BagOfCrisps 24 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 So just don't do it!!! Quote: Outside the first snows were falling and inside the English-speaking pubs of Val d'Isère the drinks orders came in thick and fast. "I've been here two weeks and I've been out every night," said Luke, a 24-year-old Londoner, who drove to the Alpine resort in the hope of finding work for the season. He hasn't found a job, but has discovered the joys of après-ski. "It's usually four or five pints a night and a couple of doubles." His new friend Ollie agreed. "Oh yes, we drink lots," he says, adding, with a smirk: "Of water, of course." Theirs may be a common experience in a town known for its hedonistic pleasures but the signs are that the authorities' patience may be wearing thin with young partygoers. In a coordinated attempt by local and UK authorities to crack down on the heavy drinking that accompanies every ski season across the French Alps, the Foreign Office launched an information campaign aimed at raising awareness among British tourists of the risks that come with high-altitude alcohol consumption. Through the distribution of posters, flyers and beermats in resorts such as Val d'Isère, Meribel and Morzine, it hopes to warn more than a million Britons that binge drinking on a ski holiday can be a recipe for disaster. It is also intends to make sure people come to the Alps with adequate insurance cover – a familiar problem among the under-25s. But seriously, how much do you drink on a ski holiday? Huge part of it, a sip by the fire late in the evening? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Cue the video of skiing and drinking. Link to post Share on other sites
Sciclone 2 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I don't drink heavily at home, so max of about 2 beers in my room while watching some crazy Japanese variety shows. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Originally Posted By: RobBright Cue the video of skiing and drinking. Thanks for the plug there Rob. Depends on the snow. Only a little if it's really good or if I'm plannig a hike. More if conditions are bad. If it's a sunny spring day, then a lunchtime beer tastes great. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Originally Posted By: Sciclone I don't drink heavily at home, so max of about 2 beers in my room while watching some crazy Japanese variety shows. 2 beers right? Link to post Share on other sites
mitchpee 10 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 St Patrick's day is generally when I do my sloppiest skiing. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 So, Mitch, do you then advise people to avoid green snow? Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Living in Niigata I don't really have that "ski vacation" thing going on. Perhaps I should. A trip someone far should do that I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites
mitchpee 10 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Originally Posted By: JA So, Mitch, do you then advise people to avoid green snow? I tell them more to avoid the yellow snow that comes with excess drinking haha Link to post Share on other sites
cheeseman 1 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Eat some cheese before you drink. Not only delicious and nutritious, but fun and great with wine. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Without beer, the vacation would be very flat. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 When on vacation I usually like to Irish-up my coffee in the morning... wouldn't want to go boarding when I'm loaded though. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 On the morning run, I usually set a meeting point at 10:30am at the Alpen beer vending machine. First one there gets started first. A quick morning beer break, then back up top. Link to post Share on other sites
korbzy 0 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I'm not much of a casual drinker so no drinking for me! I only drink to get smashed, i know its sad but once i start i can't stop, I drink too fast. I once got a free ski pass for a day because my mate had too much of a hangover Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 I like a drink. But wouldn't really get into it until the lights go out. Once sat in a cafe having lunch on the mountain with a beer and half way through the beer froze. Total whiteout couldn't ski hard enough to get warm. Lined up for 10 minutes getting really cold then got on the lift. 2 hours later still stuck on lift people jumping off on the lower slopes my lift partners crying. Still had to ski 2 valleys to get home. Scary! I don't know if it had anything to do with drinking though. I did drink alot that night. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Where was that? Hate to see grown men cry like women. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Scariest drunk/winter story I have is when I did a season in Revelstoke in BC. On my Birthday half the town (well at least those in the pub I was at) bought me a drink. By the end of the evening I was paralytic and a friend attempted to drive me home. He didn't know where I was living and I was barely in any state to give directions so as it is a fairly small town I told him just to let me out and I'd make it. Anyway ended up stumbling on the railroad track that runs through town and I knew my house wasn't far from the track so I followed it. After some little while I stopped to look around and realised I had totally walked out of town which was now just a glow in the cold snowy evening. I think I passed out for a bit and maybe fell on the tracks a few times as I had some great bruises the next day but somehow (I don't really remember) I managed to get back to the house. Luckily it was only about -7 that night otherwise I doubt I would have made it. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 Was the 'incident' in Niseko last year bascially because of drink? Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Yep, probably similar to my little story above but he didn't make it home. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 Sad story. Did anyone get 'shouted at' for that, or was it simply his own responsibility. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 It was in Flaine, France. And we lived in a resort 3 valley's away called Les Carroz. I know the feeling GN many a time that season I tried to walk up the mountain (our hotel Le Fond Du Neige) was at the top of the village) one step forwards 4 back) one night I crawled up the tree line freezing and falling asleep only to wake up oh so cold and soldier on. I used to throw up every morning from altitude/hangover. Bloody good season though. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 You are always responsible for yourself. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Thank you for stating the obvious Thurs Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 don't thank me, thank your parents. Now go get tucked up for bed. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Nigh Nighs Every body, Link to post Share on other sites
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