After a slightly shaky start which resulted in a change of plane in Shannon Airport, the 28 pupils and 4 staff on the Senior Ski trip eventually arrived in snowy Stowe, Vermont. The impressive newly renovated resort catered brilliantly for the needs of the wide range of skiing abilities on the trip.

The advanced skiers spent 5 days skiing as much terrain as they could with their fantastic instructor, enjoying the huge variety of terrain available both on and off-piste. For those who had never been on skis before the resort provided them with fantastic opportunities and places to learn to ski that were empty and allowed them to fall as often as they needed to! The emptiness of the slopes also allowed us to join all of the pupils together for the final run of the trip - a real highlight. Our evening activities had huge variety and allowed the students to try some truly American past times, from a pizza party and tour of the Ben and Jerry's factory, to bowling, cinema and laser tag, the trip included something for everyone. Another highlight was the quiz and awards night, with the round 'What song is Jensen dancing to' garnering cheers and laughter from every team.