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AGC JOURNAL 2016

AGC

Ski Championships

By Lieutenant Colonel Ian Large

Exercise White Lion 2016
was the biggest ever, with

268 personnel taking part Novices
in the Corps annual Ski
Championships. Amongst those taking part were over
100 beginners, which was 30 up on
the previous year. All attending found Endnote
The Event the training physically and mentally
challenging and those who had not skied The AGC Ski Championships is one of
before found themselves quickly learning
The Championships are held over two the Corps prestige events and gathers
weeks and take place on the Stubai the necessary techniques that they would together members of all the branches,
Glacier near Neustift in Austria. With a have to use in the second week during the engendering team spirit and comradeship.
record breaking number of entries this competitions. It is well supported by the Regimental
year, it was the largest gathering we had Association and we maintain strong links
experienced and shows the popularity of Racing with the town of Neustift. We are now
the event. The championships consisted of planning next year’s Championships and
training during the first week, followed by The racing was split between the Senior look forward to possibly another record
the competition during the second week. Hill and the Novice Hill. attendance.

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