Nine weeks down and about 9 weeks to go. It’s half time of this winter season, orange segments and a pep talk in the locker room, the seasonnaire hoodies are sorted, Valentines day is almost on us and hopefully it should start getting a little warmer (both on and off the piste).
Earlier last week there was a meeting between managers from most of the ski companies in 1850. The topic was the collaboration of events throughout the week. Now without sounding like a pessimist although this is a good sign in the end it will never realistically work as not all companies have their days off on the same day. In the old days most staff had Wednesday off so all events took place around that date. With the recent departure of many ski companies this year there is a more even split between Wednesday & Thursday. Now some companies, like Scott Dunn, in the past have been very good in changed their day off when a group of their staff have wanted to take part in an event, and others have steadfastly said it’s more than their jobsworth to do. In my opinion this will never change and Courchevel will remain divided.
But answer me this. Can seasonnaires only go out for a big one on the night before their day out? In the past the answer was a resounding NO but it seams this is changing to a disappointing YES. Isn’t berroca, alka seltzer, Red bull and a large alarm clock enough to get you up in the morning after only a couple of hours sleep?
Because of this theme nights and parties that are organised by independent companies, like the Kalico, will only be attended by the select few like the ski physios(see above).
Alex, the editor