Exercise Snow Warrior
Skiing with the British Army

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In January 2005, Peter got an opportunity to participate in "Ski Adventure Training" with the British Army.  We stayed in Wertach, Germany and skiied the slopes above Oberjoch.

 

The first group I was scheduled to ski with, the "Advanced Ski Proficiency" (ASP) group from the UK. (76kb) Peter standing above  Oberjoch, Germany (131kb) Peter, learning to examine a "rutchblock" to identify layers of weak snow that could cause an avalanche. (87kb)

 

The skill level of the first ASP group was too broad, so I switched to an ASP group that came down from British bases in northern Germany. 

Here are six of us with our gear on. (121kb)

 

All seven of us, with our instructor, Nick Brehaut, in front. (94kb)

 

Left to right: Mark, Ed, Peter, Marcus, Stewart, Steve, and Mike.  Nick, our instructor, is laying in front. (74kb)
Peter's instructor and a fellow student getting up from a collision. (93kb)

 

Ed, after a wipeout.  (43kb) Ed flying of a jump. (88kb)
Stewart, turning 180 degrees off the jump.  (74kb) Steve, leaving the jump. (78kb)

 

Mark landing after the jump. (77kb)

 

The following shots are in sets of three, each about 1/4 second apart, as the lads went off the jump.

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          Stewart

 


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         Mark

 


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         Marcus

 At this point, we decided to re-build the jump, making it higher and steeper so we would go higher into the air, and not so far down the slope.


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         Mike

 


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          Stewart

 


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          Mark

 


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 Four of the lads hiked back up the hill so I could take video (AVI) of them jumping.  Each video is about 8 seconds.


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          Steve

 


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          Mark

 


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          Mike

 


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           Marcus

 


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          Stewart

 


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          Peter skiing powder

 

Another shot of the seven faces.  (108kb) Peter, on a sunny day over Oberjoch.  (106kb)
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