 Poster: A snowHead
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The treasure hunt I organised in Saalbach/Hinterglemm this January was so well received, and I enjoyed doing it so much, that I though I'd give people a heads-up that I'm going to be doing it again in 2024!
A little background: For those that used to listen to Simon Mayo’s Confessions, A few years ago there was a confession from a Major Q (wonder who that was?), about a fictional artist called ‘Van Kleist’. Well, since then, people have been noticing ‘Van Kleist’s’ everywhere, and pre-pandemic there was even a treasure hunt, The Hunt For The Golden FOKERs (Friend Of Kleist, Evocative Recogniser). Six Golden FOKERs were hidden around Britain, and by working out fiendishly clever and complicated clues, they could be found (think a cross between geocaching and Kit Williams Masquerade). It was totally free, no subscriptions, no personal details needed, nothing. Just find it, and it was yours.
So, with that in mind, 'Van Kleist' will be setting not just one, but two new treasure hunts next year. Last January it was 'The Hunt For The Wild FOKERs', this coming year it will be 'Well That Takes The Biscuit!'. If you want to do something different on the slopes, rather than just 'lift/ski to another lift/lift/ski to another lift, rinse and repeat', then this could be for you. There are going to be not four, but for 2024, there will be eight boxed Van Kleist medal creations, based around popular biscuit choices, but which one will be in which box? Just like before, there’s not going to be any complicated clues, just a ‘what3words’ reference on here, and a photo of the location on the Van Kleist facebook page. Find it, it’s yours, it's as simple as that! They'll be spread over two ski areas, over a month, and like before, totally free to take part.
The boxes will be attached using reusable zip ties, so when found please take everything with you. Just remember to post that it’s been found, with a picture (or not, and let other poor souls search in vain, as you sit there in your glory!). Wear your Van Kleist with pride at apres ski and elsewhere, and you never know, Van Kleist might make a personal appearance!
Happy hunting in 2024!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p062v235
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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In the Ski Circus again?
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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?
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Not this year, spreading the love around a bit further.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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I wonder if our paths will cross again this season.....? I really enjoyed the hunt in Saalbach and am very proud of my medal and it's provenance! @tatmanstours, you'll have to venture outside of the valley to bag yourself a prize this time..... Or mug Geoff for his!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Prizes made and packed, three weeks to go till the first hunt begins!
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Just a quick reminder that the first of two treasure hunts starts in two days. I'll put where to find the details and locations on here in the evenings, beginning Sunday.
Happy Hunting!
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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.
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I’m (obviously) following this extremely closely as I would dearly love to have an original Van Kleist (chocolate digestive biscuit?) framed on my sitting room wall. But as I am going to the Südtirol this year, can I justify the cost of a day trip to the SkiWelt, knowing that there is a real risk that the true jet set may have beaten me to it?
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| JHS wrote: |
| I’m (obviously) following this extremely closely as I would dearly love to have an original Van Kleist (chocolate digestive biscuit?) framed on my sitting room wall. But as I am going to the Südtirol this year, can I justify the cost of a day trip to the SkiWelt, knowing that there is a real risk that the true jet set may have beaten me to it? |
Well, there's the second part of the Treasure Hunt to come, in just over three weeks, in Solden.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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.
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I think this year I should have returned to the SkiWelt.
My chances of owning a genuine VanKleist diminish by the day
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You know it makes sense.
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Looks like there's three left to be found. So if you're up on the SkiWelt, towards Söll, here's the three what3words coordinates:
///soapy.dressy.sculptors
///impoverished.blizzards.lemon
///poems.arachnid.fineness
Keep your eyes peeled!
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