| The weekly slalom challenge brought out the none-too-latent competitive spirit at our chalet, Flocon de Neige. After a bit of
cajoling, arm-twisting and generally unsubtle peer pressure, we managed 7 entrants. First out of the blocks was Victoria, who really
should have paid double the entry free, as being pregnant, she was really two competitors not one! Way to go, girl racer! First man down
the mountain for Flocon was Roger, Caspar and Hedley's dad who put in a sterling performance, dodgy knee and all. Caspar, AKA "the
Spider" came next, who gave us a great demonstration of his nickname by going down in a gangle of arms, legs, stocks and skis just at the
finish line. Being win-at-all-cost types, and desperate to ensure victory over the cocky chaps at Chalet Boule de Neige, we forced Caspar
back up the mountain for a second run to get a registered time. The Spider didn't disappoint this time around. Next racer down was Dave,
whom we had to force to ski the course because it was on a piste - which he disdains as skiing for wimps! Nevertheless Dave must have
found it a challenge, as the closeup photos reveal a pair of beadily intense eyeballs locked on to the next gate. Danny showed his true
mettle by completing the course flawlessly - must have been a snack after what the rest of the boys had dragged him over earlier in the
week! Following Danny came Greg, feeling competitive enough to ditch the cap for unobstructed views of the course, but who later claimed
that he really only got fired up after he'd crossed the finish! The final Flocon was Hedley - AKA "the Roach" - who scuttled quickly
down the course, the incentive of beating Caspar's time propelling those bright yellow legs down the slope. Plans for the Hedley Memorial
Trophy In Perpetuity were regretfully scrapped when the final rankings placed Caspar ahead by a few fractions of a second :-) |
