TOBLACH (Nettavisen): Christmas and New Year are an important holiday period for many.
And for many Norwegians this means ski trips alone or with the family, but there are also many who choose to leave their skis at home when they head to the ski slopes.
For hikers who choose to put their feet on the ski slopes, there are also several.
This creates anger because one party believes that slopes are for everyone, while many argue that ski slopes are for skiers.
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– In the middle of hell!
In a recent Facebook post from the Voss Ski and Hiking Centre, slope staff urgently ask that walks take place elsewhere than on freshly groomed slopes.
“This is what appeared in some parts of the light trail this morning. Encourage those walking in shoes to use the roads in the area that run parallel to the slopes. It is very frustrating to prepare the paths now that they are being trampled by people walking in shoes, we read in the message.
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Valnes: – I live in the middle of hell
It’s not just Voss that trampled ski slopes cause frustration.
During the Tour de ski, Nettavisen spoke with several national team skiers who live throughout the country and who encounter the same problem.
Tour de ski leader Erik Valnes starts to smile when he understands what topic Nettavisen wants to cover.
– I live in Tromsø and I live in the middle of hell exactly when it comes to this, says Valnes.
– Are there many people hiking the trails there?
– Yes, yes, there is a pedestrian area and a ski slope. But it’s complete anarchy. It does not work. Obviously it’s become kind of a culture because of that. There are probably some who don’t realize that they actually destroy. I usually say skating on a broken rink is like playing soccer in a potato field, Valnes says.
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He explains that verbal abuse often occurred between hikers and skiers.
However, Valens is concerned that people are able to behave regardless of what kind of perspective they have on the issue.
– I think it is important that you speak openly, but correctly. I myself have experience that the atmosphere is often a bit bad.
– Have there been any Northern Norwegian glosses?
– Yes, but I try to avoid it. I’m trying to be a little diplomatic. They can be good people even if they aren’t aware of it. It is difficult for us to destroy pedestrians, but it is easy for them to destroy us. It can be a little disrespectful and not well thought out, Valnes says.
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However, women’s national team coach Stig Rune Kveen is not as diplomatic as Valnes.
– What do you think about those who ski on the slopes on their feet?
– To put it mildly, I’m not furious, but very disappointed. There is usually a road right next to the ski slope, so you just have to walk there. If I meet someone who skis on their feet, they will know about it, Kveen tells Nettavisen.
Harald Østberg Amundsen also doesn’t particularly like hikers on ski slopes.
– There are differing opinions on this, one can safely say. As a skier I have to say that when the slope runners have prepared completely new slopes, it is a bit annoying that people go exactly on the slope and not to the sides or elsewhere, Amundsen tells Nettavisen.
– Are you someone who speaks up if you see it?
– At least if I see someone going on the classic track and not sideways. Then I’ll be damned. If the trails are completely hard and beautiful, it’s fine to go there, but you can think about it, Amundsen says.
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Learning from Central Europe?
Teammate Valnes believes Norway can learn from other countries to end the conflict.
– Now I can only speak for the place where I ski the most, but in many places there would have been a little better organisation, says Valnes.
He points to countries like Italy and Switzerland, where he believes the situation is resolved better.
– You can check out the places around here and in Davos. There they run a separate path. Maybe you can learn from this in Norway and make better arrangements, Valnes says.
Hopefully both Valnes and Amundsen will be racing on untrodden slopes on Monday when he is ready for the 3rd stage of the Tour de ski.
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2024-01-01 07:42:23
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