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24/01/2009

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Abby, Tash, Pete(jump), Warren(Kaluma) & Ollie(esprit) Team Nice

Ballon ballai
I think the best way to describe the tour operators participation in this years event is overkill. Whereas last year most companies entered 1 team this year both Scott Dunn and Ski Higher entered three, New Gen entered 2 (containing the female contingent of last years successful Freeride team). These were joined by Supertravel, the Jump and Powder White.
Champion champignons
From the start it was clear that last years champions, The Magic Mushrooms, where the team to beat (again). Within 7 seconds of the starting buzzer of their first match they had already scored their first goal, eventually dispatching their first victims 5-1. But enough about these lamb burning socialists.
Superheros
Possibly the best dressed were Team Nice led by Jump barman Pete Beilby aka Captain America. After a solid 1-0 opening victory their second match against Ski Higher La Tania ended in a draw which resulted in a head to head shootout between Abby(private chalet) and Kara(SHLT). With the first round being too close to call it was left to Abby to clinch the victory with her second effort. Unfortunately they came up against stiffer competition in the quarterfinals and despite Pete’s brother levelling the score from the middle of the court they eventually lost 2-1.
Internal rivalries
The biggest grudge match on the ice had to be SkiHigher team 1 versus SkiHigher team 2. After both teams won their opening matches they were ready to meet each other in the second round. The question was could Ben, the young wipper snapper take on his boss, Simon, the seasoned grey one? Unfortunately Not. Despite a very physical match it was Simon’s team who drew first blood and in spite of Bens best efforts a second goal was planted in the back of his net sealing his defeat and giving gloating rights to Simon for the foreseeable future.
Dark horses
But it was the relatively unknown and ironically named team of Powderwhite to make it to the final. Ironic because it contained only 1 member of the company. It should have really been called Ski Higher team 4 plus a Powerwhite manager. Enough of these trifling Symantecs though. Thanks to the excellent, almost symbiotic, team work of Dan(Ski Higher) and his brothers. They swept Supertravel’s Joe and his Biatches aside in the first round, convincingly beat Team Heineken 3-0, New Gen 2-0 and (highest placed 2nd round losers) Scott Dunn’s Nothings too much trouble 2-0.
The Final
Unfortunately their run of victories ended in the final when they met the Magic Mushrooms. The final score of 2-0 doesn’t do justice to just how close the game really was. From some excellent goal keeping from Vikki to some valiant attacking plays from the boys the ball just wouldn’t find the back of the mushrooms goal. As a spectator it was almost painful watching consecutive shots rebound off the edge of the goal. It could have so easily ended a tied match.
A final thought
I don’t know what it is about the atmosphere of an ice rink but as soon as some people step on the ice their personality completely changes. Normally Lorelli(Scott Dunn) while donning her black work jacket is the picture of sweet Gallic niceness but put a broom in her hand and an opponent between her and a kids football and all of a sudden you have a highly competitive fire breathing bundle of elbows who would put Tonya Harding to shame.

Alex, the editor.

Captain American foils those pesky Russians
As team nice started to leave the forum, Pete, still superheroed up, was stopped by a passing limo and invited inside by two lovely Russian ladies and driven down to the Les Caves where he was tempted with bottles of free booze. Unbeknownst to the Russians CA had previously discovered in Les Caves that his version of kryptonite happens to be copious amount of vodka, which turns Captain America into Captain Chuck-a lot. Making his excuses he ditched them and returned to Kalico

Jill pulls an oldie
At the beginning of the week our favourite curly haired Skiworld rep got more than she bargained for on her pub crawl. I don’t whether it was the smell of Ben Gay or the attraction of the older gentlemen but Jill ended up with an aged tongue in her mouth. Jill is currently spplying for a summer job as a Saga 65-80 rep.