Ski report

Skiing was fantastic. This was despite the fact that we had a chalet host so laid back that his face had become infected. We had to make our own breakfast on the last day because he got wasted and didn't turn up for work. Those of you who think I am a bit whinger for moaning about that should realize that you would definitely be whinging too if you could imagine making your own breakfast in a hotel or turning up at a cafe and them handing you a spatchelor and telling you to get on with it and that will be 8 pounds please. The really annoying thing was that we had given him his tip the night before and he had blatantly used this to get himself so munted that he then didn't even do the job he is paid for never mind the service above and beyond which I consider a tip to be the reward for. The food in the chalet was also not a patch on last year. It had that bare minimum feel about it. As a for instance one of the starters was a risotto which whilst well cooked and quite tasty was presented ungarnished plonked in the middle of a white plate and the risotto itself was all white. When I saw it I thought it was just a pile of rice and I was looking around for a couple of minutes for the sauce to go on top. This was followed up by a pork chop with new pots and green beans. It was fine but last year it was WOW. Skiing was also fantastic despite the fact we had a room overlooked in two directions. It was like being in a shop window. We had to close the curtains at all times or people would just look right at us as they walked by the chalet. And this room had twin beds. We pushed them together but I fell down the gap every night waking up with my knee on the floor jammed between two bedframes. Skiing was also fantastic despite the fact that the snow was pants. You could get about an hour and a half of skiing on a nice surface per day. That was from about 10.30 to midday. Before that and it was yesterdays slush frozen into massive ridges and bumps and after that it was slush. You could get a bit more if you went higher and I managed to get down a red run comfortably on my own.
Skiing was fantastic because of the simple fact that I was with fantastic people who kept me entertained at all times. My great friends the Rs were again excellent teachers when we were skiing together and full of boisterous banter when we weren't. This year I had the pleasure of skiing with N who took excellent care of A especially on the last day and basically made her fall in love with skiing as much as I have. L and J were lovely and great fun. AW was hilariously deaf and gay and great company as usual. Everyone made an effort to involve and support A and this was really important to me and they didn't let me down. A herself surprised me with her bravery on the slopes and her ability to get on with people who have vastly different opinions to her own. In short I am a very lucky chap.