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		<title>Skiing with Chris</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hans</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Off Piste Skiing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m kinda at a loss for words at this point. The days are blending into a (very) cold smoothy, filled with wild fruit and adventures. Skiing off piste with Chris these past two days heightened my being on these slopes, who chose on day one to ski from Bruson, all the way to the Val Ferret, then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perfect mid-winter Freeride conditions in Verbier</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the avalanche hazard down to level 2, freeride conditions in Verbier are outstanding. Every day has delivered new and exciting descents down hidden valleys and deserted towns. The snow is layered thick on chalet roofs. Rock, stumps, cliff bands and glaciers are all blanketed with a wonderfull thick coating of frosty snow. Launching off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter starts with a bang!</title>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2011/12/winter-starts-with-a-bang/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Off Piste Skiing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well over a meter of snow has fallen in this western part of Switzerland. Winter in Verbier has started with the biggest snowfall we have seen in years. The ground is now well insulated from the cold air. This will encourage a healthy snowpack for the rest of the winter. A shallow snowpack does not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Ski Pilgrimage- Kashmir and Manali</title>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2011/02/indian-ski-pilgrimage-kashmir-and-manali/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 10:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heliskiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Off Piste Skiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kashmir]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been over a month since my last post. My annual ski trip to India has come and gone. The snow on the ground in these Alps has gone from 3-D to 2-D in lots of places. Spring skiing was de rigueur  for much of  February. But that has changed with fresh snow on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Magic of Skiing</title>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2010/04/the-magic-of-skiing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Off Piste Skiing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.swissguides.com/?p=776</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is it about skiing that unites, so intensely, such a large group of skiers from all walks of life? At least for me, I feel connected to people in a way that bonds us all so closely together. The PDG was one example of that. Sure, many folks don&#8217;t like the crowds and media [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Easter Friday&#8217;s Deep Powder Day</title>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2010/04/easter-fridays-deep-powder-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.swissguides.com/2010/04/easter-fridays-deep-powder-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Off Piste Skiing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was one of those perfect, blue bird days again. I felt like putting on my Sheriff&#8217;s badge and being a real goof ball. First lift up, standing at the top of Mt.Fort, surrounded by a bunch of local skiers and guides, no one appeared to listen to my commands of &#8220;Wait for me. I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter-Spring Alps Perspective</title>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2010/03/winter-spring-alps-perspective/</link>
		<comments>http://www.swissguides.com/2010/03/winter-spring-alps-perspective/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a cold winter it has been! Our wood stove hase consumed twice as much wood as last year. We certainly can&#8217;t complain about conditions though. There has been enough snow. But the cold temps have not been good for the stability. The deep, buried facets have not gone away. This means that on every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Powder on Mount Lillytop</title>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2010/02/supreme-powder-on-mount-lillytop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.swissguides.com/2010/02/supreme-powder-on-mount-lillytop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Off Piste Skiing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We had a Gulmarg like experience today. It has not really snowed in these Alps since well before I left to India one month ago. So things have gotten realy tracked up. Plus, there has been lots of wind high up, and the persistent cold temperatures for well over a month have realy done some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India- Kashmiri Curry Powder in Gulmarg</title>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2010/02/gulmarg/</link>
		<comments>http://www.swissguides.com/2010/02/gulmarg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Off Piste Skiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gulmarg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m back from incredible India. Though traveling to Gulmarg to ski deep powder amongst the ancient pines is the reason to go to India, one realizes immediately that just going to India is the real reason. Living with these people for even a few days makes one marvel at our obsession with material things and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early winter roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.swissguides.com/2010/01/early-winter-roundup/</link>
		<comments>http://www.swissguides.com/2010/01/early-winter-roundup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Off Piste Skiing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Oh my! How time flies! December and January have flown by. It&#8217;s time again for Kashmir Curry Powder- and I have not even written about the 40 days skiing I have done since my last update. The 3 rain events we had early winter have played a major role in route decision this early winter. [...]]]></description>
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