A party of more than 30 skiers from Surbiton High School's Ski Club travelled to the British Schoolgirl's Invitation Races in Flaine for a very successful but exhausting four days.
The school was invited to race two teams in the 40th anniversary competition of this, the most prestigious event on the British women's calendar.
As usual they engaged Rene Margot, the French trainer whose individual attention is most appreciated by the girls, as well as being good for their French!
The team of Anna Bray, Sarah Wilkey, Tess Chapman, Chemmy Alcott, Nathalie Sinclair, Sam Green- halgh and Laura King skied, despite the sun, in very cold and sometimes difficult conditions with Anna Bray, the school ski captain, excelling herself to finish 36th and 11th in her age group from a start number of 105.
Nathalie Sinclair of Year 10 also steered through mountainous ruts, sometimes as large as herself, from a start number of 117 to finish 51st from a field of 141 girls in the same slalom event.
The giant slalom proved the team's most successful with the A team of Tess, Sarah and Chemmy beating their nearest rivals St Edwards, Oxford, by more than 25 seconds. This meant the school retained this title for the third year running.
Sam Greenhalgh, Year 9, produced two fantastic runs in the giant slalom starting at 130 and finishing in 50th position. Laura King came more than half way up the international field.
Tess Chapman came fourth in her age group in the giant slalom. Both the giant and slalom events were won overall by Chemmy Alcott, the slalom by nearly 12 seconds.
This year Surbiton A narrowly lost to the French school, College Jacques Brie from Taninges.
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