Sunday far less people were about and all the rope tows were working. I lost track of how many runs I got in.. but I was completely knackered by the end of the day and hardly able to stand up let alone make a turn. That’s the beauty of the club fields and rope tows (when they’re working) You can just ski all day without break (if you want to). There were probably 200 people on the field – quite a lot more enjoyable than the 3000+ at Mt. Hutt.
Anyway.. there had been quite lot of wind over night, and some of the slopes had become loaded with snow (which meant they were avalanche prone). I lent my camera to Richard – and most of these next shots were taken by him.
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Above is Penny fixing up a bomb. The avalanche path map, and a closeup of the bomb. Basically there’s a fuse, a detonator (the most dangerous bit) and the explosive.. they wander up (purposefully!) find the spot to place it, and then let it off. You don’t actually need to be too far away (apparently)
The next two shots are a before and after sequence (though this one did not set off an avalanche).
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Anyway, boarded until 4pm, read some more of my book (Life and Limb) and back to ChCh for fish and chips… tired but happy.
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