After an hours chill out time we headed back to the slopes. Legs are beginning to feel the effects of skiing, at least with Mr Britten and Mr Martindale. All three groups headed up the mountain and found plenty of snow to practise on. Mrs Major's group skied a long slope with plenty of opportunity to fall over. This was grabbed with both hands! Every child had at least one spectacular fall but bounced straight up again hungry for more. This quality is very impressive in novice skiers - as the saying goes "If you're not falling, you're not learning." Amelia L was awarded the skier of the day for this group after displaying grit and determination throughout the day.
Mr Britten's group had their first experience of the 4 man chair lift. It was an experience that one young man will never forget. Just as the chair lift was pulling away from base camp, Remy's ski got caught up in a mound of snow and fell off. He continued the rest of the journey on one ski and even managed to ski off the lift at the end - on one ski! Mr Martindale's group, following behind, reunited Remy with his ski and the group sped on. Remy continued to display unorthodox skiing throughout the afternoon including skiing backwards 50m before expertly turning to face down the slope. Mr Britten rewarded Remy with skier of the day for his positive attitude throughout all his trials.
Mr Martindale's group continued to ski on the higher slopes. Josh WC rejoined the group after re-entry and they spent the afternoon on various blue, red and black runs. Jessica, Sarah, Harry I, Harry B, Alex, Oliver B and Josh WC spent the lessons trying to break the land speed record while Hannah and Georgia seem to see a black run as the perfect place to have a cosy chat as they skied down. Mr Martindale chose Sarah as his skier of the day for her leadership qualities, positive attitude and all round superstar skiing.
Evening Meal
Starter - Vegetable Soup
Main - Pork, roasted potatoes, sweet corn and broccoli
Dessert - Raspberry panna cotta with fresh cream
This meal was a true indicator of how hard the children are working. Clean plates were the order of the day with many declaring it "The Best Meal EVER!" The dessert definitely made an early play for "pudding of the week"
Evening Activity
Tonight, our evening entertainment was Bum Boarding. This is basically hurtling down a hill on a small plastic shovel, trying hard not to do any of the following - 1. Fall Off 2. Roll Over 3. Spin Round 4. Eat Snow 5. Run Anybody Over
In one amazing run, Lois managed to do all five in one move! Everybody enjoyed the activity, especially Mr Britten who will be encouraging Seb Coe to include the event in the 2012 Olympics. At last an event one can do well whilst sitting down!
After an hour of thrills and spills we retreated to the hotel for a well deserved pint of hot chocolate. The children went to bed at 9.30pm after Mrs Venables told them the results of the room inspection. For the record - they were the lowest scores ever, but I'm sure Mrs Venables said that last time \;) So far Georgia, Hannah, Pip and Anushka's room leads the way with a score of 5/10!
Thanks for all the messages and even some quiz questions. There are some new photos at
I will post some messages from the children tomorrow with the story of the day.http://s138.photobucket.com/albums/q269/cairocat/Ski%20Holiday%202011/
