Autor: Simon Dewhurst


Skiing off piste on step slopes is not that difficult! What puts people off the most is that the couloir they are looking at head on looks really steep, but this is an illusion, I can assure you!


How many times have you looked up at that couloir while you going up in the gondola and said, 'Wish I could do that'? Conversely, how many times have you looked up at that couloir and said,
'Gosh. That scares the pants off me. Let's go for some lunch'. Well, if you have managed the odd black run pitted with horrendous moguls that you can't see over without putting yourself into
intensive care, you will find skiing the steep a doddle.


Make sure the conditions are right. Generally the steepest slopes are off piste and can really only be skied successfully when the snow has melted and frozen a few times to form a firm smooth
surface. The best time for this is early Spring. Choose a sunny day and check the weather forecast, the avalanche factor, ..

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