The weather continued to be absolutely beautiful on Wednesday. Stunningly beautiful in fact; the sky was the deep, clear blue that you can get at high altitudes, and the white snow was dazzling. The slopes were quiet and the conditions for skiing were just about ideal. I took a private ski lesson in the morning in order to brush up my technique and was very glad that I did. At first I was rather dismayed to be allocated a very young ski instructor, because I thought that he would be impatient with my cautious skiing, but in fact he was excellent. His name is Frido and he is spending his gap year between school and university as a ski instructor, before going to university to study aerospace engineering and become a fighter pilot. Then his goal is to become an astronaut - it would be quite something if my ski instructor becomes an astronaut! He took me on a sort of refresher ski course around some lovely wide blue slopes, giving me tips on technique. It was absolutely great for my confidence, and the setting and views were magnificent. I was a very happy bunny.
Three other happy bunnies were James, Ewan and Heather, who had skied much further than me and had also enjoyed a day that was perfect for skiing. We all had après-ski drinks together on the hotel’s sun terrace, before another excellent dinner and convivial evening.
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