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August 15th 2007
Published: November 17th 2007
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WOW, if we ever get this sent off it will be a miracle!!! This blog has been in the works for an entire year......yes, we were in Val D'Isere December '06 - May '07 (meak laugh) Sooo following our Christmas in England, we flew to Val D'Isere in the french alps to start work as chalet maids in a 5 star chalet...our first lot of clients were arriving the next day so let just say we were thrown in t... Read Full Entry



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The FlatThe Flat
The Flat

And, digging out the van in the morning, not particularly the joy of our lives.....but needed to be done (for obvious reasons)
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Val D'Isere

Typical French street performer - accordian and all! The rumours are true.....France is one gorgeous cliche!!
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Val D'Isere

We weren't THAT far away from Paris.....really.......
Team FunTeam Fun
Team Fun

In one of our first weeks riding, Whiteboy came to play and we hardly knew these Random Aussies....turned out we couldnt get rid of them all season long!!
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Early Jan

Hard core and taking refuge in a brick pyramid mid-slope......
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Early Jan

Chris bringing true meaning to 'if you fall, you're gonna eat it'!!
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Early Jan

Fresh tracks one bluebird day when the boys took us up to learn how to ride Powder.....little does everyone know none of the cool tracks are ours, haha
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Early Jan

The team - brave enough to tackle the January chill!!
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Early Jan

Our 'chef' James, before he got fired......but after he slammed into a snowbank ;-)
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Early Jan

Again, speechless. Check out the scene behind us.....we'd just come down there!!!! Weeeeeeeeeeeeee
Team France!Team France!
Team France!

L-R.....Livvy, Hollie, Kat, Sara and Em. Jewels is incognito =)
La Folie DouceLa Folie Douce
La Folie Douce

One half: the best dance party on the mountain, The other: the most sophisticated and decadent restaurant on the mountain!
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The Dancing Pixie

To make the walk home a little more exciting....Liv shows off her skills
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Tignes

Spectacular view as always on a typical Alpes day, high up above Tignes Village
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Christening

Livvy and our surrogate bro Wattie christening Goldie Hawn and The Pink Ladies....was a beautiful day.....
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Injury no. 1

Em's bruise to the upper arm caused by a painful encounter with the back of Liv's board while learning to ride pow pow
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Injury no. 2

The nasty bruise Em received after a nasty fall....repeatedly, on the same spot, every time....
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Injury no. 3

The Broken Limb: For all of you who know Liv, there had to be at least one injury this season......
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Injury no. 4

Some say she was going so fast even Superman couldn't catch her......others spread rumors of self infliction - we'll let you be the judge!



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