To put this in context I'm a snowboarder and was definitely guilty of riding too fast as a teenager. A few winters ago a lady in her 60s riding with my parents got hit by a snowboarder and fractured...

A lot of very helpful advice there, and a lot to think about, much appreciated

Got it, thanks

Good points, the main principle I suppose is that short, heavily featured faces contain a lot in the way of trigger points and rocky terrain traps, even if a burial might be less likely. I'd hope...

Sorry- by your last point do you mean that with a sufficiently weak layer you can expect to see slides on even low angle slopes- or do you mean that a steep feature on an otherwise shallow slope can...

Thanks for the reply, your point about all four Colorado fatalities being on short slopes is very interesting and really quite sobering. To be clear- I would hopefully never limit my slope assessment...

Hi folks, just wondering if I could bounce a few ideas of you. Me and a couple of riding pals are in the mindset at the moment where we're steering well clear of big open faces and instead seeking...

Thanks again for the info, hopefully pay it a visit this season! Much appreciated!

Hi Bzzzt

Great photos, thanks for posting them!

What's the off-piste like around Voss itself? (obviously Myrkdalen is great)

Is there any high-alpine type off-piste in the area, i.e. any...

Enjoyed reading this, cheers for posting!

of course it matters - Rice pioneered the line, Cody got credit for it. If it was me I'd be pissed. I don't see Rice claiming credit for it, just his film crewing reporting what happened. But Cody...