the (no) snow trip
Last weekend was my last hurrah on a sydney snow trip. :)There were a massive sixteen people staying in our lodge (sauna! heated floors! an open fireplace!) and with the company, it was set to be the perfect snow trip... except for the fact that there was no snow.
I'd never been to Thredbo before, so I was looking forward to it, but all I did was pay $91 for a day lift pass to scratch my snowboard on rocks and grass. Bleh.
The snow conditions were pretty comical. Some of the lifts had been converted to walk-on, walk-off lifts by necessity, and we travelled halfway up the mountain over grass and shrubs. The only snow you could see from the lift were the trails, and that was thanks to the snow guns. :p
We had a lot of snowboard injuries that day. The base of Mark's board started peeling off and absorbed water, Monica's got run over by a skiier, and just about everyone sustained scratches by running over rocks.
There were some highlights though. At the top of Merritt's chairlift there's a really cozy restaurant with long wooden benches and a beautiful view outside. And after a morning of snowboarding, nothing was more appealing than curling up in the warmth with a chicken stew and hot chocolate (or beer).
We also had a great time off the snow - played some poker, big 2 (not thirteen!), toasted marshmallows and drank. Lots of fun :)
Thanks Ling, you rock my world!
posted by d @ 2:32 pm
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