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I went ski touring in the evening with Frauke in Nesselwang. They keep the ski-field open in the evening there. We headed to the top of the mountain on a…

The NTC mid-season party was held this evening at the Seealpe at Nebelhorn. We piled into a gondola and headed up there after work. They started up one of the lifts and we spent some time messing around on snow bikes and what-not. This was followed by eating and drinking in the restaurant. Martin and Kim jammed on their guitars while Flo provided percussion on his drums. Nice.

Above:  Martin and Kim entertaining at the winter party.

Once everybody was sufficiently liquored we grabbed the snow toys and headed down off the mountain using the toboggan track. I was sober and road a snow bike. The others weren’t. Mayhem. Great fun.

Above: Arriving at the Seealpe.

Below left: Branjo and Cris. Below right: Cris, Derrick, and Katharina.

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