Fantastico weekend really, went off snowboarding for Saturday and Sunday. Wasn’t looking at all promising really as Jana, Mhairi and I drove down on Friday evening. Huge amount of rain falling and forecast. But we made good time down to Twizel where we met Clare, Marcel and Neil.
Then Sat morning it was off to Ohau skifield. Conveniently covered by my ski pass. And it’s by far and away the best place I’ve snow boarded. Ok, so the only other place I’ve ever snowboarded was Hutt (and after sunday, Mt. Dobson too), but it was a great place. Quite nice and small, not to crowded, but it had a *great* feeling about the place.
Really was getting the hang of boarding, getting down the blue runs pretty well by the end of the day.
The highlight, was taking the chairlift to the top of the ski field, and then hiking up the ridge at the back…
Bit of a slog up the hill, but the views from the top was just fantastic, right down over the lake, just beautiful.
Then snowboarded off down a pretty steep – nice and wide with lots of powder – off piste slope. And it was just the best feeling flying along in deep powder. Was on a total high after doing that run.
Then back to the chalet we were staying in to cook Mexican – twas yum. Unfortunatly the Bombay Sapphire had run out from last night… Anna arrived – another CUTC member so twas quite the party really!
L to R – Jana, Clare, Anna and Marcel
–sunday–
Then on Sunday it was off to Mt. Dobson, another ski field on the way back to ChCh. It was good, but a lot more packed and I was slightly wrecked from Ohau, so did not enjoy it quite as much. But still, am really getting my turns now. Well, kinda anyway.
So yes, a fantastic weekend, would really love to get back to Ohau again. Tomorrow :)
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