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| It's only a model |
They are all always present but not always appreciated. In fact it is only really brought home when something does happen, such as guests being brought back safely by mountain rescue after falling asleep outside a piste side apre ski bar. Alcohol, extreme sports, low light and loud music are surely not a good mix and yet every evening the bars on the slopes are packed with revelers sampling the delights of on mountain entertainment. It is a miracle not more are escorted off the mountain.
There is perhaps more risk around skiing and mountains than people realise, but in resort it is not just your physical health that can be put at risk. Resorts are small places and even smaller still for 5 months. Foolish actions can have long lasting consequences and good stories travel fast. Reputation fluctuates as gossip circulates. Each new tidbit bringing delight and mirth to some and embarrassment to others. It sure is fun watching someone squirm as events of the last night are recollected and retold. Some things never get old. In order to survive in such a small place for such a time, you must look after your actions as well as your body. Some wounds heal faster than others.
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| That's a ledge, get away from the ledge |
Somehow it is strange to think of February as the halfway point in the season, it seems far too late in the year and yet it still feels like last week that the first guests were dropped off. Will there be snow in March and April? Has the best powder already fallen? Will we soon be skiing in t shirts and shorts? Who knows.
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| Can you see the line in the background? 3 lines 3 riders. |
February is known as the best month for fresh powder and 2013 has not disappointed. With the snow so fresh and the pistes so busy, the only option is to leave the groomed and managed areas behind and head out on to the fresh untouched snow unreachable by chairlift. This is one host who has most definitely caught the powder bug.
