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Excuses, excuses
St Anton's Season Workers are never
short of an idea to have a party. Any excuse. Annually, just when
everyone gets a bit stuck in their mid season rut, Anton workers
and the occasional foolhardy punter get dragged into the now infamous
Three Legged Pub Crawl.
 Pub
shuffle
This year over 25 teams shuffled their way around a select group
of Anton's most hedonistic venues, along the way imbibing some of
the resort's most silly coloured drinks, including the Funky Chicken's
notorious "Dirty Bird". Three times winner, and firm favourite
with the crowds and the bookies was Kandahar's Olly.
However, a certain uncanny
confidence had been noticed from Skiworld's Denys. Sparky and Denys
were miraculously drawn together for another year and when they
trundled through the door in just over 11 minutes it appeared that
their confidence was well founded. Olly and his running partner
Alex returned just seconds behind the already jubilant pair.
 Taxi!
Olly's disbelief was plainly evident. The post-match analysis was
brutal. In a brief interview following
the race Sparky revealed their master plan - it was a taxi to the
Alibi that made the difference for them. Now on a level playing
field that kind of behaviour wouldn't have been tolerated, but the
race famously has very few rules. Brains and cold hard cash seemed
to have won the day.
Scandal!
That was it. Sparky and Denys collected their prestige and prizes
to a baying audience in Scotty's not
convinced that it was a fair and honourable way of winning. The
jubilant pair magnanimously gave away
their prizes to the wooden spoon winners.
Taking a taxi
was not the only part of their devious plan though. The race requires
simply that a completed stamped sheet is handed on your return to
Scotty's as evidence that you have completed all the bars' drinks.
Sparky and Denys handed theirs in perfectly.
 That
perfection however was to become their downfall. As all the papers
were checked after the race, the pattern was clear. No team had
an official stamp from the Underground, except Sparky and Denys.
The Pickled Liver confirmed that no
stamp was used that night, and the 2005 Pub Crawl Title went to
Olly and Alex. Four times the winner, unblemished by corruption.
Amazing.
It's a wonder anyone does any skiing around here! Once the February
peak is out the way everyone will be looking forward to the arrival
of the Rendl Big Air. The Natives
Workers Challenge will be inaugurating the newly restructured
Rendl Park with some spectacular stuff.
Here's to the rest of the season. For now,
we just have Fasching week to get through. Just one week of fancy
dress, drinking and general sillyness, thank God it's just once
a year...cue the funny costumes...
Report from Al-
Natives Resort
Reporter in St Anton
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