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Apocalypse Snow!
Posted: 01 May 2010 10:25 AM  
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A typical day in Switzerland

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Summit of the Petit Combin (photo: skitour.fr)

and meanwhile in France

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Silence!

 
 
Posted: 02 May 2010 12:22 PM   [ # 1 ]  
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Some are trying to do something about it…

http://www.ate.ch/index.php?id=4976

 
 
Posted: 03 May 2010 06:20 PM   [ # 2 ]  
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Good luck to them. They’ll need it given that, in my experience at least, in Switzerland ‘business is business’ and few things, including environmental (and moral) concerns, are allowed to get in the way of making money.

 
 
Posted: 03 May 2010 10:28 PM   [ # 3 ]  
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After all, France is not that bad wink

Meanwhile I still plan to skin up some Swiss mountains soon. Does someone know what are the non-copter ranges if any?…

 
 
Posted: 04 May 2010 01:06 AM   [ # 4 ]  
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If you check with the OFAC there is a list of all the high altitude landing sites (not always respected but the wildcat landings are generally to drop clients next to mountain refuges not on summits).