He was the best at skiing and duh. This was why he thought the retreat at a ski range would be just the best idea in all the world. In all of the UK, the ministry, etc. He had his skis at the ready, a serious look in his lopsided eyes, and as soon as the horn sounded to denote the take off, Morgan Pumper NICKELS WAS OFF!

Moving his ski...stick things (because who had time to learn the technical names) he glided quickly over the snow, not caring who in the world HE MIGHT HIT WITH HIS SKI STICKS IN THE PROCESS.