Seeing as I'm off to the slopes for Christmas, and there's apparently been a dusting of the white stuff in parts of the UK, let's have a winter sports edition of the Athletic and Aesthetic thread.

You all know the drill by now, I hope – Clean, worksafe pics of real sportsfolk, not just some tawdry FHM or Maxim style dross. Oh, and remember the ladies, won't you? Post a few for them to enjoy as well!

To start, Chemmy Alcott. Skiist. On a bike.

Not on a bike

And, doing her thang;

Winter sports = too much clothing 😡

Winter sports = too much clothing

+1 😀

This is the daughter of one of my office colleagues.. she skis for team France

Too much clothing? Au contraire…..

Chemmy and Julie Mancuso in a hot tub.

And, for the ladies, Alain Baxter (Who I believe is trying bikes as well)

some skier ladies are ding dong….

winter sports and A&A are mutually exclusive.

Ha ha my wife just dribbled in her tea!

Bloomin Alain Baxter, thats gone and done it, no more mince pies for me 🙁

lady bobsledderer

lady speedskaterer

Stine Brun Kjeldaas

Victoria Jealouse

Shelley Rudman, teatray slidist

cfh, i have got all warm down below now…… 😉

Alain Baxter makes me feel inadequate…

Alain Baxter makes me feel inadequate…
just keep reminding yourself that he's scotch.

… like she needs 'woman' across her left breast?

Jenny Jones.

Alain Baxter makes me feel inadequate…
just keep reminding yourself that he's scotch.

We all look like that underneath – I've just bulked out for the winter.

i could get to like wintersports…

KiiraKorpi – Figure Skaterist

Ton, for the love or all things sacred put a name to the blue boot lovely!

That would be Julia Mancuso.

Seems she likes her boots.

dezb, 3rd pic down has this girl got balls or what????

Where abouts will Alain Baxter be riding his bike? 😀

For some unknown reason I find myself wanting to own a pair of Lange ski boots…

Resi Stiegler

Aargh, you've turned me into a skiboot fetishist 🙁

People, I have a request to make of you all. The A&A has developed, nay blossomed to become an institution in these parts I believe. I wish that to continue. It is a good thing. However…..

The next Friday in the calendar is the 25th, Christmas Day. Try as I might, I shall be unavailable to start it off, as I shall be in Italy, up a mountain on the piste (and off it).

So, you good, good people, who will take that one step forward? Who will bravely start the first ever Christmas A&A thread? Perhaps even a Christmas themed one?

Volunteers – One pace forward!

Alain Baxter,
Martin Bell,
Graham Bell,
Kristian Gerdina,
Oooh I could go on and on.

I thought you boys would like Lindsay Vonn? ( sorry don't know how to do the piccy thing).

Lindsay Vonn………

Snowboarding girlies…..

Linn Haug

Tara Dakides

Leanne Pelosi

Bunnyhop ,gutted you've not figured out the piccy thang! 😀

Sasha Cohen, skidabouterist

duntstick- I'm pretty rubbish and have technophobia, at least I can ski though. 😀