still quite common to find a group of boarders sitting around in the
middle of a piste.


It certainly used to be a problem, especially when the average age of
new boarders was under 20. I'm not sure I see it so much nowadays.
When I was learning (at the grand old age of 30), it was was stressed
early on to only stop at the side, and always look up hill before
stopping or starting.

Of course, that's easily avoided by just not going on the piste...


Well, quite. If I'm on piste, in means conditions are really pretty
****.

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Old February 16th 07, 03:15 PM posted to rec.skiing.resorts.europe
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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:51:25 GMT, Champ allegedly
wrote:

But yes, of course. I've skied with boarders loads of times, and those
who, like yourself, have taken the time to learn to do it properly
don't behave much differently to skiers. But you must admit that it's
still quite common to find a group of boarders sitting around in the
middle of a piste.


It certainly used to be a problem, especially when the average age of
new boarders was under 20. I'm not sure I see it so much nowadays.
When I was learning (at the grand old age of 30), it was was stressed
early on to only stop at the side, and always look up hill before
stopping or starting.


The mode of sliding seems to be irrelevant. Boarders sometimes sit in the
middle of the piste as much as skiers sometimes stand around in the
middle, usually at the top of a flat section where it's easier to do so.

Both groups need educating.


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