Bath Snowsports shred up the competition in Pembrey

For the first ski race of the season, Bath Snowsports made the long journey to Pembrey Dry Ski Slope in Swansea. After checking the Freshers had their passports and Welsh pounds, we were entertained by Magic Fresher’s incredible card tricks and mind-reading abilities.

We arrived slightly late, and so quickly had to get our skis and boards sorted and head up to the top of the slope to start racing without any practice or a chance to suss out the course. Bath 2^nd team had a tough first race against Cardiff 1s and unfortunately just lost out but they then came back to beat UWE 2^nd team three times in a row! The 1^st team won their first few races convincingly against Exeter 3rds and Plymouth 1s. They were then drawn against Bristol 1^st team, our age-old rivals and a very strong team. However, the team pulled together and raced amazingly to secure the win!

Bath 3^rd team had a very tough draw throughout the competition, and considering the whole team was made up of people who had never raced before, they did amazingly, improving every round and showing a lot of promise for the next round of competition. They also won a pumpkin for their efforts! The Board team had a great competition winning four out of six races and coming 3^rd overall! The girls’ team struggled against unusually strong competition from all teams. Every race was very close and Bath lost by a ski length every time (on only one ski sometimes).

"I'm the best skiier on this dry-slope"

In the semi-finals, the 1^st team were drawn against Cardiff 1s, who were looking incredibly strong. Despite a great effort by the team, they just lost out, and Cardiff went on to win overall. This placed the team in the 3^rd/4^th play-off against Swansea, which they won! 3^rd place overall was an incredible effort and one of the best results the 1^st team have had in a while at this competition. Well done to the first time racers and thank you to James Neilson, our one-man support team!

Teams:

1^st team:

Simon Beckett
Aidan Faria
Anna Ross
Ollie Tulloch
Henry Carr

2^nd team:

Matt Franceschi
Chloe Clark
Jess Heath
Adele Courgenay
Will Miller

3^rd team:

Alex Joseph
Sophie Craven
Arran Jordan-Taylor
Morgan Fouy
Annaleise Depper
Rae Fletcher

Board team:

Rob Wagner
Yvette Earley
Rob O’Loughlin
Ollie Pocknell
Angus Maidment