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02 February 03
WEEKS 7 & 8
SNOW AND CHALET REPORT
Les Arcs
The last two weeks rate up among the best
fun we've ever had.
For a start, the snow's been consistently
amazing. How much more of this crazy crazy deep powder
can we take? When are we ever gonna have time to hit
the board park? Or stop for lazy afternoons in the pub?
Or eat? Or sleep?
And inspite of the hangovers, first lifts
every day have been followed by last orders every night,
as the month long kids have wound up their stays (Dave
and James setting the pace, as ever). Plus, to add to
the vibe, lots of last winter's Planet Subzero crew
have been in town on holiday for a couple of weeks.
Wicked to see Lyncher, Dec, Katie, Col, Derek, Damian,
Susannah, Rach et al. The party atmosphere has been
wicked.
Bowling in 1800 started the mission, keeping
up last year's weekly tradition. Story of the week has
to go to Mark, Dec's brother, who found himself waking
up in a taxi at 5am ... the texts (in Irish accent)
went something like ... "Dec - I'm still in the
van. It's v dark + can't see much. I'm in a shed + there
are lots of other vans. hanging tough til daybreak."
Brave soldier.
Rob's last night on Saturday is a very
big blur, starting with everyone dancing to the McDonalds
song in Jimmy's and then finishing off with a party
in chalet 14. Eleanor was so sad to see him go she was
forced to rearrange the furniture, and then comitted
ski suicide by skiing into Dave (resulting in a black
eye and twisted shoulder).
Sam's back on the slopes now his knee's
mended, and Simon's in his element with so much powder
to ride. Jason's flying on his new skis (in spite of
Tony's over-enthusiasm with the drill), and everyone's
powder riding has come on leaps and bounds. Trees and
flat bits, however, still seem to be posing a few problems
judging by the random snow men seen emerging from the
woods.
The torchlit descent on Wednesday night
was a great night out, with 300 people riding down in
the dark in a snowstorm after eating cheese and dancing
on tables in the Arpette (it is organised chaos, honest).
James - in sensible barrister mode, again, Olly, Simon
and Darragh were the kings of jackass raclette, and
set an Arpette record for eating the whole half moon.
And Dave got into the true spirit of the event by stripping.
Needless to say, none of the boys felt too good the
next day.
The actual Huckfest was cancelled due
to heavy snow, but Chris took on the role of Planet
Subzero architect. The PS0 kicker (behind the chalet)
has been beautifully sculpted, with James and Dave determined
to nail the spins before leaving. Dave may look like
he knows what he's doing in the photos, but James (the
eagle) managed to pull of the first actual Les Arcs
PS0 360. Simon had a bloody encounter with the bushes,
Neils did an impressive attempt at a barrel roll (to
head), and Katie landed her first kicker jump. Fortunately
the landing was so soft, anything went.
Very sad to see James, Dave, Susan, Rob,
Michelle and Bec leave. Bec was so distraught, she decided
she couldn't handle it and only got as far as the station,
before deciding to come back for another week. Guys
... I'm pickled ... and Michelle's coming back in a
month for March, plus Rob in April. Looking forward
to seeing you all again.
Look out for reports of slightly less
carnage in coming weeks,
plus loads of new photos coming soon ...
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