I-Am-Patrol

Quote: quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by I-Am-Patrol: The resort does not want to be responsible for people doing things outside of their limit and if people doing it is their own responsibility. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who decides what my limit or abiltiy is? Maybe I misunderstand, but ---- who decides? Of course not resort. How can they? So they have their own rules that they ask people to respect. Like you are asked to respect driving laws even thou

Quote: Watch out for patrol at Tangram though. They are a##holes. I don't know the story but sometimes I (and my colleagues) feel that we start off with some people that attitude and whatever do it will critisize. I would like to know more about it.

It's great start for season!

montoya Quote: and can you give me detailed information and advice regarding avalanches in the area In my experience - no. The resort does not want to be responsible for people doing things outside of their limit and if people doing it is their own responsibility. Even so if something happen out there, some implication for resort. Always someone who is able to advise about it within resort I guess. In fact, many patrol might not be so educated in it anyway. Quote: If you know the reason for something it makes it easier to accept. If I knew there was a danger there that

It is long season and sometime really good snow conditions also.

Hello. Sorry again delay. I am busy now for preparing season. In my experience I work in 3 resort in Japan in Yamagata and Nagano. This year I will be in Nagano again. I am interested in your ideas. I think also that safety is the most important thing and making sure no accident. Marking trails, avalanche control work, helping injured people yes. How do you think about the "customer service" thing? What does that involved? Quote: push the company to open terrain that is safe to ski, ie closed areas. Patrol shouldnt have to try to catch people or play a police roll ev

Also, these list in same place. Places I want to go: 1 Niseko 2 Appi 3 Zao 4 Shiga Kogen 5 Rusustu 6 Happo 7 Kiroro 8 Furano 9 Nozawa 10 Tomamu My favorite resort: 1 Shiga Kogen 2 Happo 3 Niseko 4 Nozawa 5 Appi 6 Rusutsu 7 Zao 8 Arai 9 Tsugaike 10 Suginohara Usually go (Kanto region people): 1 Kagura 2 Naeba 3 Marunuma 4 ShigaKogen 5 Hunter Mtn 6 Oze Iwakura 7 Happo 8 Iwappara 9 J Kokusai 10 Aizu Kogen Takatsue Usually go (Tokai region people): 1 Shiga Kogen 2 Meihou 3 Ontake

Thank you and yes I did post last year. Sorry did not come back, I will take a look at it again now.

I am interested to know your view on what you think patrol should be doing (and not do) at resort? Thanks

I am here, sorry very busy last weekend. I will write again when more time soon. sorry.

I read many thing (usually complaining thing) about patrol at ski-jo. So I interested what do you think Ski Patrol at ski-jo should do? And what should we not do? What is your idea and impressions.