Ski Trip 2008
Ski Trip 2008
28th February, 2008
Sixty-eight children and ten staff travelled to Alpe d’Huez in the French Alps to take part in this year’s skiing trip. Every day our young skiers spent four hours under the expert tuition of the Ecole Ski Française instructors, and many chose to go for extra skiing with friends and staff. The snow conditions were the best we have had in many years, and the skies were blue and cloudless throughout the week! Unfortunately, after a number of years accident-free skiing our luck finally ran out and two boys in particular suffered injuries. With this exception, the trip went very smoothly and a good time was had by each and every one of us.
Alpe d’Huez is a superb resort and the facilities afforded to us in the Hotel Beausoleil are exceptionally well-suited to our group. The hotel is situated just some 200 metres from the gondola lift that carries skiers to the highest peak in the resort at 3300metres. Preparations are already underway to return to Alpe d’Huez next year in the half-term break in February 2009.
Roy Falshaw
