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Ski Rosie News
January 2009
Web cam images from
www.telemorgins.ch - Updated every
15 minutes throughout the day
A Happy new year to everyone!
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 Wonderful guests for Christmas and New Year! Lovely to see Sally and Mick
again. I hope they have a great time in Australia.Wonderful snow this
season. Amazing icicles hanging from the chalet roof down to the level of
the windows below! Watch this space for the latest snow conditions - the webcam
pictures above are updated every 15 minutes.
Great rejoicing in the village on Saturday 17th when Didier Defago |
won the downhill on the Lauberhorn at Wengen, followed the next weekend by
another first at Kitzbuhel
While Didier was winning the Downhill in Wengen, Nigel was attacked by
snow-sharks in the Fun Park in Super Chatel. A moment’s inattention led to a
tibia in five pieces and a damaged knee ligament. The first thing the
men with the
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helicopter asked was “Are you insured?” Luckily Nigel has been
insured with Snowcard for years. He was flown to the nearest hospital where
an excellent surgeon was ready to operate immediately. He woke up four hours
later with a metal plate holding the bone together with fourteen screws.
After great nursing care with the cheerful companionship of Monsieur Gaby,
who had had a similar accident but slightly less serious on the opposite
hillside one hour later, the insurance provided a nurse to accompany him, an
ambulance to the airport and four seats on the aircraft back to Britain. The
scar is spectacular – he should be able to dine out for years on the tale of
being attacked by Snow Sharks! I |
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dread to think how much this might
have cost or what the
outcome might have been if a helicopter had not been available. Please,
please, please make sure that you have full ski insurance including search,
rescue and repatriation! We wish Nigel a speedy recovery. A big thank you
to Zeynep, who was here this week with her husband and son , for the photos
of the chalet above.
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Rush
waves a paw to all his friends.
Looking forward to hearing from you. Wishing you all the best. Have fun!
Rosie.
31st January, 2009.
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