“Winter is coming.” says Sean Bean in George R.R. Martins’ opus ‘Game of Thrones’. Do you guys remember Game of Thrones? I do. The games. The thrones. All of that stuff. And then there was a disappointing couple of seasons that ended on a weak note that left everyone embarrassed that the dragons and the magical ice people were ever that exciting to them in the first place.
The mountain weekends are far from over. But the Ski-Weekends are sadly shuttered until next year.
But this season absolutely did not end on a downer. In fact, it was a brighter note than any of us could have hoped for.
We shredded and carved. No powder was left un-churned and not a single jump was left free of boarders daring each other to go for it. The weather was on our side with a bluer than blue sky and a full sun at our backs. A truly radiant long weekend.
The gang’s not all here. True, we had lighter numbers, but that made it all the more bespoke for our boarders. Smaller more flexible numbers led to an exploration of our mountain opportunities to the fullest extent.
The gruesome twosome (left to right – Ivan and Gary) come to a boil in the luscious waters of the mountain-side spa. Switzerland is famous for its spa facilities. Descended from the marble sanitariums that clustered the peaks and crags of the Swiss Alps, catering to the rich and mentally infirm to re-center themselves before returning to their railway empires. And the same can be said with our two future titans of industry.
Aleksei straps up for a pure day of snowboarding. The day, still brimming with potential and definitely explored to its fullest.
(left to right) Ilya, Nikita L. and Maksim take a rest at the edge of the skating rink. It’s funny how knowing how everything runs now that we’ve been up the mountain a number of times both increases the fun that we have as well as the relaxation. There’s a significant portion of the stress that’s removed when one has a certain idea what to expect from certain activities. We got a lot done and were all exhausted at the end of the day, but we all did it with a stress-free ease that is so welcomed this late in the season.
David takes flight in the unforgettable RealFly simulated sky-diving experience. As much as it might be a giant fan keeping our boy afloat in the air, it makes it no less impressive when he pulls dips and spirals that only a falcon could dream to execute. And yet here we are, a human in an odd outfit and helmet as graceful as a bird.
Nikita L. sends one downrange at the pins who betrayed his family.
Ilya follows up with another cataclysmically powerful bowl that caused strikes to occur in Malaysian bowling alleys on the other side of the world.
We had a smashing time up on the mountain. A fitting sendoff to the unique skiing period that we organise and keep running here at CDL. What would living at the foot of the Alps be without as many trips into the frosty bosom to conquer the slopes as we could muster?
As usual, the mountain weekends are about much more than just Olympus, we we’ve featured a smattering of other slightly less important folks who were having an equally good time.
Mr. James provides combat training on the slopes. Surprise attacks can’t be a surprise of they’re listed on the schedule.
Mr. Nathan, Miss. Maria-Sophia and Miss. Vic enjoying a sunny day at the skating rink!
Nobody is as ready for action as our CDL ski posse. Truly a group of ski-slingers to be reckoned with.
The Champ-Des-Bois crew all cresting the peak with everyone else.
Sophia, Jasmina and Akmaral from VDL enjoy the crisp weather up at the top of the world. Or at least on the patio of the La Moubra Hotel, a firm favourite for any and all Crans-Montana related trips.
And so, ladies and gents, the ski season at CDL has come to a wonderful close. Best of the best from not just the Olympus boys, but the entire CDL squad as well!
