Bulgaria Ski discussion board

I have boarded in Bulgaria and the Alps (usualy 5 times a year) and have always encountered ice no matter what resort I was in. I appreciate that there is always more that can be done but hey we are going to a resort to endulge in a dangerous sport and are likley to have to walk on icy and slippery paths and roads. We have to take a certain amount of responsibility to protect ourselves when we know we are going to be in a different environment. I watch hundreds of people struggle down the roads (usually in ski boots) slipping and falling and on this forum moaning about the situation. Me and my family (the wife in ski boots) walk down the ice with no problems what so ever. Why? Because we appreciate the dangers and do something about it. We purchased what looks like a spiders web of rubber with spikes in the bottom that fit over your ski boots or shoes. They cost about £15. I can not understand why people struggle walking on ice when there is such an easy solution. However, these are probably the same people who complain when the runs are icy and still go out without a helmet and then complain when they whack themselves. Even more frightening is when they allow their children to go out without helmets. I saw a famliy this year who child was in an accident and the first thing that hit the ground was her head. They went completly mad at the person who had hit her but they had alowed her to go on icy slopes without wearing a helmet. If she had she would of got up and skied away.
In summary, take some of the responsibilty to protect yourselves and more importantly your children!!