Where's Tiny?

Uh Oh, seems that I have not updated this blog for an age. Well here goes.

 

The last trip to the slopes ended for the season witha fortnight in good old Zell, highlights were among others Completely barmy weather, white finger tiped rides in an EVO 9 to Salbaach (ta Ross), a failed attempt to destroy Tom on his 30th (bloody scarpered at 3am), visit by a super Sam, the usual drunken madness really.

 

Wont go into details of the trip, you will have to take a lok at the associated album. All there is left for me to do is thank some people.

 

Thanks to Jeff and Ross (for putting me up again), Christina, Tom, Tom, Jezza, Michelle, Sam, Rob, Mr. T, Babs, Dini, the Diele staff, Evon, Sally, Ard (lift pass saved me a fortune), Andy, Kim and Dave, Ronan, niki, Adrian, Sabina, Miles, Chris, Uri (yo Beecha), Hugh, Holman (bloody Gooner ), Malin and anyone I have forgotten (will have to claim your beer in the summer or NYE).

 

Look forward to paying Zell a visit in July / August on the motor bike. Hope everyone has a great summer and I hope to see you again soon.

 

Tiny.

 

 

P.S. Anyone want to get together in london for my b day on the weekend of the 30th June get in touch.

 

p.p.s. looking for an amazing skiing experience should check out www.jistski.com

 

 

Where's all the Snow gone.........Oh yeah, it never arrived!

 

Well, I am soooo glad I picked a resort in France which was high enough coz by the end of the week even 2alpes was struggling.

 

Do not envy anyone travelling to the french alps as they forecast nowt of the white stuff for another week.

 

That said, the weather was fantastic, blue bird skies in which you could see for hundreds of miles. From the Glacier you could see where the alps started, incredible!!!. Sunshine on the glacier meant it didnt feel cold (-08 degrees most days), actually in the park it was lovely and toasty.

 

The park on the Glacier was excellent, real busy a loads of top riders and skiers going nuts (not me tho, was being a pussy!!).

 

Anyone who goes to Les Deux Alpes must pay a visit to Secret Bar, if you have a choice of where to stay I recommend Hotel Le Cret as the Staff there are the nuts!!!

 

Night life was bloody fab for a French resort, still not as good as Austria I am afraid. And if you want the best Steak go to Le Bluets and order the Entrecote Chalious la Morealle (something like that), it was massive and delicious.

 

Still had a great time, but the most frustrating thing was the absolutlye incredible terrain which was so easy to access and would have meant epic powder runs and leg burn city for a week. I swear if it dumps late season I might just pop over for a few days as I know so fab spots to wreak havoc on.

 

Oh well, its all about the last minute trips and the timing to get the pow, hopefully I will have better luck next year in Japan.

 

But for this season, have to wait a few weeks for a triumphant return to Zell and settling some bar bills, favours and celebrating a b day or two.

 

Lets all burn a beanie as a sacrifice to the snow gods, we need more snow.

 

Tiny.

 

P.S. Hope it does dump as all the ski world staff at Hotel Le Cret and Les Deux Alpes deserve it, hope you all (Laura, Paul, Vix, Rach, Tommo, Rick, becky and the rest, am useless with names) have a fantastic time. You never know might bump into you some time in the future.

 

Servus!!!

 

 

Hey Hey!!

 

Managed to return unscathed once again, tho how I will never know.

 

Made it up to Breiteck this year unlike last, probably because I was crashing round a pals (Thanks once again Ross and Jeff, I owe you a few crates which I will deliver in March). So there was no possiblilty of me going to nuts, and missing the last lift up coz I had been sleeping the night before off. Although we were all feeling quite ill on NYE from the Sat night festivities, we ploughed on and by the 5th or 6th beer we all started to come alive again. Breiteck this year was effing GREAT!!!!!! Packed, great music amazing atmosphere and cucially a clear night with a 3/4 full moon. Which helped greatly on the way down (for most of us, I think one or two were just too wasted), finally got down to town for 2230ish. Quick shower and change and we all just made it into the town square, to witness the usual carnage which is akin to a war zone when every drunk nutter around sets off their own fireworks. Nearly got caned by a rocket or two (not the fizz bang type but the full on star exploding type), DID get hit by a few bangers.

 

Once it died down a bit it was off to Diele where things quickly got a bit blurry. Am reliably informed we all lasted till 0530, which might be a bit early but hey I cant remember anything past 2am.

 

New Years Day was a very quiet and subdued affair, macdonalds and DVDs. Tried to go out that night but it wasnt happening (Yes I admit I must be getting old), but the snow was finally starting to fall and the rest of the trip was filled with pow and much beer/merriment.

 

Can wait till March when I can get back.....for now I will have to make do with Les2Alpes in france for a week at the end of Jan.

 

A massive Hi to Tony, Chistina, Matt (Effing Punters), Ross (legend 1), Jeff (Legend 2), Leanne, Anthony, Rob (my god man the snoring!!!!!), Claire (Diddley Dee's), Thomas (DIELE IS NOW THE BEST BAR IN ZELL), Andy, Adrian (get a hair cut), Sabine (I'll work for you anyday), Tom (English Rose), Ronan, Nicola, Hue, Holman, Marlin, Marteen, Frank, Stina, Sunny, Evon (will get to chat more next time I am sure), Vinnie, Sally, Babs, Jeremy, Matt, Claire (the rest of the reps past and present), Ard and Sally, Phil, Natalia......and anyone else I was to drunk to remember....Ha Ha!!

 

P.S. Check out the associated photo album......Its Grrreeeeat!!!!

The summer is Dead.......Long live the winter!!!!!

 

I hate this time of year, its just wet and windy and generally depressing. Tho that said, tha last few days have been very pleasant. I have been fighting the urge to hit the deck and scurry around gathering as many conkers as I can on the way to work.  Mad you say, well there are bout 8 massive horse chestnut trees on my walk to the station and its such a pleasant memory from childhood. Ok Ok I have grabbed a few (there is a national conker shortage I'll have you know).

 

To hasten the onslaught of winter I have chosen to work even harder (harder you say! surely not!) in an attempt to make the days pass faster, its working. Best news, and this is when I really know its close to the most exciting season of the four, my flights are booked (Hurrah!!!) for the annual pilgrimage to Zell am See for New Years Eve. The usual Carnage shall ensue no doubt, I hope to see the usual faces and maybe even a few surprise ones. This year I will also be nipping over to Munich in November to see 'Bullet for my Valentine', then its back to Zell for two nights of more bodily damage.

 

In the mean time my adrenal gland will have to make do with infrequent jaunts out on the bike, which I might add is already feeling tame. I say that and then recall almost putting it (and me) into a ditch after getting air born over a hump back bridge at XXX MPH (oops too many X's ).

 

So gonna stick with the ER6 for now, practice practice and do some track days I think. I reckon by next summer a GSXR 600 will be mine.

 

Hope your all well, drop me a line as I am sure these are just the random ramblings of which no-one reads and so well, whats the point!?

 

 

 

Hi everyone, enjoying the barmy english summer I hope!!!

 

Well, as promised nothing really to report except for working socks off, enjoying the fickle british summer and trying to save cash (not very successfully).

 

But I have one update, to cope with the long wait between trips to the mountains I have (foolishly, supposed to be saving) bought a nice new motor bike, something I have wanted for ages and replaces the scooter (for which I am sooooo glad to be rid of, felt like a right plank at times). So I now have a proper bike and actually get acknowledged by the bigger boys on their motorbikes. Ha!

 

Should keep me occupied for a while, I love it. check out the pics. Will post more soon.

 

Also you should now be able to see a clip on my space. Cool eh.

 

Hope your all having a great summer.

 

Bye for now.

 

 

 

Ahh Well....it sucks to be back. But probably a good thing, my liver needs the rest. 2 1/2 weeks is too much in Zell, but an incredible time even tho the weather was barmy. Seems it has been one of those weird seasons where whatever the weather should be doing at the time of year, it is adamant to do the opposite. Had an incredible ammount of snow for April.

 

Caught up with loads of old mates and met a fair few new ones. Was even responsible for kicking off a 28 hour drinking session.....whoops!

 

When the sun was shining it was t-shirt time up on the mountain, manage to get some colour in my usual pasty white face and forearms. Looks like I have been hung upside down and dunked in it.

 

Had a great time in short, had some great riding and relaxed on the hill in the sun drinking beer plenty. Larvely!!

 

Thats all my holiday gone...DOH! Gonna have to work my socks off and be boring for a few weeks, oh well.

 

Will be staring out the office window dreaming of champagne powder all summer, thats life.

 

Carpe Dieme, hope all your lines are untracked and your landings stomped.

 

Rich

 

Well, this is gonna be short (ha ha, get it!).

 

Sitting  here 0100, got to get up early today and pack all my gear in an hour to get to the train station for a short jaunt to Victoria. From there negotiate the underground to tottenham Hale, where (hopefully) I will jump on a Stansted express. Arriving at the .,............fuck this is boring, long story short. Get  to Zell am See by 8 pm, dump stuff meet mates, get drunk. sleep (no doubt not for long) get up go boarding. Have stacks of laughs, get to bar on mountaon in sun, buy beers, get drunk. Repeat as necassary and maybe, maybe.........well who knows we'll see.

 

You'll hear more here soon.

 

Peace.