Nice work Mike. Giving Candide a run for his money there!!!
Ha ha
Funny you should mention Candide, I penned this a few years back
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhQryhygMhg/
IF CANDIDE CAN
An homage to French skier Candide Thovex (@candidethovex) and his off-season skiing exploits
The boy from La Clusaz, a YouTube sensation,
Artiste, athlete, acrobat, the pride of his nation.
Skiing everything before him, all terrain, all conditions.
Snowfall optional to complete his ski missions.
Derek the Weather said there'd be snow
On higher ground Tuesday night. Rain down low.
Then cold, icy and clear on Wednesday morning
With showers by nightfall, without warning.
From the car park the peaks looked as white as the stars,
Which pinpricked the indigo from here out to Mars.
We walked up in darkness under the waning moon's stare,
The breeze light and warm, the conditions set fair.
We talked as we walked, the brothers and me,
Green fields, rolling hills, was all we could see.
From the Bwlch Duwynt saddle we saw all around
The whiteness was lunar lit frost on the ground.
It was 'One Of Those Days' with more grass than snow
But I'd carted my stuff up there and still wanted to go
Skiing on the flanks of Southern Britain's highest peaks
Who knew when it would snow next, it could be weeks.
So suited and booted, goggles on face
I pushed off from a standstill, slowly gathering pace.
The frost crystals crashing off the tails of my skis,
Grass hurtling skyward, caught on the breeze.
The hiss of the schuss like a thousand tyres deflated
Pulling up, still standing, feeling elated.
My eleventh day turning on the Brecon Beacons' peaks
Are the skis put away now for the summertime weeks?
Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
05 April 2018
As an American of Welsh descent I always dig Mike Pows TR’s even super early ones.
I’ve never been to the UK but there are so many places I want to go. Wales looks beautiful but pretty hard scrabble for the skiing. As a New England skier I can appreciate that flintyness.
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High and dry forecast. Been good for getting outside. Temps are supposed to drop off next week.
Southern piemont may see some snow, but no skiing before dec 3rd.
Or at all! Conte wants italian resorts to stay closed over christmas. If that happens, he can add a few more to the "Dead resorts" list in the piemont.
It's a war of the mind and we're armed to the teeth.
The weather forecast says that this year in Europe will be warm, so I do not expect that there will be snow.
And in the mountains I think the situation will be the same. If there will snow, then only a little. But it is still questionable whether ski resorts in Europe will work, so maybe they do not need snow. In any case, they can always use fake snow.
In recent years, I have become accustomed to the fact that the winter is warm and there is almost no snow. As if it's not winter, but autumn.
Although I remember 10 years ago -10 degrees in winter was normal.
Well Macron* may have killed my promising Ski Industry Career tonight.
I know Millenials can be annoying but understand that some of us are about to be forced to start a third career during the second global recession of our short working lives!!
(Sorry. No matter how much I've been trying not to get hopes up, it's still devastating)
*totes not his fault
did your brain get frost bite 10 years ago?
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i dont kare i carnt spell or youse punktuation properlee, im on a skiing forum
Big day today, press conference laying out the rules going forward... I think this will be the first Christmas in 24 years I haven’t skied.
Situation in short...
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Looks like we might finally get some snow next week too!
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Indeed, not a lot but that can change quickly. Cold temps for the extended forecast too.
Junior got to try out his new touring rig.
Nice snow if a bit sharky
Open now down to Ruinettes
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Snowing like hell above town ( and by that I mean snow cannons are running)!!!!
Austrian ministry of tourism to Germany Italy and france:
FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bWXazVhlyxQ
It's a war of the mind and we're armed to the teeth.
Head of Tirolean Lift Lobby was so kind to say that they will start running as soon as they can even if it's only for locals... What a great guy, oh fine print mentioned that st Anton for example will only operate 30-50%... Then there was something about getting a bad reputation and damage to image... But what a great guy...
well to be fair, the swiss don't care at all. Granted they are non eu and can do what they want, but it's not like the Austrians are exceptionally careless.
It's a war of the mind and we're armed to the teeth.
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