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Freeriding around Geneva
Hello,
I am after some resort advice from those in the know! I've boarded for about 15 days and enjoy freeriding. So far my experience of freeriding consists of riding the fluffy stuff alongside the pistes. I would like to develop my freeriding skills and enjoy the delights of greater off-pisting. Unfortunately i can't afford to buy transciever, shovel and probe this year so i'm looking for a quiet resort that would suite my level of expertise but would not throw up to much danger. I will be based in Geneva and would be grateful if anyone could suggest a resort that might fit the bill? Many thanks. |
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Freeriding around Geneva - tranceivers
Iain D wrote in message ...
Switters wrote: Transceiver's help you find someone else that's buried (also with a transceiver). They also allow someone to find you if you're buried. A probe and shovel are for pinpointing their location and digging them out. If you're out on your own, and get buried, you could die quietly without anyone knowing you're there. None of it is any use without the knowledge, and the best thing to have is information before you go out. Better to avoid the risks, than play the game. Lots of places have cheap or even free courses and lectures. I'd suggest attending these, and at least gain insight into the dangers that exist and how you can tell. This article is pretty interesting: http://www.adventureplus.org/avalanche.htm The basic message is that the chances of the tranceiver itself saving your life (or anyone elses) are quite low and that far too much reliance is put on them. This is because the conditions in which people practice tranceiver use are so different from the aftermath of a real avalanche - where people panic and the snow sets like concrete. Much better to spend your time learning how to read terrain and follow maps, than reducing the time taken to find a tranceiver buried in 2 ft of soft snow on a flat field! IainD at ukme dot me dot uk Thanks! |
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Freeriding around Geneva - tranceivers
On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 18:15:53 GMT, Iain D allegedly
wrote: The basic message is that the chances of the tranceiver itself saving your life (or anyone elses) are quite low and that far too much reliance is put on them. I think that additionally, some people may decide to take a greater risk because they have a transceiver, thinking it will be ok if they do get buried. It's comes back to the old car analogy. If every car was fitted with a pointed spike on the steering wheel and seat belts were removed, people would drive a lot more carefully. - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow - Securing your e-mail The Snowboard FAQ lives here - http://rssFAQ.org/ |
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Freeriding around Geneva - tranceivers
Iain D wrote in message .. .
Switters wrote: I think that additionally, some people may decide to take a greater risk because they have a transceiver, thinking it will be ok if they do get buried. It's comes back to the old car analogy. If every car was fitted with a pointed spike on the steering wheel and seat belts were removed, people would drive a lot more carefully. The car analogy is good. So taking a transceiver (and knowing how to use it) is like wearing a seatbelt. When driving a car you rely on your skill to avoid having accidents and if you do have an accident, the seatbelt reduces the chances of getting killed. But if you take the view that you don't need to drive carefully and can have lots of crashes because you're wearing a seatbelt, you probably won't last long. If you go backcountry/off piste with a qualified guide, you rely on their skill to avoid getting caught in avalanches. And in the unlikely event of getting caught, the transceivers may save a life - makes sense to take them, like wearing the seatbelt when driving the car. But if you go backcountry *with* your transceiver but *without* the qualified guide; and haven't learned the terrain, snow, weather skills yourself, then you're driving the wrong way up the freeway against a tide of trucks relying on your seatbelt to keep you safe! IainD Right, got it! Cheers. |
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