Page 2 of 4 - skiing
This page was last updated on 21/2/01
Some skiing photos.
The team gather at the top of the Trokener Steg ski area on the first morning, enjoying the whether and wondering how long it will last. all week as it turned out. ;)
Despite having my camera (or "fuck up stick" as Doc took to calling it) ready at all times, this is the closest that Billy got to falling off a lift all week, and I'm not sure whether he was trying to duck under the returning T-Bar or getting in to his distinctive "Billy" style for the next run.
Billy may not be a fantastic skier, but his individual style make's him easy to spot anywhere on the mountain.
And he's not slow either, here he is burning past yet another slow joe.
Billy's method for stopping is even more unique and, although amusing to watch, struck us all as being potentially very painful.
Doc and Tig warming up their ski legs and enjoying the weather. With bright sun, perfect snow and very few people on the slopes (no queuing all week) it proved impossible for even Tig not to improve his skiing technique in leaps and bounds, although he did claim that the greatest improvement came after he fiddled with the canting on his boots..
Yellow Ski jackets seem to be in this year, but you really do need a silly hat to complete the ensemble. Tig received numerous compliments on his hat during the week.
Dr Williams using his statistical skills to clean up at Top Trumps. Of course it helps when you've got a V8 Bentley and the opposition only have a VW Polo and a Ford Fiesta. Although Tig did try to win one hand with the polo based on it having more colours in it's paint work.
Another lift shot with no-one falling off (I'm not sure where Doc was going tho). No-one fell off a lift all week, which was a bit of a disappointment, although this may have been partly due to Tig's insistence that we stick to Chair's, Bubble's, cable Car's and trains as they are easier on his legs. they're also a damn site harder to fall off. ;)
Billy takes a rest half way through a freestyle routine he was working on. ;)
Doc decided to find himself some off piste powder to ski in. Unfortunately it was a bit lumpy, but ya can't have it all can you.
So Doc decided to join me on a black run on the way back to town. He threw himself down the hill with little style, but enough competence and control to get down in one piece, with a grin on his face.
Although there we're shouts of "turn you F****r's", I can only assume he was coaxing his ski's to behave themselves.
We did the same run again at the end of the week and I'm sure he was swearing at his ski's far less, although I couldn't be certain as i was happily singing along to Judas Priest on my walkman. You can't beat heavy metal music for a good bumpy black run.
A team shot below the Hohtalli Cable Car. Billy seemed to have that grin all week.
Who is that masked man? The doc zooming along with some style.
Tig seemed unsure whether to cover me in snow or knock me over, and ended up doing neither.
"Get your hand out of your pocket!"
See, that's better."
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Bloody Snowboarders! This is the result of a run in with a snow boarder who obviously didn't have as much control over his board as he thought, or as he should at the speed he was going. He blindsided me, sending me skidding down the slope on my face. I was not a happy bunny!
