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		<title>By: matt</title>
		<link>http://www.ineedsnow.com/blog/to-swipe-or-to-skin/comment-page-1/#comment-745</link>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Bob

Thanks for adding that – interesting stuff. Favourite days really do stick out hey. I have never really scored any big days at St Anton to be honest but that is more bad luck than probability, Innsbruck for me has served up some great days over recent winters and powder skiing in both October and June on local glaciers in recent seasons has meant hours of untracked action. I am really split on the whole issue of lift development – they almost always add to the volume of mountain users but also invariably improve the guest experience. Sainte Foy in France or the Krippenstein Freeride Arena in Austria both have limited lift infrastructure; on the face of it, it implies a limited ski experience but as the locals know all too well, that is the magic of these places – it is about coming down, not getting up that is the real prize. So often you read ski guides running down a place with slow or limited lifts, try telling a Stuben or La Grave local that their area sucks because of old lifts, they will laugh you off the mountain. For the local it is long live the antiquated 2 chair, whilst for the visitor it is more get me up the mountain quickly and in comfort.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Bob</p>
<p>Thanks for adding that – interesting stuff. Favourite days really do stick out hey. I have never really scored any big days at St Anton to be honest but that is more bad luck than probability, Innsbruck for me has served up some great days over recent winters and powder skiing in both October and June on local glaciers in recent seasons has meant hours of untracked action. I am really split on the whole issue of lift development – they almost always add to the volume of mountain users but also invariably improve the guest experience. Sainte Foy in France or the Krippenstein Freeride Arena in Austria both have limited lift infrastructure; on the face of it, it implies a limited ski experience but as the locals know all too well, that is the magic of these places – it is about coming down, not getting up that is the real prize. So often you read ski guides running down a place with slow or limited lifts, try telling a Stuben or La Grave local that their area sucks because of old lifts, they will laugh you off the mountain. For the local it is long live the antiquated 2 chair, whilst for the visitor it is more get me up the mountain quickly and in comfort.</p>
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		<title>By: Bob Steel</title>
		<link>http://www.ineedsnow.com/blog/to-swipe-or-to-skin/comment-page-1/#comment-744</link>
		<dc:creator>Bob Steel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I will miss the old Rendlbahn - yes it was slow and looked like something out of a 70&#039;s James Bond film. However it will bring many more people to Rendl. One of my best morning&#039;s skiing was in Rendl a few years ago and I had to catch a train at lunch time - got the first gondola up and had the slopes to myself, yes myself, for about 20-30 mins - and this was the first sunny day after 3/4 days of constant snow. The rest of the lads then joined me and we had a few hours skiing before I had to head off to Friedrichshafen and catch my flight whilst the rest of them stayed an extra couple of days - thankfully the weather closed in that day so I wasn&#039;t too jealous!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I will miss the old Rendlbahn &#8211; yes it was slow and looked like something out of a 70&#8217;s James Bond film. However it will bring many more people to Rendl. One of my best morning&#8217;s skiing was in Rendl a few years ago and I had to catch a train at lunch time &#8211; got the first gondola up and had the slopes to myself, yes myself, for about 20-30 mins &#8211; and this was the first sunny day after 3/4 days of constant snow. The rest of the lads then joined me and we had a few hours skiing before I had to head off to Friedrichshafen and catch my flight whilst the rest of them stayed an extra couple of days &#8211; thankfully the weather closed in that day so I wasn&#8217;t too jealous!</p>
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		<title>By: matt</title>
		<link>http://www.ineedsnow.com/blog/to-swipe-or-to-skin/comment-page-1/#comment-742</link>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes it is a tough one. I had a meeting last winter with the head of one of the top off-piste ski regions in Austria. I asked about the lifts and he said that they are happy to have old and slow double chairs. New lifts with higher capacity will mean more people on the slopes he said, no more people in the resort (as development is severely restricted) and more people on the existing slopes. He asked my why they would do this and upset the experience for their existing and loyal visitors? I had no answer. For you though John I would install a beer tap on the chair so that your slow rise up the mountain is made a tad more palatable :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes it is a tough one. I had a meeting last winter with the head of one of the top off-piste ski regions in Austria. I asked about the lifts and he said that they are happy to have old and slow double chairs. New lifts with higher capacity will mean more people on the slopes he said, no more people in the resort (as development is severely restricted) and more people on the existing slopes. He asked my why they would do this and upset the experience for their existing and loyal visitors? I had no answer. For you though John I would install a beer tap on the chair so that your slow rise up the mountain is made a tad more palatable <img src='http://www.ineedsnow.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: John</title>
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		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>very deep &amp; food for thought Mr Brown, probably though about this in the wee hours of the morning while rocking Josh to sleep. Looking forward to seeing the 3 of you in the very near future.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>very deep &amp; food for thought Mr Brown, probably though about this in the wee hours of the morning while rocking Josh to sleep. Looking forward to seeing the 3 of you in the very near future.</p>
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