Hazards in off-ski areas
Are you aware of the dangers lurking on the 'unmanaged slopes' on the other side of the rope?
The environment on and off the piste is very different.
A ski area is a place that provides a safe riding environment for a wide variety of skiers,
whereas the mountain is undeveloped and untouched by nature.
Understanding and clearly distinguishing these differences is the first step towards your safety.
Make sure you understand this important point, and enjoy your skiing safely.
Are you aware of the dangers lurking on the 'unmanaged slopes' on the other side of the rope?
1. Looking for powder snow near a tree.
I fell in a trap made by nature.
2. My favorite fat skis came o in deep snow.
I couldn’t even walk 2 meters uphill in my boots.
3. Trees do not move. You move.
Trees are hard. Bones are fragile.
4. 20 people, 20 hours vs. 1 person, 5 minutes.
5. In January, a friend of mine was buried in an avalanche without a beacon.
It was cherry blossom season, when we found him.
6. Powder snow is 90% air, but we can still suffocate in deep snow.
7. I fell and injured my knee.
I screamed for a help but the only thing that I heard was the wind.
8. No one knows what the future holds.
Snowboard cannot stop immediately.
9. Beautiful flowers have thorns. Beautiful untracked powder slopes
have a lot of land mines at the beginning of a season.
10. Stopping at the bottom of gully in a natural halfpipe,
I ended up swimming in a river with 2 degree water.