Another cautionary tale from the Alps. Last week it was chalet girls messing around on piste cannon covers. This week, driving on snowy roads.On a trip to Meribel last Monday Dave(Ski Cocktail), Sam(Ski Cocktail), Jimbo(Jump), Maz(Ski cocktail), Amy(SDS) had a coming together with the ski bus just outside 1550. They took a gamble, using snow tyres in very icy changeable
For those who donÃÂt know the wearer of the snakeskin effect plastic trousers opposite, let me introduce Pav. Pav did a season many years ago and for the days before and after New Year she was being chased by most of the seasonaires and ex-seasonaires in town. STOP To fully understand this story you need to know the history of the people involved. Back in the season
Matt (Whitestuff) has finally made it into the paper not once but twice.The first was surely the most graphic injury of the season so far, requiring 9 stiches, the result of a fall after a collision with Shwinger.The second was a product of the drugs prescribed to ease the pain. It seems Matt didnÃÂt read the warning on the back which stated that pyromania where amoun
Now we get serious for a second. At the beginning of this week I saw a letter from Meribel about an incident that happened there. To summarise the letter, it was about some chalet staff who, after a drunken night out took one of the large orange padded protected covers off one of the snow canons and decided to use it sledge down from Motteret to Meribel. If you have
In the words of the Fast show 'This week I have been mostly mopping floor and washing dishes!' This ski bum has been putting on the rubber (gloves that is!) and getting his hands dirty (although I know if I'm wearing rubber gloves I can't get hands dirty, but that's semantics!) down at the Hotel ISBA.The Staff of 98/99 (and before) arrived in force at the beginning of
Congratulations to Jimbo(Jump) and Maz(Ski Cocktail) who got engaged for the second time in as many weeks. Robbie(Spacecadet) is currently back on the unemployment line after only two weeks at the Jump bar. Seems his time keeping wasnÃÂt the most accurate! However this is a improvement over his first job working for Mark Warner that only lasted two days. Amy(Mark
