Over the half term break, a group of students from Cheadle Hulme High School (CHHS) took to the slopes of Bardonecchia, Italy for 4 days of skiing!
The trip was a great opportunity for all students, regardless of their ability, to improve their skiing and challenge themselves. As students built their confidence, they could progress through different levels of ski runs: green (easy), blue (intermediate), red (advanced), and black (expert).
Monday marked the first day at the resort, and for many students, their first time skiing! After being organised into their ski groups, students were eager to hit the slopes.
They spent the day learning and practicing their skiing, and made lots of progress.
On the second day, students continued building their skills and spent four hours on the ski runs.
As the day went on, the groups built their confidence and pushed themselves, with some groups even attempting a red run.
To finish the day students took on the Alpine Coaster, a thrilling sledge ride through the Campo Smith woods!
On the third day students were showing lots of improvement since the start of the week.
Intermediate and Advanced groups were feeling confident and took on tricky red and blue runs throughout the day.
Going into their final day on the slopes, students were sore but eager to make the most of it. After a final afternoon of skiing, the group enjoyed an evening of pizza at an authentic Italian restaurant.
As a treat and a celebration of their progress on the last day, everyone enjoyed some crepes and hot chocolate.
The ski trip to Bardonecchia was an unforgettable experience for everyone.
All students really pushed themselves, with all of them making it as far as the big blue slope, and some even skiing on the Olympic red and black slopes!
Throughout their visit, staff received lots of compliments from members of the public on how well the students conducted themselves.
We’d like to say thank you to all the staff who made this trip possible, and to the students for representing the school with pride!