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C-19 DEMONS – SKIING IN ENGLAND ANYONE?
THE LAST RESORT ? What is the future for skiing next winter? Avoiding covidiots on the piste? Why even go to resorts with no apres? So will it be ski touring in the Alps? Or maybe skiing in England as … Continue reading
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FRIDGE OF LIFE
The ever-chilled Skiing With Demons, Chris Tomlinson on lockdown in the UK is now facing the Fridge of Life and assessing his own sell-by date during his mid-to-late life coronavirus crisis… Are you spending too much time in front of … Continue reading
Return to Labrador Island – The Covid Demons
Having married a doctor in December, I was all set to live a hypochondriac’s dream. My medical needs, real or imaginary, were further served by the GP surgery conveniently located next door to our home. Now, thanks to Covid-19, that … Continue reading
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Farewell to the Hurt Locker – Ski Boot Nirvana
Having suffered for years, Chris Tomlinson has discovered the Holy Grail of ski kit, comfortable ski boots turning him into Dale Man… Continue reading
Extreme Apres Skiing in Morzine
After surviving the powder bowls of Tignes and the glaciers of Saas Fee, I headed to the Portes du Soleil for possibly the biggest challenge of the season – a weeks skiing with my Morzine Crew. This would involve very … Continue reading
The Morzine Chalet Project Ends
There will be no bacon run, no Land Rover angst, no food allergies to dance around and no living with 24-hour party people. But most of all the author of Skiing With Demons is looking forward to skiing without cooking … Continue reading
Sexism raises its ugly head – again
Having heard a Podcast reviewing my first book, I’m forced to respond (again) to the accusation that I’m a sexist. Worse still, that I think ALL women can’t ski! I normally take bad reviews on the chin(s). I’ll admit, SWDI … Continue reading
An Expensive Day in the Alps
It had to happen eventually – every skier’s luck runs out. After seven straight injury free seasons, mine ran out two weeks ago in the Swiss resort of Les Croset. In an innocuous collision with a Swiss snowboard instructor, my … Continue reading
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2017 – The Best and Worst of Ski Seasons
It had been the best and worst of seasons, as Dickens might have described it – one lacking in snow and beset with Land Rover problems from its outset. Morzine had seen a brutally cold January and tropical temperatures in … Continue reading
Style Altitude – interviews a “geezonaire”
Being asked for an interview by Elaine Deed, Style Altitude’s editor in chief and former fashion editor at Tatlor, was flattering. Being called a “geezonaire” – not so much. Not really being known for my dress or indeed skiing style, … Continue reading
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Who are the Agents of Entropy ?
Excerpt from The Agents of Entropy Scientifically speaking, entropy is a thermodynamic quantity representing the unavailability of a system’s thermal energy for conversion into mechanical work, often interpreted as the degree of disorder or randomness in the system. It’s also … Continue reading
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Tagged Agents of Entropy, morzine chalet, ski chalet, ski demons, skiing books
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The clocks have finally gone back and it will soon be time for me to go skiing rather than writing about it. The Bacon Run looms and it’s also time to put winter tyres on Landie, fix everything on her … Continue reading
Craggy Island – Drinking (tea) with Demons
The decision to visit Craggy Island was an ecumenical matter – we both loved Father Ted despite the difference in our religious views. I thought it would be a good place to work on Skiing With More Demons (working title) … Continue reading
Wine Run 6 – Uneventful thanks to Trigger’s Broom
My winter’s lease has all too short a date and once again I find myself back in Sutton Coldfield with another long summer ahead. ‘The Wine Run’, as my annual northerly migration is known, went well. By Land Rover standards … Continue reading
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“Dyslexic skier writes Best Seller” – Apostrophe Police Perplexe
Six months have passed since ‘Skiing With Demons’ (SWD) was released into the wild and I thought I’d let you know how it’s been getting on. More than a thousand people have now parted with cash for the dubious privilege of … Continue reading
Is Skiing a Sport ?
It does seem a bit pointless. Spending a fortune getting to the top of a mountain so, at great personal risk, we can slide down it. We usually end up exactly where we started – at the bottom of the … Continue reading
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Not all Chalet Girls are on a ‘gap yah-er’
You maybe familiar with the ‘seasonaire’ stereotype, but these days not all chalet girls are called Pippa, wear Alice bands and Ugg boots, and are on a gap yah-er. So don’t be surprised, the next time you knock on a … Continue reading
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Tagged chalet girl, midlife crisis, morzine chalet, ski chalet, skiing books, snow-dreamers, snowheads
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Boyfriend Skiing – Another Ring of Truth
In order to atone for my controversial, Girlfriend Skiing, chapter – I thought I’d add this supplementary blog. I was tempted to simply replace the word ‘girl’ with ‘boy’ and repost the chapter – but where would be the fun … Continue reading
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Tagged divorce, Girlfriend Skiing, morzine chalet, ski demons, skiing books, skiing holiday, skiing phobia
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The Swiss Wall & The Chairlift of Shame
Excerpt from ‘Skiing With Demons’ chapter 3. Nothing particularly frightening has ever come out of Switzerland. Graham Greene famously wrote:‘500 years of democracy and peace, and what did they [the Swiss] produce – the cuckoo clock!’ Given that nothing scary … Continue reading
An apology to My Ski Girlfriends
UPDATES here : Sexism raises its ugly head – again ! I’ve decided to take Sample Chapter 19 ‘Girlfriend Skiing’ offline! A lot of people (mostly men it has to be said) thought it was hilarious but a few … Continue reading
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Why did I write a book ?
I’m not sure why I wrote it, or more accurately, I’m not prepared to tell you the real reasons. In fact I’m not even prepared to be honest with myself about its purpose. It could have been a cathartic exercise … Continue reading
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Excitement builds – the cover illustration arrives
Just got the cover graphic from the illustrator (Dan House) – very pleased. Of course you need to read the book to understand why it’s so perfect for Skiing With Demons. It shows the Apres Aliens arriving, a backdrop of Mt Blanc … Continue reading
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You really never finish a book – it just gets published!
Its been 3 years in the writing and finally I’ve finished it. Well, actually, my editor and girlfriend (Dr Debs) have forbidden me from fiddling with it any more. Every time I proof read it I want to change something. … Continue reading
Why Self-Publish ?
Because nothing else made sense. After almost being suckered by a vanity publisher – I did my research and discovered that the world of book publishing is now completely different to how I, and most of us, conceptualise it. You no longer … Continue reading
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Chris Tomlinson
Skiing With Demons 