Monthly Archives: January 2012

Some Vintage Magazine Covers

January 22, 2012

I am loving the bikergirl chic on this classy magazine cover for ‘Die Woche’ (The Week) from 1928. Getting pulled up the mountain by motorbike looks a lot more fun than a button lift – but I wouldn’t fancy being the skier behind that exhaust. Can anyone identify the vintage motorbike? The caption to the cover photo above reads “Une derniere petite belotte” or “A last little game of cards”. Looks like these two have made an early start on the ‘Apres’ part of [...]

A Crafty Buy

January 18, 2012

The dollar exchange rate is not at all bad at the moment – roughly 65p to the pound today – which makes browsing American craft site Etsy all the more interesting. Featuring millions of original handmade items from both the US and UK, it’s possible to unearth all sorts of little gems. One of my favourite sellers is Connie from Colorado. Her shop ‘Shabby Chic Ski Boutique’ has lots of the aforementioned little gems, including this one which I [...]

It’s Fun to Fondue!

January 13, 2012

Cheesy grins all round! Just pull a chunky jumper over a nylon polo-neck, pour yourself a foamy Continental beer and tuck into this mountain classic. This is the original après-ski comfort food designed to be shared with your chalet chums. Any forfeits for dropping your chunk of bread into the depths of divine, bubbling, unctuous cheese are entirely up to you… A Swiss Fondue 1 clove garlic, halved 350ml dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc 300g Gruyère cheese, grated 300g Emmental cheese, grated 3 tsp cornflour [...]

Vintage Ski Posters Sale at Christies

January 8, 2012

Christies is holding its annual sale of vintage ski posters on 25th January. There are 245 lots ranging in price from £500 up to an eye-watering £20,000. Here’s a small selection. By Martin Peikert 1942 (Lot No. 62 Est. £3000 – £5000 By Roger Broders 1931 (Lot No. 237 Est. £2000 – £3000) By Martin Peikert 1946 (Lot No. 65 Est. £2000 – £3000) By Sascha Maurer c.1935 (Lot No. 176 Est. £1800 – £2200) [...]

The Best James Bond Ski Scenes

January 5, 2012

The ski chase from ‘The Spy Who Loved Me – 1977 Watch the ski chase from The Spy Who Loved Me The clip shows Roger Moore bravely sporting a bright yellow one piece, flamboyantly topped and tailed with red beanie & boots. There’s some thrilling footage here in the film’s opening sequence as he is chased by Soviet agents in the Austrian Alps. After despatching one of his adversaries using a ski pole which fires an explosive [...]