Dear Dr Ski
I was sitting in the pub with some of my old university chums, discussing thermonuclear physics and the potential change in the specific gravity of your water after six bottles of Pinot Grigio when the subject of skiing came up. After a few more pints of the black stuff we had a 'eureka moment' we, that's me and my chums, Nibbs, Nobby, Simmy, Tommy and Wibbles, have come up with a formula for calculating potential skiing ability based on known facts such as pints of guinness drunk, hours slept, height, weight and inside leg measurement. Having read some of the garbage sent to your website it is obvious that, in the main, you are dealing with a bunch of intellectual pigmies so we thought you might like something more challenging to get your teeth into, we have sent our calculations under separate cover. We can't wait to hear what you think. Perhaps we are onto a winner.
Yours truly
EK (BSC, BBC, CDM, Hons)

Dear EeK
Whilst the general consensus is, it might work, there are those that doubt whether your formula can be applied universally.Your calculations and conclusions, at least what we could make out through the Guinness stains, are very persuasive, and would particularly appeal to those who have battled their way through the education system and earnt their degree. However there will always be those doubters who have not had the benefit of a university education, who can't see the point of getting legless every night of their holiday and being called by a daft name, they just don't 'get it'.
My Technical Team, Willi, Zilli, Hansi, Ziggy and Sepp are very much 'at one' with your 'chums', but there are those who believe if you replace the Guinness factor with Radler or worse still Mango Spritzer, you will see some variance in results which could place a weak skier in a strong group or a strong skier in a weak group. I understand you are preparing to undertake field trials in December we await the results with baited breath.
Yours in anticipation
Dr Ski