Dear Friends,
How can we honour our wonderful Ali? How can we know him better?
His passion for life, adventure and ability to touch everyone around him has given us so many precious moments.
We all have a special time that we hold close to our hearts, a tale to tell that we will recall to him with tears and laughter next time we meet.
We would love to share those treasured memories of Ali, your ‘standing on London Bridge in your boxer shorts’ moments! Please print and send us that photo with a short explanation so that we can create a memory board for us all to enjoy.
Love
Jo and Team Rainback
Please send by 2 July to:
Team Rainback
c/o The Post Office
5 Station Road
Wheathampstead
Herts AL4 8BU
With Jo my special sister-in -law
Dino looking so innocent!
Enjoying the heights
Annecy
Summer 2007
With Julian at Wimbledon
New Generation Directors
Charlie, my Bro and me La Napoule
John T and Me by Lake Annecy 07
Cheers
The Rainback Boys
Chocolate Cake and Wine !!!
Me and my Birthday Girl
Job well Done!
A Happy Day in Parc Vanoise
La Napoule Harbour before Monaco GP 07
Sunday Lunch
Family Breakfast
Guess Who
The Rainback Roundup La Napoule 07
todays highlight with Anne and Julia
Room with a view
My mate Theo!!!
Nick, Arsène Wenger and Me
View from the balcony
We'll be back soon!
The big guns
Jeanette in Anncey
Jeanette in Anncey
My brother Simon and nephew Charlie
Jo and Nephew Archie
Archie Rainback
|Charlie Rinback
Clouds above saint foy.
Ski touring in Les AVals, Courchevel
Biarritz Surfing New Gen Style!!
Si & Me in Ashridge Forest
Fran and Me-only a little drink
Rome
Jeanette in Rome
I love this photo - I hope it look like that up there just now!!
Courchevl! Black and White I think looks better
From my Window in Courchevel - New Years Days last Year
Archie
Archie Rainback
A seagull's botty, lake Annecy and a few mountains
Sunrise from our Annecy balcony
Simone!!
In La Grave
Me, Matt and John trying to look the part
Can anyone guess where this is?
Mr and my great friemd Franny telemarking in Cpurchevel
Jet and Ali in Rome
My friends Carolyn, Lotti & 'Tilda
in Bourg St Maurice
Jet and me in Rome!
Me in italy on our ski day
Children at New Gen!
The Farewell team welcoming me back!
Me and the UEAFA coaching team-Largs
Skiing in Courchevel - Thanks Matt
Charile is 4 on Saturday! Yippee!!
some old van om the way to piips house
Rocks in Courchevel during last summer
Jet and me in Annecy
Definately going to fall off that bridge!
Charlie in his flying suit - best thing!
Courchevel from the nursey slope
Skiing again in Courchevel
This was planned!!!!
A mountain!
A COLD mountain
Me and my friend Jumbo!
If you want his number you have to go through me ;-)
It's fizzy water....promise!
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Me and Warren in Zermatt
Me in Courchevel....very happy after a powder day!
Roy and me in the Helicopter in Italy
Two of BASI's top trainers ha ha
Me definately falling over!
Can you spot me?
Whooheeeee!
Some old banger in Rome!
Me in Courchevel
Don't ask me why I took this photo but I liked this lorry!
Our home in Annecy (4th floor!) - come and pay us a visit
Sunset at the Refugio de Guiliamina
A friends sand castle!
The way ahead....?
Finlay Mickel and me. Good luck with the injury Fin, it's okay, the Hannenkham is over now!!
Haha Roy is one of our most experienced Mountain Instructors and examiners!!
Me in the 550 Maranello (ssshhhh Jumbo!) ha ha
Think Shrink....please :-)
Sleeping at the hospital
Probably about to fall over!
Si and a young Charlie
Tim, Matt and me trying to play ball in Annecy
Dicky, Si and me in La Napoule
HAPPY NEW YEAR from Ali and Jeanette
THINKSHRINK!
About to hit a tree!!!
My visualisation for the day was Nick and Dicky on each of these blasting the tumor! How I laughed
John and Matt in Annecy
Me trying to punt...thanks for the lesson Fran!
Not my glasses...!
My 20th Ski birthday!
Sunset from Annecy
View from my apartment in Annecy!
Me skiing
John and me after down hill muddybiking
Wozza, Tom and me
One of my childrens group
Looking for Marmottes
The Aguille du Fruit in Courchevel - I guess it was like this yesterday. Cool!
John, Ali, Dino and Phil in St Albans yesterday (Sat)
Courchevel from 1650
Can't wait to get back!
My favourite piccie of Jeanette
Me skiing in Courchevel
New Gen in it's first year!
Back to the cycling with John soon.
My chrissie pressie from Nick....Pigeon - that's me!
Best thing today
Me and Cookie in Italy
Can you tell that I took that photo?!
We're turning a corner!
Me and my friends the Skatalites!
This is another story!
Julia, me and the Porsche
Thanks Julia!
The New Gen Surf Team!
My good friend Rachel and me half way up Saulire!
Me flying in Tignes (Thanks Matt...again!)
Our good friends Martin, Sally, Deirdre and Jeanette
Me and my friends at New Generation in Verbier last season
Me and my bro after my brain biopsy
Jeanette in Courchevel in October
The awesome Amanda (hi-5!) and the lovely an helpful Alison
These are all my photos
Jo and I with my trusty turbo trainer
This was the New Gen boys Heliskiing in Italy (I'm very proud of this photo)
Dad, Ali and Si all without (much) hair!
OK. First attempt......Option No1.
Option 2. Mmmmmmm....
Final attempt. Which do you prefer?
Yoo hoo! I'm free..!
John and I in Annecy
Charlie in his Fireman's outfit on Christmas day
My nephew Archie
My loyal and 'always there for me' Dad
My gorgeous and loving mum,,,,thank you for your everlasting support
Powder in Courchevel!
Jet and I in Thorens Glieres above Annecy
Jeanette, Rachel, Jerome and I
My friends.....I miss them!
Outside our home in the Alps
Ruthie and I in Courchevel
Fat Nick, Lisa, Fat Ali and Dicky M - sorry about sick Nick!
With the mask on again...
Me on the table today (10/12/07)
Me in Val d'Isere about to fall over!
My 20th skiing birthday party
Thanks for coming everyone!
The Buzzymachine IS my friend!
The BUZZYMACHINE at work on me! (7/12/07)
Zoe, Rachel and Jeanette on one of our lovely summer walks above Annecy
I took this of the cable cars in La Grave on our staff day out
My 36th Birthday. Jet and me in Royal Free Hospital just before my Brain Biopsy!
My eyes are half closed because of the swelling in my brain. That's better now because I'm on steriods and....I'm eating like a horse! Mum made the lovely cake.
A night at the Ronnie.....wish I was there now!
Jeanette and I in Vienna
Jeanette and I in Vienna
About Me
- Ali Rainback
- Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- I'm the technical director at New Generation Ski school in France and Switzerland. I love skiing, meeting people, football
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12 comments:
Dear Ali,
If stars made a stairway
and memories a lane
we'd walk right up to heaven
and bring you back again.
sleep well ali
thinking of you
Dear Team Rainback,
my thoughts are with you at this time, Ali was amazing and an influence on me and many others, this blog just shows how amazing he is. He will definately be missed.
take care
Charlotte Crawley
Team Rainback,
I will get the Ali rain dance picture to you, taken in Switzerland in the middle of the mountains on a HVSU trip to Adelboden.. It was Ali all over, entertaining, smiling, laughing and making sure everyone was on top form.....
Craig
Dearest Ali
We haven't stopped thinking about you and cherishing the time we have spent with you.
All the comments on this blog show what a very special person you are and will continue to be in our hearts forever. Y
You have not really left us, you are there watching over us and when we get to the top of the mountain we will feel you there with us, every run, every turn, every chairlift ride will bring us closer. The beautiful mountains will always hold cherished memories of Ali Rainback. We will miss you so much Ali but we take so much comfort from the fact that we were able to share some of your short life and each of those precious times will stay with us forever. Your mortal suffering is over and now you can enjoy the peaceful path you are on.
Sleep tight Ali with sweet and peaceful dreams forever.
All our love and big big hugs forever.
The Conways,
Chris, David, Stewart, Jo, Freya, Sarah & Daniel xxxxxx
My very dearest and most special friend Ali,
It is so very sad to have finally gotten the inevitable news. It is hard to find words that can begin to describe how we all feel and our deepest sympathies go to your family and close friends. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
Ali, you became the brother I never had. A best friend through thick and thin. Although you were the younger one, and some possibly saw me as the mentor in our relationship, what I learned from you my friend is astounding. Your life lessons to me will help me live a better life. It will be a true honour to continue this small part of your legacy. From the day we met in Tignes training for the Capa, through our time together building the ski school, we had many frustrations and many more joyous moments, I thank you for sharing all those years with me as a best friend and business partner. I shall miss you dearly.
Love always until we meet again and God bless,
Tom
xxx.
Ali, I will never forget the first time we played 'Halo' on the computer, we laughed so hard our stomachs ached! I am so sad that I will never see you again, but with memories like these, every time I think of you, it makes me smile and you lift my spirits.Soar high and be at peace.
Sue Jolly XX
We have just returned from holiday to hear the sad news.
Ali was an inspiration and great friend to all our family, and we have many happy memories.
Our love and thoughts continue to be with you all.
Susanne and Brian
Dearest Ali - while we have often been geographically separated over the 15 years that we have known each other, I held your friendship close to my heart. I still remember the day that we met when you walked through the door of the house we shared in Austria. I will forever cherish the memories of the times and the laughs that we shared, from the many days we spent skiing to the one word sms insults. Brinda and I will miss you dearly. I am a better person for having known you.
To Diana, Ian, Simon, Jo and Jeanette, my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Love - Julian
i only knew ali through the industry and didn't know at all about his illness. i feel so sorry for his family and friends.
my main memory of ali was when he sent graham bell seething when he beat him in a head to head slalom at one our of races! :-)
Yeah and Graham was on factory slalom skis and Ali had a really old pair of Ten Eightys and he still totally whooped him.
That was a brilliant moment!
Dear Ali & Team Rainback
I heard the tragic news of Ali's passing away at the airport. I was saddened by the news. Our thoughts go out to you at Team Rainback in this most distressing time.
I am not very good with words but I know that when I first met Ali I had met a very very special person. I am honoured and happy that I was able to be a friend and my life will be better for the experience.
I have so many memories from the first meeting in Martin's car on the way to Andorra for BASI courses to the last time I met him some 6 weeks ago.
Ali I will miss you (as will everybody else). I will miss our football chats, I miss your practical jokes, I will miss your smilling face whenever you came to visit or when we met up, and I will miss skiing with the best skier & teacher I ever knew.
Rest in peace mate and till we meet again I will think of you.
Keep strong Team Rainback and remember you can be proud to be family and fiancee of this very very special man.
Bernie xxx
Although I did not know Ali for as long as some of you, every time I met him he said or did something that stayed with me and I can still chuckle at some things he said. My thoughts go out to those who knew him the best and I hope you can find comfort in the knowledge that he was such an inspiration to all that crossed his path. Sleep well Ali.
Karin xxx
What a brilliant story from Iain and Zoe above! Love it! So many amazing things by so many people. Ali really was a special man.
I think the memory board is a great idea - that's going to be a sight to behold!
I don't think we have many actual pictures of Ali. Mostly they are stored up in our memories, but we will dig out the few we do have. They will show an Ali from a long time ago with a shaggy blond head and no doubt a very mischievous expression. While the hair won't be familiar to many I doubt the look oh his face will have changed much over the years!
When I was driving to work yesterday (late as always), I was thinking of when I went to see Ali at the hospice and suddenly I was grinning like a loony! You might say he's gone, but he's not really. He's still around, making us smile.
Thinking of you all.
Lots of love
J-A
hi everybody ,Everyday i see a butterfly in the sunshine dancing in front of us, its ali"s way of saying hello ,each moment of peace I sense during each days walk is a time when when the rainback team are in our thoughts.We started walking for ali and now ali is walking with us.it was wonderful to of met you .
mark and lili les 2 pelerins
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