Community Service - Part two

I hadn’t planned talking about another Community Service, but I wanted to share last week's experience with you all. This time the route was slightly different, i.e. starting right at the top of the Olympic ladies downhill run on the ridge of the ‘Face’ black piste, then continuing all the way down to Les Allues. With the endless streak of gorgeous weather continuing, a stunning sky was expected. We had a chunk of time to kill between the end of work and when we were due to check in for our twilight chairlift rides, so I took the opportunity to catch up with colleagues in one of the local bars.

But you know what it’s like, when enjoying a drink - time whizzed by, and before you know it you end up running late. Apologies to the shocked looking holiday-makers as some of us raced out of the bar in a panic, in our ski boots, sprinting across to catch the 6.15pm registration for Community Service. We went from a crazy mad few minutes, to absolute serenity once on the chairlift. The above photo is of my friend and Méribel Ski Instructor colleague, Ian Saunders, on the Olympic Express chairlift enjoying the peace of the mountains. When we got to the top, still hiccupping, we were all treated to an amazing spectacle.

As some of you know, I love a good sunset, and boy oh boy was it another good sunset? One of the many things that attract ski instructors back to mountains every winter is being able to work in this incredible office.

So to be able to share this moment with friends and colleagues after a long day at work was another lovely moment. No rest for the wicked though, we were soon ordered to head off over the abyss, yep, skiing down one of Méribel’s steepest black pistes in the dark.

I can’t tell you how ‘interesting’ it was bouncing over huge moguls without seeing them. Oh and another issue to deal with, my hiccups from the team bonding beer earlier! Let’s put it this way, holding my breath to get rid of them wasn’t an option !?!Live with passion.MartinP.S. I’ve also just finished another brilliant week of private instructing in Méribel, I’ve dealt with a few ‘Cannonballs’ and ‘Oddballs’, more news very soon.