I won a nice pair of SKI goggels for the blog from JACK WILLS. Thank you!
It's sad that the season is over. Was alot of fun and an amazing experience. I miss skiing and all the amazing people I met along the way.
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Ema
3.23.2010
MAX.
LITTLE WORLD FESTIVAL> the only week the Ronnie gets to play music on the terrace.
I got excited in all the activity after a days skiing, I ended up drunk to the point of not being able to see properly and dancing with sister on the tables outside. Everybody was there pissed flayling around un till the music sadly had to stop. I didn't make it to dinner, managed a shower and was in bed by 9.20.
On Friday the festival ended with a private party where all the bands, including The Feeling, Stings son and Sophie Elis Bextor took part in karioke, which was fun but verry odd.
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3.21.2010
AN AMAZING WEEK.
The weather was so so good everyday. We ski'd everyday, early starts every morning. Thanks to Pops.. 8.30am down to the patisserie for breakfast. Down Altiport with the sister, she got better and better all week. But grew tierd by lunchtime each day, so me and pa parr went over to the other valleys in the afternoon.
We went everywhere. My Dads ski's at first were crap so we took them back, after that he got much better. Considering he doesn't ski regularly, I was impressed.
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3.17.2010
SATURDAY 13TH.
My Dad and sister arrive in Meribel, which is just wonderful. The weather is amazing so so hot. They had to wait in horrific traffic jams for hours but finally got here at 6pm. We went for a nice dins at Le Refuge. Soo nice having the family out here.. breath of fresh air! Plus a double bed!!! ... and german MTV?
My sister...
So Sunday we took Katie, sister, down Altiport, a nice green. She took to it like a duck to water which was irritating, as I was a special skier for quite some time.. my Dad was loving it, both his daughters sliding around on ski's having a good laff. We ski'd all day long, had lunch at the ronnie, Katies little legs were about to break in exhaustion so she went back to the flat, whilst me and parge went off sking. Dad accidently bought 3 valleys lift passes, so I took my sisters and we went right over to Val Thorens. Such a hot day, clear blue sky and good snow.
The weather has been amazing all this week there is little world festival going on, a few DJ.s, The Feeling played at the Ronnie on Monday, have seen their little clan wondering about the Ronnie terrace also joined by Sophie Elis Bextor... amazing music being pumped out after lunch. People dancing on tables. Generally amazing atmosphere gooood vibes.
Been soo nice just mooching with the family. My skiing is forever improving. Going out tomorrow night! I have also got work at the Altitude festival next week, in the PR team selling tickets, which has worked out very well. I get a free meal everyday! A nice one.. and paid which is useful. So looking forward to that.
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3.08.2010
Cant stop listening to this song, it makes me want to jig about.
FRIDAY 5th MARCH.
The Ronnie held a private party!! Which was circus themed. There was great effort made by everyone and ended in the early hours of the morning. Frankie from barometer looking hottt in her jack wills pants.
The twins dressed as clowns... bob as a human cannon..
Jake and Fran looking goood.
The Alphine elements crew have been wearing thier Jack Wills treats welll.
My Dad and sister are coming out to Meribel on Saturday can NOT wait. My sister hasn't ski'd since she was 7 can't wait to see her on ski's and take her to Dicks T bar...
3.05.2010
VAL D'ISERE.
The blizzard was soo bad that we had to call off the party at the Folie douce, and move it to the Morris. So everyone turned up in their formal friday atire. There was a lot of tweed and tartan. I personally had put on my thermals as well as my ski pants, automatically thinking I was going skiing, but no. So I was verrry hot. A lot of people turned up and there was good effort made.
MY ROOM. was amazing! After sleeping on sofas and in other peoples very small single beds for 2 months, it was sheer luxury to have a double bed clean sheets and a t.v. It could not of been appreciated more.
Next day after the Formal friday party, which ended in Dicks T Bar, we went for a ski. I had never been skiing anywhere other than Meribel so was looking forward to it. It was an amazing day the sun was out and the snow was amazing from the huge amount of snow we had from the blizzard the day before. The que was rather long for our ski passes.
Olly kindly took me down a nice run with lots of deep powder, I had never had the delightful experience of skiing in such deep snow, so there was a lot of swearing, sitting and asking myself why? But after that we went to the Folie which was a first for me, we had some lunch, 18 euro jar or spaghetti bolognese. There was a singer outside, it had a very chilled vibe, I would love to do apre there one of these days when the weathers fine.
On our last evening before the Jack wills crew returned to London, we had a nice meal with everyone. Bob joined us for the day earlier from Meribel. And Emma Bridgens, who I went on the USA Jack Wills east coast college tour with before the season, was working in Bananas where we had our meal. Was very nice to see her and see how she was getting along with her season. Paired up with a nice Dutch chap who is very good at skiing.
It was a pleasure to have a double bed and a private space that night with Bob, months of living with 14 other people, sharing a room and sleeping on a broken or very small hard bed not grreat. We helped pack up the land rover the next morning and departed for Motteret, whilst the others carried on to Geneva to fly back to England.
Was soo nice of the guys to have me join them in Val. Had an awesome time. Would never of had the chance to go otherwise or go down a black. Was a good good time.
2.26.2010
.JACK WILLS SKI DOOING IN MERIBEL.
Feeling rather hungover from Tuesday night. The weather was still rubbish. BUT cleared up towards the afternoon, so me, Freddie, Olly, Fran and the twins went for a few runs.
The day brightened up and we managed a good few runs, before the clouds appeared again with lots of heavy wet snow falling. Chilled at the Ronnie with everyone. We had a 5.30 appointment for Ski dooing. I invited some beautiful ladies Fran, Eva and Sophie to join us, and of course my love partner Bob. Once we actually found the Ski doos on a far away hill somewhere there was cloud everywhere, no visibility at all. Soo we put our very large helmets on that would do more damage than good if you fell, not before using a very fetching hair net.
Sophie and Eva.
Bob.
Freddie.
Olly.
They took us up the mountain onto a track where you could take turns in driving it around. Then they take you off around the mountain on different tracks some with large dips and bumps, the people in front of us just keeled over and fell off which was very amusing. Was a good time, I was crapping myself a bit, kept on having flashing images of the ski doo crushing me to my death. That evening we went to Pizza Express, had the best cheesecake ever. Sophie and Eva joined us, there was comedy at 10pm, which was surprisingly good. I was crying with laughter.
As I am still unemployed!!! I am free, so Olly and Freddie said why not join them on thier trip to Val d'isere for the final part of the tour. I have never been to another resort... ever, I got my skis, boots and jumped in the back of the Land Rover. Has been an amazing few days and I know everyone enjoyed the ski dooing, soo nice to do something different and would never of done it otherwise.
So.. now I am in Val d'isere and the weather is treacherous. Blizzard, the bubbles are shut so the party at the Folie has been moved to the Morris instead. It is FORMAL FRIDAY!!
.JACK WILLS IN MERIBEL.
Olly and Freddie arrived on the Tuesday, the weather was not good at all. So we went for lunch at the Ronnie , and gave out beanies and boxers. Made a stop by where I have been living and gave all the guys some stash to say thank you for having me stay. We had a wonder around town, even went into Barometer for a drink, where we met Darragh, resort manager of flexiski. Turned out he was eating at the Refuge later that evening (with his 'angels') a very nice restaurant across the road, so we also booked a table to join them that evening. Before hand we went into Jacks for a few drinks where 'Bring your sisters' where playing. They were all wearing bandages around their heads with 'more wine' written on them, because one of the band members last week smashed a wine bottle over his head and cracked his head open...
Jack Wills Land Rover packed with stuff.
Dinner at the Refuge with Olly, Freddie, Bob, Abbi(barometer, now ski bum) and all flexiski staff, Lucy, Ruth, Rosie, Nelly, Nick and her twin brother.
All the 'angels' especially Ruth were admiring Ollys very impressive DEEP V.
The evening being Tuesday is always a big one as all chalet staff have thier day off on Wednesday, plus it was oldschool themed night at Dicks T Bar. So we went to Scotts for some shots.
We gave out beanies to friends, especially Max who I think is delightful, he likes to try out a rap when he's drunk and last I heard he kissed Milkas bumhole.. who is a dog up at Le Petite Onions. Good restaurant. amazing food. I think he looks particularly stunning in one of our beanies.
Then off to Le PUB, where we saw some amazing old school atire and stuck stickers everywhere....
Jess was getting angry at annoying fat punter men asking her why she was dressed as a Banana, why not?
By the time we headed to Dicks T bar I was swaying, me and Olly slid preaty much the whole way down on the icy terrain. Olly had made an error of wearing converse.. with no grip at all. And then there was Lloyd (a DJ at Dicks) in his amazing costume parading him self around Dicks asking people to take photos of his penis?
I have just finished university this year at Brighton doing Architecture, which was painful. Now I plan for a year out spent on ski's and travels. This summer I escaped to Bali for a month on the beach to celebrate no more education.
Returned to London and started work in a Jack Wills store to save money for more travels. My days were spent folding untill I ended up going to America on an east coast university tour with Jack Wills for 3 weeks to promote the brand. The aim was to sign as many people up to their mailing list and spread the word before they open stores in America next summer. Which was all a lot of fun, I went to many frat parties, played beer pong, visited numerous universities, ate good food and saw parts of America I'd never of seen otherwise. The tour finished with a Yale vs Harvard football game which was preaty epic. The trip is all up on www.jackwills.com in lifestyle, east coast college tour.
Now I am off to Meribel for a season. Working at Barometer bar and with Jack Wills, keeping updates on my where abouts on here and wearing the Jack Wills gear.