THE FIRST WEEK IS OVER

THE FIRST WEEK IS OVER.

The first British groups are now back home. The weather was kind to them, with clear sunny days and good snow conditions. Friday was the only day with poor visibility, due to it snowing. It was not a large fall but even in the village there was a measurable depth. I hope that they all enjoyed their holiday.

I attended the first 70’s night of the season. This is normally the high spot for those who enjoy their après ski. The new girls were great in “Car Wash” and in “Grease”. Sadly the boys made a complete hash of the “Full Monty.” Come on guys, do the Full Monty or don’t do it. In previous years the Full Monty was performed with vigour and due to discrete lighting the whole thing was in the best possible taste. (As the late Kenny Everett would say.) The current performance ended with full lighting, so when the performers removed their bowler hats, the audience saw sequinned posing pouches, of such bad taste, that even Borat would not have worn one. This performance seemed obscene compared with previous years.

To be fair to the guys, it was their first performance and was not the worst I have seen. This group did have a well performed dance routine. In the early years of the Full Monty a group of Reps and ski instructors performed without a dance routine. It looked like a group of blokes taking off their clothes and putting them on a chair before going swimming.. To make matters worse, they had not timed the routine, so when they were completely naked, except for the discreetly placed bowler hats, there was still six minutes of the seven minute long disco version of “You can keep your hat on” to play. They did have the good grace to look embarrassed.

The second week has just begun, with more snow and poor visibility. I hope the sun will break through soon, as I have two very jolly fun loving groups of beginners and I want them to take them up the mountain soon, so that they can see Arinsal in all its glory. As the schools still on holiday, there are a lot of children in the village and in ski school.

Next week will be our first week when the schools are back. This will mean that there are fewer families and the evenings tend to become livelier, with lots of single people looking for other single people to do unmentionable things to.

Sorry, I have just ended the last sentence with a preposition. This is because I did not want to give any more detail. That would be just too much information.