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 Monday was really good for snowfall. Could do with a proper POW but there is plenty of time for that. Rob woke up for breakfast so he clearly had a good sleep. Furious James wore his ex serial killers jacket with ‘John’ stitched on the side which somehow got him four chicken fingers instead of three! I fell asleep on the slope for a couple of minutes and was abandoned by the group. Thanks guys! Later on after dinner some of the gang went to a sweet shop where we must have spent about half an hour gazing at colourful sweets. It must have brought back childhood memories as we couldn’t resist spending a couple of bucks on candy. As soon as we left the building what does Casey say? “It tastes like ill health”. Long live the Irish! Tuesday was also really good for snowfall. The snowboarders were let off loose to tear up the slopes rather than teaching for a change. The skiers had more teaching today however they enjoy it so it's all good. English Rob had to teach without speaking which sounded like a laugh. Alec fell quite badly on his head. He got some TLC from the patrol guard women which obviously didn’t boost moral as we spotted a cute mouse later on and he about killed! Gee Alec! “Just Kiddin”. He’s safe and sound. The battle of the nations continue after dinner in FussBall and pool. Scotland and Ireland won their first game today in Fuss Ball! So the score stands at 8-1 to England L. However we smashed them in the pool with some skilful shots. Still the anger of FussBall lingered in me, so Rob and I played a quality game of shooting some big horn sheep, where I obliterated him, even in the bonus round. Oh well, better luck next week Rob. Wednesday was a good day all round for the boarders and the skiers. Kenji jumped on Rob’s back in an extreme attempt for him to bend his knees. The skiers had a lesson in the trees held by Law. Hannay lost her students and as for the snowboarders...There were no lessons. Woohoo! Thursday was interesting to say the least. The snowboarders were worn out by Juan and the skiers were driven into the trees again by bored out Law. The skiers were a bit more extreme today which ended in Law being trapped between two trees. Shameless looked like death at one point and then like he’d been slapped in the face with a wet fish the next! Casey thought she’d be extreme today but found it hard to stay on her feet. Not all was my fault but I did make her face plant a peach. She also mastered the triple back flip landing on her back? Ouch! Later on we ate dinner at the lovely Elk ‘n’ Oarsman where Sam ended up wearing the tasteful tomato soup. Luckily he hoovered the main course before it reached the table. Lessons learned all round! ... I hope. Chicken finger Friday! It was a good day for learning for the snowboarders and a good day for skiing for the skiers. Casey’s lesson was the funniest ever. The class just couldn’t care less! It was the end of the day and we couldn’t stop laughing and lobbing snowballs at her. It also didn’t help when Juan started making himself a beard from the tree. Lunch came and a few more people indulged in some chicken fingers! Where John somehow got four again! I’m starting to think there’s something going on there. Later on the group went out to Mellissa’s for a few drinks which was short lived for myself and English Rob as we were eager to go clubbing. This was also short lived as I was chucked out for being a good sport and giving the club too much business. The rest of the group had a good time in Tommy’s where Casey got to grips with some basic slang. It was a good day all round. I learned some valuable lessons. Matt and Nick are par core geniuses and I’m not. “I get knocked down but I get up again!” Saturday as per usual was a chilled out day. Some of the group went out later on to watch the new “From Paris with love” with bald head John Travolta! It was comically rubbish, making it a good laugh. It was a beautiful day with sunshine bursting from the sky all day round... Well that’s what the barwomen said anyway. Most of us where stuck to their beds most of the day and that’s how it should be. Sunday was a fun-day! Chris, Matt and Nick made an early start to the day and went up the mountain for a nice wee session. While the rest of us chill in bed and woke up for breakfast when we nice a ready for it. The skiers came back and we all went to watch the rugby in the “Pump and Tap” which was a good laugh. After the game, English Rob, Chris, Law and I thought it would be a good idea to have a piggy back race. It was good fun! Until Law got crooked which resulted in us both smashing to the ground and grinding to a halt in the middle of the pavement. Shortly after, the group came together to sit in the lovely “Keg” where most had the steak and potato. I thought it was delicious however English Rob was little confused and ran away from the steak to go and fetch a sandwich. Which he never ate anyway? I’m thinking the crash was a little more serious than we initially thought... LOL. The next funny episode happened in the early hours of Monday so I’m out my bounds to laugh at the matter. This is your host Brett Hillman... FAE SCOTLAND!!!

Two weeks into the course and everyone is settled in and making massive improvements thanks to Brendan, our trainer. We are all looking forward to making our first serious step towards our final qualification with our BASI Level 1 assessment next week, starting tomorrow. On Thursday we all took a leap into the unknown by attending a huge beach party at the local club - only 100m from our hotel! The club made a proper effort, bringing up 10 tonnes of actual sand to cover the floor. I went as a lifeguard, whilst Lukas (a fellow course member) went in shorts and Ray Bans! Today a few of us went to the newly finished jump park in Zermatt, with a huge halfpipe. We all tried grinding a couple of rails for the first time ever - all of us failing miserably! This evening, coming back from skiing, we were shown how skis are serviced at a local ski shop which proved very interesting. Looking forward to starting our BASI Level 1 tomorrow! by Maxi Ducam-Davies