1) Skiers and snowboarders seem to enjoy a good party

2) The slopes tend to be very quiet the morning after the night before

5) Ski hire on day one can prove a bit of a nightmare

If you can get down to ski hire early on, or before the majority arrive, we highly recommend doing exactly that…

6) Three euro bottles of wine are probably the best thing ever

7) …and there’s always a party to be had somewhere

8) Some of the stories on the grapevine the next morning are truly ridiculous

*Apparently some dude needed the toilet so badly on the way down from après that he opened the gondola doors, stuck his head inbetween the two to make sure they didn’t shut, and then took a leak mid-ride.

11) Ms. Dynamite should now be your everything

She absolutely killed it on the main stage at Rise on Sunday night. The crowd was absolutely bouncing, and for very good reason.

12) Sometimes hangovers get in the way of the fun

This note was left on our chalet table after not all members of the party decided to follow through on the “first lift” plans formulated at 3am the night before.

“Yo! Don’t wake me up too early! I was up late trying to turn the oven off :(”

Oh dear Adam. We hope the rest of your week was slightly more productive.

13) …though a balcony with a view is a very nice thing

14) The chairlift is the perfect place to make new friends

15) Some of the costumes on show are very, very bizarre

16) Even if the snow isn’t amazing, the views still will be

19) …though certainly not advisable

20) A hip flask is a bit of an essential

21) It’s possible to play a sick grime set in an après bar and look incredibly cool, all the while holding a Fanta lemon in your right hand (shoutout to Novelist)

You may not be able to see it… but trust us. That Fanta Lemon is there.

22) The phrase “no more pizza” is the worst thing you can possibly hear after a certain amount of beer

23) And as always… Skiing, snowboarding and the fresh air of the mountains makes for the best hangover cure imaginable

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