Moosebrugger (DD 980) - Naval Cruise Book

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10- Ft? dxf P+ 5? i f ,fn TIONt I7 -'.U'5' Recent snows each ttme the Xloose went to lsela ensured great Shllllg. The towering moun- tatns. cast agatnst blue sktes. or grex sktes with talltng snexs. prex :ded breath taking x news. Left and bottom Iett because ot the late time ol x ear. the slopes had xerx ltttle trattlc on them. This made tt east Tet' the amateurs te get around. Nltddle Iett the end ot the dax meant nt was time to ease the pam ot these nexsh dtscox ered leg muscles Helms as the sun sets, the shocking nlnte mountanns contrast agatnst the blue sky and datk ctexasses. A I fl: ' In 5 -- -., 'HQ ,.,...-In X... 47

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A4- , .1 .-.,-H' .-'V , . i Isola 2000 was a ski resort in the French Alps that the Moose vis- ited three times. twice from Toulon and once from Monte Carlo. After a three hour bus ride which started at the beach. we found ourselves thousands of feet above sea level. Above: O52 lxellv and DCI Page take a break after some rigorous skiing. Right: a bird's eve view of the Isola ZQU ski resort. taken from the top of one of the black slopes. 46 r' Q. S. '-I -'- 1- , -A M -gig g- , . 1. - ' N. . q4a4L,'ff'.f':1T, 1 ,.4-qw . ,.-sv f-3. , ,o ' - A - 1 I-xf5 , .. ,sl do ', x HC V , - . N f. ' fiixjw 4 5 -V ,E .ft L A, Q!! N31 ,A . f - I, I . -, i J.: ,cc JW' Ly- ...lg '-1+ l 1 Ti' ,aff , A fs A, Q' I H .rl t ff' ,gb I-,gi 5-nt! ' .. fu, 1' ff 'K' 'lull '.:. f X ATTN' l 4 2 , Q' .f'i,qf,j,' L-5.4 -'Jn -' ja ':. Q 1 l.'f-'JMALI .t 'If- ..' AJP-', ,t l ,' ',- 5- A-,nj 'nf'-ffi'l ff'.'jf' ,,.f.s , . Ii 4 .gflv tk 5 -Jul Q, ugfvliwl. A .V A A .Q . I nfl In I l VX-,N 5 2 I t sh' .lfoimflwi 1 :l'f's, wrMfll1f .-fe, ,.-iyffif v u 42 . W- 1 . : ,' - ' -9 ,V A- K 'M , ', - 6 T 3 ' .E . 1 , . V V bt.. diffs Ir KP , V. Fi 0 bi X4 Leg :wi ju - 'is .lied 1 In Lf A. 'I N: 4 ' ,J ' -xywfgxihl .ii I - . . U. .' ' -. . ,. K- 'J , M x '- i 5 ' V N 1- - K -I -I 1 V' Li il Q , - l-' ' ' 5-A U-I f 5 N 3 U K ,Im Q lv up

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','f ifl S 541 5 3' I if .' V 3.55.5 ' . Above: Like ski resorts everywhere, Isola was its own community. Specialty stores were plenti- ful. offering the latest in equipment. Our tour in- cluded dinner in one of the restaurants. Bottom: LTJG Epstein rests after eating a 'smash sand- wich', two hamburger patties cut in half and placed in a loaf of French bread. The whole thing is then ron type device Top right- smashed in a waffle i STG2 Schafer, LTJG Hilke, OSSN Schafer, STGS Bennett, and LTJG Crunelle are still uninjured, but then again, they're still on top of the mountain. in E y r as , 2