Reader of the Enquirer will be familiar with his face after he was caught doing a very biblical walk of shame (issue 15). Better known as Felix from Total Ski. Now renamed as 'The King of Bad Taste'. 'From a Fairytale' included wizards, tin men, witches and Felix who came as Jesus. Following that we held 'In a Hospital' including skeletons, babies and Felix as Dr Harold
To the average layman, behind the counter of Ski Higher in 1850 there is a team of mild mannered, helpful workers. The same could be said of the bar staff in the Jump bar. But for one day at the end of March there is a metamorphosis where the Dr Jackyls turn into the proverbial Mr Hydes. Gone are the usual courtesies between seasonnaires and replaced with a competitive str
Checkpoint 3 If the thought of a checkpoint at the rond point in Meribel was a temporary respite the teams were sorely disappointed. With the alpine sirens of Nic, Jules and Rachel at the helm it wasn't long before the girls were up to their necks in powder with their ankles being held by a team-mate wheelbarrow style and an orange tucked under their chin. Add into the m
After a ripe old age of 1 1/2 seasons, a shed load of invested cash (remember all those minis!) and 73 bottles of Bollinger, Picnics on the Piste is finally laid to rest. Picnics is survived by it's loyal team who in the end were bent over the proverbial snow table and made to endure a crusty baguette forcefully inserted where the bun dont shine. With a tear in their colle
For those of you who have been living on Mars for the past couple of weeks Wednesday was the 19th edition of the Boss des Bosses, The seventh year which Courchevel has sent a coach load of racers and spectators. In the past 6 years Courchevel's team has managed to end up with the trophy and, last year, the wooden spoon. This year, although our team was far stronger than i
The enquirer wouldn't be the enquirer without one of my famous rants. This week I'm going to complain about the judging at the bdesb. Generally not the most competitive person I do get miffed when various decisions are made that are opposite to common sense. At the beginning of the race we were told how each run would be scored with the emphasis being on style (2 points) r
