Last day skiing, already.

An eventful day started with Alpine Meadow Mountain being shut due to a power cut. This meant a quick detour back to Squaw Valley where only the bottom three chair lifts were open due to the 100 mph winds higher up the mountain. Everybody apart from Jenny and Mrs Hawkhead went skiing for the last time this holiday. The weather meant that it was even more difficult skiing than yesterday, and a lot wetter. By lunch time everyone was soaked to the skin and a vote was taken to narrowly decide to call it a day. However it was around this time that a head count revealed that one pupil, Andrew Wallace was missing. In fact his ski instructor had left him stood at a ski shuttle bus stop - you'll be glad to know that it is our understanding he will be sacked in the morning!!!!!
Andrew followed the instructions we gave the pupils and called the staff mobile numbers on his emergency contact card, walked to a building he recognised and then phoned his dad. Andrew was located within 30 minutes.
It was then back to Alpine Meadow to return all the ski equipment and pose for a group photo. It was at this point that Mr Kinsella got his comeuppance and was duely covered in snow by the pupils.
The evening was rounded off with a shopping trip to a local shopping centre where Converse, Vans, Nike and IPad 2's were the main purchases !!

Typical hotel room, although Mr Kinsella and myself have tended to keep it more tidy than most of the pupils!!!!


Squaw valley village


Typical ski lesson


Group shot at Alpine Meadow


Mr Kinsella running for his life


Tomorrow we leave Reno for San FranCisco with another shopping stop enroute.



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