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your verdict...
dec '01/jan '02 - will this winter be legendary? [Ironic vote!]

Yes 20% say it's going to dump it down - get your snorkel out!
No 80% say hold up...global warming ain't over yet.

The winner of the exclusive T-shirt was Karen Ainsworth


oct/nov '01 - will this winter be legendary?

Yes 93% say it's going to dump it down - get your snorkel out!
No 7% say hold up...global warming ain't over yet.


The winner of the exclusive T-shirt was Stuart Bird



aug/sep '01 - will it be cold at the top?


Yes 67% said it would be chilly. Five layers minimum or so.
No 33% said it'd be fine - all nice and cosy at the top.


The winner of the exclusive T-shirt was Ben Bentley


jun/jul '01 - where is the best off-piste?

Val d'Isere/Tignes

29%

Chamonix

33%
Three Valleys
28%
Verbier
5%
La Plagne
5%
Others:
Berthoud Pass, Colorado (several shouts); La Grave (also several shouts); Vail; Utah; Alpe d'Huez; Serre Chevalier; St Anton back route to Lech over top of Valluga; Mammoth California along the 395 hwy; Valle du Manche (Morzine); Whistler

The winner of the exclusive T-shirt was Mick Coleby


apr/may '01 - should tour operators pay their staff more?

Yes 51% say employers should pay more, even if it means fewer jobs
No 49% say current wages aren't high, but they're good enough.

The winner of the exclusive T-shirt was Jonty Buchanan


feb/mar '01 - the sex survey

Too much to fit in here (ooh err!). Check the full results (read with caution).


The winner of the exclusive T-shirt was Sarah Lundy



dec '00/jan '01 - what's the best ski resort job to have?

Chalet Host/Chef

13 %

Chalet Assistant/Plongeur

19%
Resort Rep/Manager
6%
Ski Guide
14%
Barman
31%
Instructor
10%
No job at all
6%
Others/Comments:
'wot about us doormen?''; 'international playboy; 'barman - you only work nights, you drink lots, and you get all day in the powder, easy!';'Male escort (Aspen) - Easy money!';'Ops Mgr in N America isn't all that bad!';'The Handyman!!!! Noone knows where he is and what he does!!';'Handyman!!! - never to be found!!! - 'where is the bloody hanyman now my boss cried all last season?' the simple answer was drinkng Yorkshire Tea in the hidden basement shed in Montgenevre (hotel les rois mages). failing that out snowblading somewhere!!!';'Assistant - It's the only job where you don't have to be polite to guests at 7am';'having started my season as a plongeur, I was later promoted to a ski guide - believe me, having worked as both ski guiding is with out doubt the better job';'I was a chalet host and with a lot of hard work and organisation I managed 5 hours of skiing 6 days a week, you also get paid more than plongeurs, but have more responsibility eg accounts and guests screaming at you.';'Saving up and waiting for the day ...':'Landlord, doctor or the Mayor of Courchevel';'Waitress/Chambermaid';'I was a barman in the last season of the equipe in Courchevel,ski all day and in the bar all night,no contest man';'Professional Billy with a large weekly trust fund allowance would be pretty good...Has anyone got a spare trust fund please??????'';'HOTEL HOST';'Night watchman, I had the job to end all jobs at the Hotel Cygnaski in Val (1988) and my schedule was as follows. begin work at midnight, clean lobby floors and great drunken billies and natives as they arrived from the bars, 2Am or so after it quited down I would write letters home or entries in journal, 5am greet the bread man and spend 10 to 15 minutes practicing my french. 6am set up dining room for breakfast service 7am off work , eat breakfast pack a free lunch from the kitchen then get dressed to ski and at 830-900 be the first on the lifts. Ski till 2pm or so be back in Hotel by 3 or 4 go to sleep and wake up at 11PM to start it all over again. The only problem was there was no snow the year I came over to do this. I would like to try handling the "billies" again some year maybe after I retire.':'I was resort manager among other jobs in 10 yrs. My plonguers had generally more brains than anyone else probably including me. Anyone want's to debate this statement please get in touch!!!!';'The job my mate has, one day a week doing a transfer, his package inc. food accom. lift pass (3 valleys) I gave him the job and am still in London!!! Ahhh';'Having had this misfortune of chauffeuring chalet hosts around on their shopping days, I can safely say that it is the best job, but you will become such a whinger without realising it';'Handyman - you can hide under the bed with a hammer pretending to bang a nail in, but really having a cup of Yorkshire Tea or having a nap.';'plongeur-i did it , skied every morning for the season, partied every night, and had a totally stress free job.;'Club Hotel Manager';'ski guiding for a lax company is the best job in resort, but you don't find that out until you get there!!';'girlies!!!!!!!!';'work an scav all summer ski all winter ski season is ski season not work time dudes come on'

The winner of the exclusive T-shirt was Lynsey Cox

 


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