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fujin 
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Post subject: Off Piste Courses in Europe
 Posted: Mar 05, 2011 - 09:51 AM
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Hi all  Both me wife and i have been riding for 7\8 years and have reached a good standard of riding with no issue on blacks can carve on reds. ride switch and some off piste, We now want to expand into more off piste and are looking for a good course in Europe for next season lasting one or two weeks. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions |
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Post subject: RE: Off Piste Courses in Europe
Posted: Mar 05, 2011 - 11:43 AM
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First post: Feb 22, 2008
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Location: Jasna, Slovakia
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| You'll need fresh snow. If you book a course, and there's no freshies when you get there then you'll be riding tracked-out off-piste which is not great fun to ride (dependant on temperatures), and you'll probably struggle and end up back on piste, so it's a bit of a gamble. |
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DrSnowboard
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Posted: Mar 05, 2011 - 07:39 PM
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ColdComfort
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Posted: Mar 05, 2011 - 10:30 PM
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Yeah mcnab do some in Cham - but i've heard the back country there is super sh1t atm...
I'd recommend looking for courses or just phoning the resorts and asking for lessons in the coastal range or powder highway of BC / Alberta if you want better chances of proper powder - or sort some cat / heli out. |
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philw
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Posted: Mar 05, 2011 - 10:53 PM
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First post: Nov 30, 2004
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The only specific courses I heard of are the Mcnab ones, although you can of course hide guides, some of who will be qualified to teach, pretty much anywhere.
Otherwise in Canada some heli/ cat operators do tours aimed at [back country] beginners, using guides who are also qualified to teach.
As pointed out, Europe doesn't look too likely at the moment although you never know what the weather will do next season (which is why I don't understand people who book in advance). |
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cantridepete
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Posted: Mar 07, 2011 - 05:09 PM
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philw wrote:
As pointed out, Europe doesn't look too likely at the moment although you never know what the weather will do next season (which is why I don't understand people who book in advance).
try getting on a mcnabb course last minute and you'll soon work out why 
he's off to greenland nextweek i believe, so its not all in france btw. |
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Zetetic
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Posted: Mar 07, 2011 - 07:12 PM
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cantridepete wrote:
philw wrote:
As pointed out, Europe doesn't look too likely at the moment although you never know what the weather will do next season (which is why I don't understand people who book in advance).
try getting on a mcnabb course last minute and you'll soon work out why
he's off to greenland nextweek i believe, so its not all in france btw.
Try being booked on a course and then getting flu at the last minute, much worse! |
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DrSnowboard
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Posted: Mar 11, 2011 - 09:44 PM
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Read the post people, the question was for NEXT season.
Do a McNab this year and you'll just have to walk for 4 hours not 3  |
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