 Poster: A snowHead
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I don't know if anyone saw this in Courchevel or if it has already been posted but earlier this week was the subtly named "Millionaires Cup". The subtitle on the event page was "Flashy Ski Racing".
http://www.courchnet.com/events/calendar/millionaires-cup.html
I love the idea of this that there is a ski race aimed specifically at people who are quite happy to blast €200 on a single run down a GS course or spend €100 for their kids to do it. I also hope that some ex pro would have turned up, spanked everyone and collected the prize money much like a pro poker player might head down to a casino in Monte Carlo to take the millionaires money.
Wonder what the prizes were? bear skin hats, yeti fur jackets? a ferrari?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Timed appropriately for Russian Christmas and New Year. Prizes probably a 2.5 kilogram watch from one of the surrounding boutiques.
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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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Just noticed the contact email " nastya.newliga@... " which a quick Google links to Russian FIS pages, so definitely one set up to fleece our Prada/Bogner loving friends.
Perhaps Depardieu will take part next year..?
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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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200 euros is not the kind of money that will make a significant difference to a large part of the skiing public and many would pay 100 to watch their kids race. It's not going to break or make the bank.
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Skiing is only for the rich, it is now catered at various levels for everyone. So flying in to the Altiport, with your luggage coming by courier, staying in an 1850 supreme hotel, race and leave probably £10,000 for the day, rather like a organised trip for the Monaco GP taking in post race ball.
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Cynic, you forgot get nicked and deported. If you really want to see them spank money, get someone to put a Franco/Russian 'get out of jail free' card up as a prize in that race, you could raise the entry price to EUR20,000 and still have no places left.
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