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Monthly Archives: January 2012

What not to (mountain) wear #6

Posted on January 29, 2012 at 9:00 am

There’s nothing wrong with a bright pink ski outfit on the right person, although it’s perhaps not for everyone.  However, add four-inch leather tassels all over the back of the arms, legs and shoulders and it surely shouldn’t be for anyone.  The only rodeo on the mountain should be in the snowpark.  Cowgirl fail.

What not to (mountain) wear #5

Posted on January 24, 2012 at 8:52 am

Helmet and sunglasses combo?  Unlikely to be a fashion success.  Try to style it out as Tom Cruise in Top Gun by matching white helmet to aviator sunglasses?  Chances of fashion success rapidly receding.  Complete outfit with patchwork quilt trousers?  1980s fashion fail.

Banff week 2 – the big chill

Posted on January 23, 2012 at 3:57 am

After the warm weather on week 1 of the course. Mother nature came back with vengeance……. with day time temps of -31 for 3 days running. In fact for 2 days Sunshine Village could not run the lifts for 2 of the days as it was just toooooo cold. Most of the team stayed indoors. [...]

What not to (mountain) wear #4

Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:13 am

It doesn’t matter that it’s apres and you’re not actually skiing.  You’re still on the mountain.  And you shouldn’t be wearing anything like this in public.  Ever.  You know who you are.

Fat skis, steep lines

Posted on January 16, 2012 at 9:54 pm

This weekend the Peak Leaders trainees in Verbier had a rare treat – an entire weekend of free-time, without any addtional training, first aid or avalanche courses to attend.  But that doesn’t necessarily mean rest: with Verbier enjoying its best snow for at least a decade, the mountain beckoned. Some of the trainees banded together, [...]

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