Re: Skiing glaciers?

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 10:32:53 +0100, Ace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:22:23 +0100, "Simon Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>
>>Oh,
>>
>>Be careful - Flims-Laax-Falera did away with red/blue/black some years ago
>>and now describe the type of piste rather than how difficult it is. Wouldn't
>>surprise me if this changes again soon...
>
>I quite liked the idea, although the piste markings and signings
>themselves were not so hot. It does seem to make a lot of sense to
>mark areas as 'beginners' 'carving' 'freeride' etc., particularly with
>the latter also having an 'extra-hard' rating where appropriate.
>
>Nowhere else seems to have followed suit though, so it doesn't seem to
>be in any danger of catching on.

They could go for a British style of grades, similar to the way boots
and skis are sold, that'd start at expert and go up to something like
godlike where black would have been.

Ian

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