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Hangover remedies! I have tried a few over the years. Living and working in a ski hotel meant they were highly necessary, almost part of the job. I did 3 seasons in a row before the rules around serving of alcohol got as serious as they are today. Basically the ski Hotel/Motel partied every night. There was over 100 rooms sleeping up to 400 people. We had live music and stuff going on all the time. The managers would even encourage us staff to help kick it all off. It was a unique experience as most of the hotel staff lived in or above the bar and entraining areas of the hotel. Of course it made it very handy for getting to work epically when you were hung over. There was just no excuse for being late and even if you were, it would not be long before somebody would be banging on your door.

It reminds me of a chef we used to call pot burner. His remedy for hang overs was to stay drunk and or get dressed in this chef uniform before he went to bed lol. Chefs were hard to get and keep at the hotel and one of my main jobs as a kitchen hand was to make sure he was up and on point or I would have to starting breakfast for 100s all by myself.

For me I found the best way to avoid a bad hangover was to drink as much water as I could before I went to sleep. Not always easy to remember after you have had a few but worth the effort. As I usually needed to work and wanted to ski as much as possible the next day.