SUVRETTA SNOWSPORTS GUEST VICTORIA SPROGIS
DREAM TEAM: VICTORIA & CARO VICTORIA – SUVRETTA’S FAMOUS (SKI) BEAR
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Victoria is famous not only for her yellow bear helmet but her love and passion for skiing has spread beyond the Suvretta ski slopes. “Everybody” knows her. Since the age of four, Victoria has been taught by Caro, who is just how you would imagine a ski instructor to be: experienced, always happy, open-minded, amusing – a blond Swiss girl with green eyes. She not only taught Victoria her first steps but also inspired in her a passion for snow, regardless of the weather conditions, and taught her a great skiing technique. So it is not surprising that, last year, enthusiastic Victoria attained the “Black Prince” skiing level. For five years, Victoria and Caro have been a SKIING DREAM TEAM and “fly” down the slopes with energy and enthusiasm. The “blue fish” on Victoria’s neckwarmer and the brave “bunny” in Victoria’s yellow jacket also feel confident and love to whisk through the snow.
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INTERVIEW QUESTIONS Victoria, how long have you been wearing the bear helmet? Since 3 years ago when I was 5 years old. About what are you proud, what you learned from Caro? Offpiste skiing. What would you like to learn next season with Caro? How to ski better than Caro!!!!! Which slopes are your favourite runs? Plateau Nair, Funpark, forest run down to Celerina. Do you know the BLUES Ladies? Would you like to be one of them one day? Yes, I know them, cause Caro used to be one of them. Yes it would be fun! What do you do in Engadine when you are not skiing? I go on trips whith Caro for instance swimming in the OVAVERVA or watch TV, play whith my toys or read. If you could choose, how many weeks of the year would you like to ski? ALL WINTER!!! :)))) Why do you like Suvretta House? Because it is “nice” there and I‘ve a lot of friends during my stay. What do you miss when you are here in St. Moritz? I miss my home and my grandma.
TEXT/INTERVIEW: CLAUDI TEICHMANN | PHOTO: JAMES ELSMIE
Victoria, 9 years old Hobbies: skiing and swimming Special interests: animals Lives in Moscow, Spain, London Spends the summer holidays in different countries Favourite food: chicken soup and miso soup Victoria spends a few weeks of every year with her family in St. Moritz
Caro Zimmermann Qualified ski instructor Grew up in the Bernese Oberland Has been working as a ski instructor for 13 winter seasons Languages: German, English, French, Italian, Portuguese Hobbies: travelling and nature, water sports (surfing, kitesurfing) In summer, she works as a pool attendant/swimming instructor at the Thun outdoor swimming pool First place in the Inferno Triathlon 2015 in the women’s team “If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got!” Henry Ford