 Poster: A snowHead
|
|
I've not met anyone famous on the ski slopes, but the celebrity count from last years holiday in Ibiza was ok, Emille Heskey, Vernon Kaye, June Patpong, Dave Pearce, Pete Tong, Judge Jules, and Kate O'Mara. Not just spotted, but all of them had a conversation of sorts with at least one member of our group.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
I was in Courchevel in April as well. didn't see Posh, but we were only staying a couple of doors down the road from her. the barman at our hotel spotted her on the slopes though, said she skiied "c**p".
|
|
|
|
|
|
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
|
Well you have to wonder about someone who wears low slung salopettes with half their back bottom and tummy showing... like to see her try that one in Louise in January! 
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
|
Back bottom as opposed to Front bottom?
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
|
Hollyoaks? Regret to say I've never heard of it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PG, there is no need to regret good fortune
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowball, it's the word censor kicking in.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
If ancient history counts, around 1977, I shared a lunch table at Snowbird's mid-mountain restaurant with George Kennedy, Sylvia Kristel & some of the other members of the cast of Airport 80 (which I think also goes by the name Concord - Airport 79): http://www.allwatchers.com/Topics/Info_24839.asp
Anyway, the cast was in Utah filming the scene depicting an emergency landing in the Alps. Here's what I remember:
1) Kennedy seemed to be a genuinely pleasant, down-to-earth, courteous, non-assuming kind of guy.
2) One of the actresses with him (Sylvia Kristel, I think) was exactly the opposite. She got all huffy after she reached over, tried to take something from my lunch tray, and I stopped her, pointing out that the same item was available 20 feet away for 50 cents. The real reason behind her annoyance was probably that I didn't have a clue who she was and George Kennedy was beside himself with laughter over the incident and said something like "That's telling her. She usually gets every single thing that she wants".
3) As I was leaving, some guy came up to me and asked if I wanted to be an "extra" (an anonymous skier) in their movie. I agreed and met them the next day at Alta where they had a huge number of barrels of burning oil placed around the flat Albion basin area (the presumed landing site in the Alps), producing columns of sooty smoke. After standing around doing nothing for an hour, I asked some questions and realized that I might be waiting and not skiing for the rest of the day, I was doing so at my own expense, and was not going to get paid one dime. My decision was easy - I skied away and blew my one chance at Hollywood fame. Subsequently, I also found out what Ms. Kristal was famous for.
Tom / PM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
|
|
|
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
|
|
Ott Gangl, ever since I met up with a few snowHeads in Val Thorens at Easter I have been fascinated by how my mental picture of posters and the reality is usually completely different. You, Ott, can be a bit "Tiggerish" with your posting. But you look so cuddly! May I offer you a beer?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ott Gangl wrote: |
| Last October Tommy Moe, '94 Olympic Gold medalist in Downhill and Silver medalist in Super-G asked to have his picture taken with me... |
He probably was just trying to get on your good side so you would tell another "Sigi" story.
How 'bout re-posting one for the folks on this forum? I bet they would like it.
Tom / PM
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
|
PG, spent several night in bar in Arc 2000 talking to American speed skier (native American guy) and discussing the unfairness of the rules they'd decided to apply to his helmet. As the French guy broke the world record that week, and he was his nearest rival............................. The Swedes also drank in the bar . Great athletes !!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
|
Helen Beaumont, I vaguely know that they have some strict rules about shape/size/material/aerodynamic 'additions' because of safety concerns in the event of a fall at such high speeds. On the lower speed production skis a standard helmet is used.... What was the problem with his gear?
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
I think the problem was his helmet was too large to fit thro' the hole the judges had cut in a piece of chipboard. As he had used the helmet (decorated with tribal emblems etc) for about 5 years, and hadn't had any problems, I think he felt a bit cheesed off, and indicated it was the usual reaction of the French to a bit of healthy competiton. He had the piece of wood in question and it was very roughly cut into a circle. WE could see just by looking that it wasn't symmetrical !!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
|
| Quote: |
if V Beckham was skiing - was David ? - perhaps Italian clubs let their players ski
|
 ITALIAN?!! Madrid was still in Spain last time I looked....
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
|
I love the story of the girl who shared a 2 man lift with a young guy and during the journey asked him what he did for a living, to which he replyed that he worked in London for his family business. After she got of the lift somebody told her it was Prince William!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
And they call that work. Come the revolution.......
Oops. I think I just let my inner republican out.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
|
Sat next to one of the Vets in Practice in a bubble lift in St Anton in January. He was boarding. I can't remember his name but he was the good looking one with the brother in the same series. (I think the ladies will know who I mean).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In Verbier, end of Feb. I was in the Farm Club 'till the early hours. Apparently Prince William (or was it the other one?) was in the night before.
I don't think he would have recognised me if he was at my party 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
End of March Tignes, Prince Harry was supposed to be inKlosters according to the press - but lack of snow there. Thought I saw him in Tignes - wasn't very sure (he was wearing goggles) - so didn't stop and gawp - but when I got to the lift at the bottom two fo my sons had seen him and had independently thought the same...... so that's a definite maybe
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
I've seen Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta Jones and their family at Tremblant. Also, Franz Klammer visited our school when I was a junior, but not in an official capacity - he was doing a job on one of our sixth formers 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robbie Earl and his wife helped by eldest carry his skis up the stairs to the la Rosiere Base lift (can carry his own I say, soft gits)
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
|
|
|
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
|
|
Perhaps it was his mate then?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Almost met Prince Edward Duke of ?????the other day he was due to come and open new development at Norfolk Ski Club but he called off on the morning with a cold (man flu)
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
|
Saw Richard Branson in Avoriaz a year or two ago. I'd stopped to wait for friends, turned round and there he was. He smiled and skied off - very well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
Princess Anne used to hang out in Morzine when I worked there and seemed very nice. Did have one obnoxious paparazzi ask me to take a camera into the pub and take a candid piccy. HRH gets my vote for joining in with Flower of Scotland so said crap journo got some candid comments on his parentage and his camera got tested for water resistance. It wasn´t.
I, of course, am a legend in my own lunchtime. Une petite bouteille de Gamay a la terrasse anyone?
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
|
Also, I had the funny experience of finding a whole bunch of WC racers putting up gates in Val dÍsere early last December on the OK DH and giving it a good belt on the way down? Early informal practice would that be? Very disappointed that they wouldn´t let us join in.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
I once skied with Elvis at MK 
|
|
|
|
|
|
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
|
|
I've seen a stack of pro skiers, does that count?
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
|
A few years back in Crested Butte Colorado saw ex President Jimmy Carter (Crested Butte was his regular ski resort destination). Although an ex president he still had a few security guys accompanying him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
Alan Sugar was a table away from me on the Riviera this summer, I managed to resist asking him for a million pounds!
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
|
HRH Charles and entourage joined us in his eponymous cable car in Klosters one year.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ranulph Feinnes stayed in the chalet I worked in when I worked a ski season. He was a charming guest but not a great (alpine) skier. Believe he's pretty handy at x-country though!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beat this male 
Granted it was not on piste or anywhere near snow, but Jennifer Aniston on the Kings Road in 1997 and Kylie Minogue in a bar in Sydney about 15 years ago - not bad, eh?
Other celeb spottings over the years include Dustin Hoffman in London; Paula Yeates & Michael Hutchence in London; Bob Geldof in Dublin and loads of Eastenders cast live in Crouch End where I live. Also in Crouch End are several musos from Travis. Fay Ripley on Hampstead Heath. Teddy Sheringham with stick up his **** in London bar.
Shall I go on?
Trust me. It saves having to buy OK or any other silly celeb magazine. I'm just very observant!
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
Colin Jackson in a restaurant in Cardiff. He's a big lad 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowbunny, yeah but you would!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
')
