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[Utah Bob #35998]

Winter Memories!

As I get older it seems I get colder
When the gold Autumn leaves start to fall
I seem to remember in former Novembers
I wasn’t much bothered at all

 

The strength of my youth now seems quite uncouth
When those chilly north winds start to bluster
Instead of bravado I’m now just a shadow 
And a shudder is all I can muster

 

I recall long ago being fond of the snow
From my head to my strong ski boot buckles
I was king of the north as I bravely went forth

Braving sub zero blasts with a chuckle

 

After skiing all day I’d chase shivers away

With a warm toddy down and a cigar

And a Scotch on the rocks as I dried off my socks

By the fire with my Gibson guitar

 

But the thought of a spill on the side of a hill

That’s all covered in white stuff and frozen

Sends a chill down my spine when I think of the time

That’s exactly the path I had chosen
 

Cross country skis, snow shoes through the trees 

And climbing up cliffs was a buzz

With my ice axe and my gun, I thought it good fun

Cause the Army insisted it was

 

So now I think back on those days with a pack

And the crazy and wild things I’ve done

I had a fine time with some good friends of mine

Guess the army was right. It was fun!

 

 

 

[Tex Jones, SASS 2263]

Very nice.  Did you ski the Zugspitze?  We had a group, the Selbstmord Zug, (suicide squad)  that used to go up there on the weekends.  Forgot their names, but we had a 2nd LT from NM who had never skied before and he had no problem pointing himself to the steepest slopes and going hell for leather.  How he survived was a mystery.  You're right, it was lots of fun.

[Utah Bob #35998]

41 minutes ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said:

Very nice.  Did you ski the Zugspitze?  We had a group, the Selbstmord Zug, (suicide squad)  that used to go up there on the weekends.  Forgot their names, but we had a 2nd LT from NM who had never skied before and he had no problem pointing himself to the steepest slopes and going hell for leather.  How he survived was a mystery.  You're right, it was lots of fun.

I inadvertently led 3 teams down Olympic luge run at Garmisch. But that’s another story. 

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

1 hour ago, Utah Bob #35998 said:

I inadvertently led 3 teams down Olympic luge run at Garmisch. But that’s another story. 

And a good story it is!