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Bacqueira Beret March, 1986 |
George Milburn, Campbell, Ian (age 9) and Stuart (age 7) Watson
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The week was most memorable for Ian's double jump. It began impressively enough, but unfortunately for the state of everyone's lunch, which he was carrying, ended very badly. |
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Verbier March, 1987 |
Campbell & Stuart Watson, Sandy, Juliet, & Miles MacCalman, Sandy, Susanne and Gillian Taylor, Lisa Farrell. | The whole team were, secretly, delighted that the expedition to do the Tortin Black was cancelled due to poor weather! |
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Les 2 Alpes March, 1988 |
Campbell, Ian & Stuart Watson, Sandy MacCalman, Mike & Neil Hughes,
George Milburn.
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The Professor of Actuarial Mathematics, John McCutcheon, did enough to warrant
honorary membership if only by inventing the name by which we have been
known ever since.
What is the definition of an actuarial mathematician? Answer: Someone who finds the hurly burly of chartered accountancy too exciting. The Professor's much used French was not even up to ordering the right colour of wine in the restaurant! This was the famous occasion when George Milburn ate all the afternoon tea cakes, in the chalet. Details of the aftermath on request. |
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Courchevel March, 1989 |
Campbell, Ian & Stuart Watson, Mike & Neil Hughes | Stuart fell on seeing a topless female skier enjoying her picnic in Meribel. |
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Saas Fee March, 1992 |
Campbell, Ian & Stuart Watson, George Milburn, Mike & Neil Hughes | Memories of walls of snow being dumped from the hotel balcony on unsuspecting passers by below. The same powder once again exposed flaws in the techniques of some, all right all, members. |
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Chamonix March, 1996 |
Campbell, Ian & Stuart Watson, George Milburn, Ewan Bayne, Neil Harrower,
David Sands, Sandy MacCalman
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George Milburn was red carded for suggestive remark to chalet couple. Vallee Blanche run completed without loss of any team member. This was the year that snowboarding was introduced to the Equipe. |
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Kaprun, Austria March, 1997 |
Campbell Watson, David Sands, Bill & Colin Hogg, Sandy & Kate MacCalman, George & Morag Penny. | Young, newly wed Colin horrified (a) the feminists in the company with his references to "the wife", (b) the other young men in the young men's sleeping room with his snoring and (c) the skiers with his ski-ing. |
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Saas Fee March, 1998 |
Campbell & Ian Watson, George Penny Snr, George Penny Jnr, Sandy &
Kate MacCalman, David Sands, Ewan Bayne, Kelvin White, Tom Scott, George
Milburn, Willie Paterson.
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Équipe was ill prepared for its introduction to new drinking games
with appalling results as seen below. Week memorable because of unwanted
contribution from Mark and his wife/mother (delete as appropriate) which
incensed Sandy MacCalman.
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Zermat January, 1999 |
Campbell, Stuart & Ian Watson, George Penny Snr, Morag Penny, Sandy
& Kate MacCalman, David Sands, Ewan Bayne, Tom Scott, George Milburn,
Richard Metcalfe, Bill & Colin Hogg
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This year was a bit of a mixed experience for the Équipe. Welcome
to newcomer Dick Metcalfe who coped admirably with the ski-ing, and the
company. Well done to Kate and Ewan - for being the only ones to ski Cervinia. The experiment of putting Colin in a room of his own was a resounding success. On the down side Campbell and George Penney, especially, were almost posted missing in the powder, and several of us went down with 'flu.
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Courchevel January, 2000 |
Campbell, Stuart & Ian Watson, George Milburn, Mike Hughes, Dr Tom Scott Tom Scott, Nick Sommerville, Dick Metcalfe, Derek Copeland | With two fractures, new member Tom Scott was able to display his medical skills. Derek Copeland (also a new member), by returning one day, to watch the football on T.V. demonstrated the required level of committment! |
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Courchevel January, 2001 |
Campbell Watson, Mike Hughes, Dick Metcalfe, Derek Copeland, Colin Hogg,
Sandy MacCalman |
Also in the chalet were boarders Damian, Jay and Grant with his astonishing
talk of Hedonism in Jamaica. Meals in the chalet were a complete disaster, did the chalet girl really say she had competed a Domestic Science course? Excellent meal at La Cloche though and good lunches throughout the week. Good weather, good ski-ing and we managed to avoid watching Colin snowboarding.
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Meribel January, 2002 |
Mike Hughes, Sandy MacCalman, Dick Metcalfe, Derek Copeland, Tom Scott sen.
Tom Scott jun.
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All flights on time - Chalet Renarde excellent with en suite facilities
and Jim an excellent cook. Weather sunny, snow a bit thin but experienced
skiers found the best. An excellent week enjoyed by all.
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Meribel March 2003 |
Mike Hughes, Campbell Watson, Derek Copeland, Dick Metcalf, Sandy McCalman
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Also in chalet Lorna and Sarah and Chick from West Fife with his free advice
on the treatment of sons-in-law and chalet boys. Chick's friend suffered
from Korsakov Syndrome. Invitations to Blair Castle Highland Gathering still
awaited.
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La Plagne March 2004 |
Mike Hughes, Campbell Watson, Derek Copeland, Dick Metcalf, Sandy McCalman,
Tom Scott
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Much mirth about Sandy's accountancy colleague who went off trainspotting
at night rather than chasing birds or studying. We diagnosed him as having
Aspergers Syndrome. |
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La Plagne 12th - 19th March 2005 |
Mike Hughes, Campbell Watson, Derek Copeland, Dick Metcalf, Sandy McCalman,
Tom Scott, George Milburn, Ian Watson, Stuart Watson, Daniel Roe, David
Scott |
Excellent meals thanks to Nick but the rep denounced by George as the worst
in 20 years. This year's injury - Stuart concussed on the last day. |
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