Day 8 - Homebound

All is quiet on board our AVA Coach. keV and Shaun have done a Stirling job of getting us through France, we are about 40 minutes from Reims. We will be having breakfast at about 8.00am local time.

Well we arrived in good time to Calais only to find we had been moved to the 15.15 FDFS ferry. For the inconvenience we all have had a meal voucher. We have now set sail and are about to leave the harbour, 15:26 local time 

Just approaching Dover harbour.

We are currently heading norh on the M1 and are 1 hour from school. This has been a perfect trip. The students have truly been amazing and have had an amazing experience. The icing on the cake would be if everyone was collected promptly on our arrival. If parents can be at school for 8pm and keep gate 1 clear, we all will be most grateful. We will get all the bags off first to allow the students to leave efficiently and safely.

We will add more photos and pages in the coming days. We hope to launch trip 2023 and 2024 very soon

Remember what Warren Miller always said, "If you don't ski this year you'll be one year older when you do"

This has been a fabulous trip, so until next time...

QMHS SnowPatrol.

Day 7 - Santa Caterina - Fancy Dress day

We are starting our last day with 15 minutes extra in bed! After our last 7.30am fabulous breakfast we quickly went to our rooms and got are costumes ready for our final ski day. We set out promptly to get the the gondola just opposite our hotel. We went to the 1st station to meet with our instructors for the last time. Everyone was ready for a good day. Lots of anticipation too for our race day and our ski awards from the ski instructors.

Team QMHS 2022

We are heading up on the gondola. Santa Caterina.

Let's do a Moose

A fabulous morning. Lunchtime now

After another fantastic lunch we all met up outside with our instructors and we were awarded our ski awards and race times.

Leonardo's group

Rolando'group

Silvano and Maurizio's group

Race Podems

After all of the awards we then set off for some more fun on the slopes of Santa Caterina. The fancy dress standard this year was absolutely brilliant. Well done all.

We all arrived back at the base station shortly after 4.00pm. We hand all of the equipment in and headed for our hotel. Lucca and Oreitta are wonderful hosts. The Hotel Abete Blu is amazing. They prepared our final meal and we had a special Italian Easter cake with Italian ice cream for dessert. Everyone was on the coach for 7.20pm local time. The Snow Patrol are currently head through Switzerland towards the ski resort of St. Moritz.

Day 6 - Back to Bormio, going higher and the SPA

 It was an early 7.15am breakfast again followed by a trio down the valley on our coach to Bormio. This will be our last visit before finishing our skiing back in Santa Caterina. on Thursday We met up with our instructors shortly after 9.00am. Today all groups explored the mountain runs above Bormio 2000. Group 3 had to get used to their new instructor, Mauritzio. He was keen on improving their technique while they continued to explore the upper mountain, they took several trips to Bormio 3000m where the snow was just simple perfect.

Splat and Dude images:

Morning pictures and videos.

Lunch was a lovely relaxing setting once more. Less music but lots of deckchairs out to soak up the relaxing atmosphere before the final Bormio session.

Afternoon pictures and videos

Our afternoon was finished with most of the group treated to the Bormio therm. The SPA was absolutely beautiful and well appointed. The students and staff enjoyed the swim and relaxation in a variety of the pools. Lots enjoyed the water slide and the lazy river. A perfect way to end the Bormio experience. We were able to swim out side and take in views of where we had been skiing that day on the mountain.

Having left the SPA we met up with the rest of the Snow Patrol and headed for the supermarket before returning to our exceptional hotel. skis are now already for the last day in the ski locker under the hotel.

Our evening meal was excellent once more and the hoteliers also provided some lovely white hot chocolate strudel and biscuits while we had our QMHS awards.

The 2022 awards are:

Best beginner award                                              Hannah R

Most improved award                                            Alys S

Blue to Black  award                                             Chloe G

Alberto Tomba award                                            Jorja H

Dare devil award                                                    Bode H

The 3 score 10 award "Human Bowling Award"    Jureil O

Most wipe-outs in a week award                            Erin W

Biggest blister award                                               Simran S

Best Panda Eyes award                                           Simran G

Lift Master award                                                    Evie B

Biggest Bruise award                                               Rose C

Fashionista award                                                    Annie Walters

Most spectacular wipe-outs                                    Evelyn H

Award photos

Pictures and videos of the day:

Day 5 - Bomio - World Cup skiing and shopping time

 An early start today, 07.15 breakfast followed by a coach trip down the valley at 08:00. Once we arrived at the gondola station we grouped up and headed to the top station to meet Leo, Rolando and Silvano to commence or first days skiing at Bormio.

First gondola rides for lots. We are on our way to meet the instructors.

Another beautiful day.

Hannah and Simran

A great morning was had by all and it looks like everyone will be progressing further up the mountain this afternoon.

Group 1 and 2 have done amazing at Bormio. They are now using the button lift up here too.

Lunch time was a great event today, a lovely Pizzeria that had party atmosphere with its music and lovely terrace. The year 8 certainly loved the music!

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What a view for lunchtime

Everybody say pizza 

Party atmosphere video:

After lunch and before our lessons started we all took the Bormio 300 Cable car to the summit for the breath-taking views..

Carla and Mrs Lovell. Best view

Photos at the top...