{"id":3786,"date":"2017-03-19T17:28:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T17:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=3786"},"modified":"2017-03-19T17:28:20","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T17:28:20","slug":"pool-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=3786","title":{"rendered":"Pool race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday&#8217;s rain has gone, so today we can enjoy the pool race. Here&#8217;s how it works:<\/p>\n<p>Dig a pool about 30 metres long at the bottom of a snow-covered slope. Competitors ski down the hill and try to surf across the pool. Simple. The catch is that the starting point on the hill is lowered a little each time, so crossing the pool gets more and more difficult.<\/p>\n<p>A few pics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1659134397jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1659134397jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3782 alignnone size-full\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1280\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-385033890jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-385033890jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3783 alignnone size-full\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1178\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Hannah.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-559715683jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-559715683jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3784 alignnone size-full\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1409\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And a short video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wengen pool race 2017\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tXNkwX0XcD8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nAs you can imagine the nursery slope is a bit of a mess after all this which is why we have the pool race at the end of the season. The whole village turns out to watch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-15288659jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-15288659jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3785 alignnone size-full\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1243\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday&#8217;s rain has gone, so today we can enjoy the pool race. Here&#8217;s how it works: Dig a pool about 30 metres long at the bottom of a snow-covered slope. 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