Day 5 - Cloud and Corduroy

Splat - Jaydon

 Dude - Kian

Jinx - Abi and Matt

Well all the groups have set off on the first lifts. Group 2 are hoping to reach the top of the mountain.

During the morning all groups were skiing from the top of the mountain to the bottom. Splat hat Jaydon got caught on camera living up to his splat.

Photos of the day...

Videos of the day...

Group 1

Group 6

Group 1

This evening we have welcomed the instructors to the hotel and the students have received their awards for their weeks skiing in Aprica. After another filling Italian meal we held our QM awards. See separate posts for the winners.

Everyone is looking forward to our final day... in fancy dress.

Day 4 - High mountain views

Group 1 ride their first chairlift before lessons. They all did really well. Only Miss Myhill fell when getting off. They then did the lift 2 more times in lessons and then went to the top of the mountain in the afternoon. Awesome, well done guys.

All groups have ridden a chairlift and everyone will have been to the top of the mountain by the end of tomorrow.

Splat

Jinx

Dude

Photos of the day

Videos of the day

Night Skiing

The students were treated to skiing under flood lights tonight, everyone enjoyed it and the flaming torch and phone light decent was a special finale before thick Italian hot chocolate.

Hat nominations for day 4...

Splat - Jaydon for falling into the group including the female instructor!

Dude - Kian - rescuing a child who had fallen on their snowboard.

Jinx - Mat and Abi for getting lost!

Day 3 The day after the fog

An impressive view this morning. Crisp, cold and bluebird. The best of the Italian corduroy awaits the QM Snowpatrol. 🙂

We are just grouping up at the slopes... what a view...

Quality morning skiing, group 1 mastered the drag lift. All groups are doing amazing.

Everyone who moved higher up the mountain were treated to some amazing views. Pictures and videos to follow...

Pictures...

Group 4

Group 4

Group 1 & Miss Myhill

Mr Vause & Mr Clay-Croome

Group 4

Group 1

After lunch groups 2,3 &4 became 2, 3, 3.5 & 5 as we gained another instructor.

Here they are before the cut...

Jinx - Amelia

Dude - Abi

Splat - Mr. Hinks

Videos from day 3...

After a very filling meal, lasagne, we split up into 2 groups. Year 11,12 & 13 went to play snooker. Year 8, 9, 10 were treated hot chocolate or soft drinks and traditional games fronted by Mr. Vause.

Pas the apple

2nd place

1st place

Yash loves the Wolves!

What a great evening... thanks Mr Vause for the creative games.

Hat winners today were...

Jinx - Ruth

Splat - Mr Rendu

Dude - Joe

Ice Skating

Ice Skating Aprica 2018

Year 8, 9 & 10 are currently ice skating. Here are some pictures and videos

Maisie and Jess were like Bambi on ice! They have now mastered 10 loops without a fall.

Steady Carla... oops

Now the turn of year 11, 12 and 13!

Day 2 where has Aprica gone

This is what we have awoken up to this Monday morning...

Hopefully by the time we get out it will have lifted. Breakfast time for now...

Day 2 photos

Jinx

Splat

Dude

The weather was against the groups today. We had fog the whole day. They did very well. The progression is quite amazing.

Day 2 videos

Group 2 took their first drag lift. Great fun...

Group 3 took their first chair ride and you know what Warren said....

"You want your ski go get it and the other one", Warren Miller.

After our evening meal our evening activity was ice skating. Great fun had by all. Mr Clay Croome even had his own ice session to Bolero. See the separate blog.

Today's hat winners go to...

Dude - Abi, group 6 member who abandoned her group to save a young Italian child and then got told off by Fabritzio.

Jinx - Amelia, getting stuck on a chair lift and then sitting on the snow and not the chair.

Splat - Mr Hinks, having joined group 6 he attempted to spay the group with snow from the wrong side and ended up cartwheeling beside the group.