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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.
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| 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)
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| 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)
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All seven of us, with our instructor, Nick
Brehaut, in front. (94kb)
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Left to right: Mark, Ed, Peter, Marcus, Stewart, Steve, and Mike. Nick, our instructor, is laying in front. (74kb) |
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| Peter's instructor and a fellow student
getting up from a collision. (93kb)
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Ed, after a wipeout. (43kb) | Ed flying of a jump. (88kb) |
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| Stewart, turning 180 degrees off the jump. (74kb) | Steve, leaving the jump. (78kb)
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Mark landing after the jump. (77kb)
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Stewart
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Mike
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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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Steve 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
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| Another shot of the seven faces. (108kb) | Peter, on a sunny day over Oberjoch. (106kb) | |
| If you want any of the original photos (without being cropped or enhanced), send me a note with the picture numbers that you want... | ||