Travels
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It all started for Buster in the formative years of the late 1970s. Here I am in 1981 practising air-time in the Lac des Vaux in Verbier. Of course the jump looks big, but don't forget I am probably only about three feet tall myself. Check out that outfit! Those tight pants! That Stenmark hat! | |
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Nonchalent tourists pose on the Mer de Glace glacier, opposite the Salle a Manger (the dining room, where you stop for lunch) on the Vallee Blanche descent. This is a 21km run from the Aiguille de Midi down to Chamonix, best attempted only in good weather. | |
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Rare
promotional shot of little known 80s pop trio "The Snow
Canons" from the top of Mont Gelé |
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Michael
and Dom basking in the sunshine on Creblet above Verbier. Creblet
is a well kept secret, and a spectacular final descent of the
day into Verbier. First you observe the sunset across the valley
and then race to beat the sundown, destination the Mont Fort
Pub! |
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Mark
and Michael show contrasting styles but similar concentration
on the Mont Gelé mogul field. |
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Little Jimmy leads Chuck and the posse through the Grand Montets glacier. Spot the soiled brown underpants discarded in the background. |
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Michael,
who is notorious for sleeping with his skiis, demonstrates a
succesful method to avoid wearing out the soles. |
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Buster
enjoying the sunshine above Ruinettes in Verbier. |
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Proving
we are not just fair weather skiiers, Adam shows how it is done
in Champery's powder. |
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Fearless
Adam chooses not to heed the warnings at the top of the Grand
Montets. Please
do not confuse this sign with the entrance to La Crevasse nightclub
in Champery! |
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Left:
Another sunset pose from Dom and Michael on Creblet in Verbier. |
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Two
lords a leapin': Michael and Buster take the quick run home to
the pub. This time, the chosen drinking hole is somewhere below
Argentieres in the Chamonix valley. |
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Spectacular
sunset across the Val de Bagnes from Verbier. I think this time
it was after dark before we got to the pub! |