We have just finished a great week of skiing. I had a class of intermediate level 1. They enjoyed a whole week of near perfect conditions, with cold but sunny days and even a little covering of snow on Wednesday. The group mixed well together and spent several evenings chatting after watching on T.V. a recording of our day’s skiing. There were two incidents that marred an otherwise perfect week. Firstly, a very talented skier called Clare, was knocked out by a snowboarder on Thursday. She suffered no last injury and was able to come up the mountain on Friday to collect her well earned Diploma. This raised the ongoing question, should skiers and snowboarders be segregated? A few boarders with an appalling attitude and disregard of others give the whole sport a bad name. I do not believe that any lift company here would ban them from certain runs, because they want their money. The other incident involved the fastest skier in the group and favourite to win the end of week slalom. She failed to attend the Friday class and race due to an overdose of alcohol on Thursday. I will not mention the name of this lady for obvious reasons. Come back next year S???Y and win the race. The fastest skier on the day was the ever cheerful, Karen. Well done you deserved your medal.

I would like to mention that on Saturday 24th in the Barsolanna, we will be celebrating the 250th birth of Robert Burns. This is a new venue for the Annual Arinsal Burns Night. It has a good dance floor, so we hope to have the Longest “Strip the Willow” in the history of Arinsal. It is usually a fun evening, so if there are any fellow Jocks here that week remember that there will be a free drink for anyone wearing a kilt