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your
verdict...
dec
'01/jan '02 - will this winter be legendary? [Ironic vote!]
| Yes
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20%
say it's going to dump it down - get your snorkel out! |
| No |
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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
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93%
say it's going to dump it down - get your snorkel out! |
| No |
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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
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67%
said it would be chilly. Five layers minimum or so. |
| No |
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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?
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Val d'Isere/Tignes |
29% |
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Chamonix |
33% |
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Three Valleys |
28% |
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Verbier |
5% |
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La Plagne |
5% |
| Others:
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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
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51%
say employers should pay more, even if it means fewer jobs |
| No |
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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?
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Chalet Host/Chef |
13 %
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Chalet Assistant/Plongeur |
19% |
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Resort Rep/Manager |
6% |
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Ski Guide |
14% |
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Barman |
31% |
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Instructor |
10% |
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No job at all |
6% |
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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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