My apologies for the late delivery of today's paper. This is primarily due to the delivery, this morning, of a shiny black box from the clever people of the Sony corporation. Suffice to say very little work will be done over the next couple of weeks.Wednesday saw a coach load of Courchevel skiers head off to Chamonix for the 18th edition of the Boss des Bosses, The sixth
Making a mountain out of a mogul.After a week of snowfall I had a good idea that the course would be big but nothing prepared me for the size of the moguls.Created by Chamonix's Jamie Strachan the bumps were described as 'kickers' by early runners. Anyone standing at the top of course would feel a little daunted staring down the 'mountain' ridden piste as skiers constantly
For the second year, extreme ski legend & Chamonix resident, Glen Plake was skiing for Chamonix but unlike last year there was a lot of whinging from the US skier. Whereas Courchevel were happy to ski the course regardless of conditions there was a noticeable delay, when a cloud flattened the light, just before GlenÃÂs run. The competition was delayed for a good 10 minut
As always the competition is only half the day, the other half takes part in Chamonix town were the prize giving and celebrations take place. It is this playing field that the Courchevel supporters have few equals. Ending up at the Terrace bar were Tom Banfield handed Zermatt, after a two year gap, the snowflake shaped trophy.More importantly Jen(Ski Higher) won the aw
For those unaware of the term, the Courchevel concise dictionary describes an 'Emma Bladon' as a drunken act followed by the loss of leg control and subsequent gravitational demonstration using the face as a stopping device. Named after Emma Bladon. Last Friday Kate's(Skival) guests decided to ply her with alcohol as a thank you for her excellent week's hospitality.Unfort
Wednesday saw this season's Fuseball championships in Gringos.A massive turnout of 6 teams duked it out on the green plastic.Following my prediction last week it was almost a foregone conclusion for favourites Dom and Paddy. With only the French team posing any sort of competition, after they were beaten it was only down to the Skiworld duo of Glyn and Derek to stop the
