Number one tells his story for the week.

The slopes were incredibly quiet on Sunday. I had a lesson with a delightful young lady,called Erica, who admitted hating hearing snowboards and skiers behind her. We took the high speed six seat chair up Les Fonts(1.7 Kms long) We chose the less popular Port Vell run and then onto the Margarita to the Obileix restaurant and had seen only two skiers and two snow boarders. It was blissful. We then rejoined the Les Fonts piste down to the bottom. Do not expect it to be that peaceful if you are coming to Arinsal for Christmas or New Year. This story reminded me of a client, who thought that more people would come skiing if it was less crowded! Talking of crowds, a bit of advice for visitors coming during a busy period. On MONDAYS the ski school finishes at 5pm, and a queue often forms for the Gondola down. If you are at the back of the queue, it is quicker to take the two seat chair from the Panoramix Restaurant down to the Crest Hotel. You should turn LEFT off the chair and walk DOWN the road for 150 metres, where the road turns right over a bridge. From there it is five minute walk to the Princessa Park Hotel and the other hotels in the village. The base of the Gondola and ski bus are only a few more minutes walk down.