Quite a few of us did go off piste actually, we just didn't bring an instructor. If you're comfortable with off piste there is plenty of terrain to play with.<br><br>Erik<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 8:03 AM, Andreas Gruenbacher <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:agruen@suse.de">agruen@suse.de</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">On Sunday 17 January 2010 01:16:49 Michael K. Johnson wrote:<br>
> I might be interested in a day of advanced/expert instruction<br>
> including off-piste, particularly if another relatively aggressive<br>
> skier would like to share it. Did anyone take advanced/expert<br>
> instruction last year? If so, did you get good technique advice?<br>
<br>
I would define advanced as not using the snowplough technique anymore and<br>
always going parallel. At that scale, judging from the fact that you are<br>
bringing your own gear, you are probably at the expert level.<br>
<br>
We had some true beginners last year who took training for the larger part of<br>
the week, and in addition to that, a few people taking advanced training for<br>
one or two days. The weather was not all that great for going off-piste, so<br>
nobody took off-piste training IIRC.<br>
<br>
Do we have any true beginners again this year?<br>
<br>
> Sometimes the instructors know the best under-skied terrain, so<br>
> I'd be hoping for the instruction to be a combination of technique<br>
> brush-up and mountain guide.<br>
<br>
Yes, that makes sense. How about we decide whether we want to do some off-<br>
piste based on the weather? A day of ahead notice should usually work.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Andreas<br>
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