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Those 3 things

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The three things I won't do In a previous blog post I had said there were three things I won’t do that are skiing related; off-piste, bumps and ski touring. 'Why ski off-piste when there is a perfectly groomed run you can use which will take you to the same place ? I just don’t understand what the point of it is. Bumps are much easier and safer to negotiate if you take your skis off and walk down the side. All that bumping, jolting, having your body shaken every which way only to end up in a painful crashed heap very quickly. No thanks. Ski touring is another thing I just don’t understand. Basically, ski touring is where you ski up the mountain so that you can ski down it. What !! Just buy a lift pass ! It’s so much easier !!'  Shortly after writing the blog post, four weeks later in fact, I found myself eating my own words and doing all three in the space of twenty minutes. Ah.   Whilst visiting the Swiss ski resort of Crans Montana I decided to find the ar...