Between 8-15th March we went skiing and what was a bit of a gamble (with the children so young) turned out great. Our philosophy was that first and foremost it was a family holiday rather than a solely ski-focused trip, and it worked, with some fun and quality time together. The boys went to ski lessons for 2.5 hours a day in the mornings. On day one they were on the nursery slopes and thereafter up the hill on the chair! Matt did the whole 6 days but Angus did 4 days - he was a tad under the weather and got tired. Later in the week I had a quality one to one ski session with both - which saw Angus (aged 5) on the blue runs and Matthew (aged 7) on the reds - they are off, amazing. This was a great parent moment for me. Anne and I also each managed some lone skiing for an hour or so most days and easily felt like we had skied enough - it is not that much fun sking alone. We had a couple of afternoons skiing as a family with Helen skiing between my legs whilst I supported her (she was so relaxed on one occasion she had the audacity to fall asleep!). Other special memories were made from simple shopping trips to the village with Helen, sledging, teaching Angus Uno (and him winning) and a great apartment next to the slopes. Pictures here. Phil
And here is the video (uploaded in July)
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Dad was so openly proud of us when we used to ski as youngsters - it's clearer now - from his side - just how genuine that pride was.
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