do not drink and ski − 26 February, 1993

my very first ski trip was to verbier in switzerland. until then my one other ski experience was learning how to make pie wedges down a hill in wisconsin without falling flat on my face. after a breakfast of cheese, fresh baguette, hard boiled eggs and nutella. we were eager to hit the slopes. my friend francois suggested we take the gondola to his friends cafe at the top of the mountain. francois's friend has a mini-vineyard. he came out with a case of his latest case of cabernet. he poured everyone a glass of wine. it was 8am. nonetheless, it went downhill from there (no pun intended). the wine kept pouring and the table was covered in empty bottles. in the end i was taken off the mountain by the ski patrol via a luge.

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