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Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Flims April 22nd 2007

I arrived in Zurich two days before my tour and was a bit bored after about 6 hours. You can do everyhing in Zurich in that time, TWICE. Luckiy my tour began and swiftly took me far, far up into the mountains to see some of the most beautiful scenery I have EVER seen. It was like Colorado on steroids. I have made fun of people taking pictures out the tour bus window but I couldnät help myself. Who knows when I am going to see this place again and I want to remember it. Now this is a new tour so I have left my sweet friends from Italy behind (I offered them to join me but no onwe took me up on it) and am starting to make new ones. It didnät start out ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Flims March 23rd 2007

flimsies easter Europe » Switzerland » Zurich » Flims By gordoMarch 23rd 2007aaron gordon Blue skies, sun beating down, beer in hand, snow under feet, surrounded by the alps & ya mates, life’s pretty bloody good hey! On our days off @ the end of season we would ski in the morn then go up to crap st goin & soak up the rays & a few beers. Over the Easter period we had 3 weeks of clients, 1st week we had some snow then the last 2 weeks where pretty much sunny non stop (ski in shirts & shorts!) And the last week I finally got the top group of kids, pretty good skiers so I got a heap more skiing. My 1st ... read more
Ski poles!!
Top view!
Ski in boardies!

Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Flims February 17th 2007

I was on lite duties for a few days ,due to the head injury! Then i had 1 of the smaller groups of kids, so not too much skiin but they where pretty good kids. On the sunday a few of the staff left so i had my 1st drinks to say goodbye. Then 1 week on from the crash we had our 2nd day off. it was a really good day, sunny , blue sky ,i had a swim in a stream and i had a helmet! We had a big weekend then the peak weeker staff left but i stayed on a few days to do some more skiin. And it finally snowed we got a whole lotta nice powder on sunday. I had some shit hot ski days, a solo ski saturday, a ... read more
Ski guards
The crew @ Bella vista
roar!!

Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Flims February 13th 2007

Rippin down the Mt. behind Rich n Symo, (off piest dodging round rocks n stuff!) Then i see symo go 1 way then rich go the other, i can see there is a bit of a drop off infront so i pick a side . But i wasn't counting on the big icy patch, i skid and my skis go from under me and i'm falling! Next thing i know i'm on the deck looking up at some worried faces! I'd fallen and landed on my side cracking my head and hip and wrenchin my neck. symo called the s.o.s dude to ski me down the Mt. then an ambo ride to Chur hospital, 10 stitches, 24hrs no food or drink then i'm aload to go very sore and sorry. Me, Richard and Simon (dead set ... read more
Notfall!
My Gash!
Symo da ski guide.

Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Flims February 7th 2007

“look what we just got given by 1 of the families!” “No way!” Meg is holding up a fresh 500 euro note (bout 800 bucks oz!) They where chatting & had asked what our plans where that nite & since it was our day off the next day we where goin out & getting lashed! So they donated 5 hunge to our boozing fund, bloody champs! I arrived in Zurich & got the train to Chur (close to Flims) & got picked up by the gals and delivered to our humble abode (the villa muh). Since I was the last 1 to arrive due to a missed flight, my chose of bed was limited, so I got a top bunk in the lads room. Next day was trainin & checkin out the resort day, but I ... read more
Podium
Brewery party.
Chairliftin

Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Flims April 29th 2006

Hello all. So now we are in Zurich. Very beautiful place. Our hostel is right in the heart of oldtown which is really handy. We walk outside and are surrounded by resturants, pubs, clubs etc. Although we have to walk up 5 flights o stairs just to get to the reception and then another 2 to get to our room. Ordinarilly this is just slighty annoying but at 4am when you cant see past your nose this becomes a problem. We cought the train from germany to switzerland and the original reason for wanting to come to zurich was that we really wanted to go through the swiss alps. But somehow we managed to bybass it altogether, i didnt even see a damn mountain. The last hostel we stayed at has a strange system worked out. ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Flims April 29th 2006

Hello, we are now in Zurich. We spent the last few days in Tübingen hanging out with Anja and her friends, relaxing and generally enjoying what the little town had to offer. The day after the barbeque Swedish and Frenchie had to head back to Oxford which was a shame because they were both such great girls. It was a bit of funny situation because Swedish spoke English and Swedish (and can read Spanish), Frenchie spoke French and English, Anja spoke German, French and English and Kristian and I speak only English. So English was the only language that we could all speak meaning the other 3 had to converse in their 2nd language but Anja and Frenchie could speak French to each other, but then the rest of us could not understand. Even funnier was ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Flims March 29th 2006

"The Kamikaze skier" I come ripping down this really nice black run for the first time (steep as @ first then is a really top run) The sun is beating down under the bright blue sky, really nice snow @ higher altitude but as you get lower the snow was starting to melt and get slushy & form hazardous mounds everywhere! Should i try and slow down!? Nar go hard or go home! Next thing i know i get some air and come down & land on 1 of the mounds of snow thus resulting in a mass of skis, limbs & poles tumbling down the Mt! I arrived in flims & most of the staff where all ready there so the Mou (the big staff share house) was full. So me n Mike (UK lad) ... read more
Glistening
Lenya bar
Skied out!

Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Flims February 20th 2006

My nose is frooze! My toes is frooze! This is me going up the T-bar lift to the highest peak (over 3000m) & it was bloody cold! Then rippin down this bloody steap run. I can actually bloody ski! I got to stay for another week, top stuff & it was pretty much the same as the last. But we had less staff, less clients & i could actually ski! & was luvin it! We finished up on saturday then we where free! So on Sunday we where on the 1ST CHAIR LIFT up da hill! I skied with Pete, Rich n Anabell, (All gun skiers!) So I was doin Red, Black & Yellow runs!!! I ripped/SLID down my 1st yellow run! knee deep powder snow, near vertical slopes, lubin it!! LET'S SHREED ZEE POW POW!!! ... read more
In my P.B gear!
Olli, ange & john
The little kids

Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Flims February 8th 2006

3hrs sleep, still boozed/hung over then a 6 hour skiing marathon then finishing the day of with a few hrs baby sitting that night, so extremely buggered! We arrived in Flims & got settled in @ the mou, then had a tour around the hotels the clients where stayin in (4 n 5 star action) had a meeting. The next day we hit the slopes, yer I can’t ski! Everyone else where gun skiers & I was crap, so they waited for me and helped me & gave me a few pointers (nice 1 guys). On Saturday all the clients arrived @ Zurich & we picked them up in coaches & brought them back to the resort. Then for the next week this was basiclly my day. MY DAY: 7:30am - Get up n have breky ... read more
UP @ Nargens havin lunch.
Day Off!
The winners!




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