On Friday I spent the morning teaching Amelia on the Alpine Meadow beginners slope. Amelia jumped ahead in leaps for her first day of the season. She picked right up from where she left last year and then was confidently snow ploughing her way un-aided from top to bottom. No more clutching hold of Dad's poles. She also managed to clip into her bindings and exit the magic carpet by herself.
Dad was pretty pleased with progress so the hot chocolate at the end of the morning was well earned. I caught these shots of her on my phone while I was packing up the car to go home.
On the Saturday the weather was poor and not worth the trip, so we amused ourselves with a trip to the Waiouru War Museum and general odd jobs around the house.
On Sunday I had the morning to myself. It dawned bluebird clear and calm so I was up the mountain first thing and on the second chair up in the morning. Good morning on the groomed making the most of a light overnight dusting of a few cm. Firm and icy underneath. Clays Leap had caught a fun dusting on the steep westerly face that just caught the morning sun.
As it softened during the middle of the day I got stuck into a pair of brilliant runs out in the western backcountry in Solitude. The shots say it all really.
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