Well, as the title says - we have managed to achieve our primary aim for the weekend, namely to complete the formal assessment for all eight skiers and our solitary snowboarder. I can't give you grades or exact marks here as they are still subject to moderation later this term. However I can say that both Miss Hookway and myself are extremely pleased with the progress everyone has made and the marks they have acheived.
The focus this morning was on completing the final core skill, namely 'linked carve turns' which they had some instruction on yesterday but I felt they could improve on with a little concentration. This was followed by their assessed 'free expression runs' which had to be a minimum of 150m in length and preferably done on a demanding slope. The instructors chose the final stretch of the 'Luc Alphond', which is one of the resort's black runs used regularly for competition and can be very tricky. Everyone managed to complete the run successfully, with Alicia, Taylor and Harrison also attempting to spray me as they stopped. Thanks to them I skied the rest of the morning with a very wet, cold bag!
Anyway I am now warming up in 'Le Bercail' eating my lasagne and chips having spent the last 10 minutes listening to Janneke insist she isn't hungry and then watch as she devoures the leftovers from everyone's plates! We have Ben and Sebastien as our instructors this afternoon and they have promised us something 'extra-special' that may include avalanches, which has sent Miss Hookway into meltdown after being taken out of her comfort zone yesterday just by skiing through some trees! In suspect that Miss H will choose to guide her mother down the mountain via some more agreeable blue runs this afternoon instead.
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