I've always wondered why clothing manufacturers quote waterproofing on ski gear - it's not like we ski in rain is it?
Well, turns out yes we do. Remarkables on Thursday was awful, but being the first time on the skis in 2 1/2 years I was bloody well going to give it a crack. Upside was that the snow was just lovely and soft and forgiving, just the thing I needed to get some confidence back. Gave it away at lunchtime and went back into Queenstown as we were saturated, though very pleased at how the Nobody's Princess pants held up against the rain, didn't have any leakage into pockets or anything.
Friday the whole lot froze overnight and I'm not a fan of ice - between the groomers doing their thing and the lifts opening the pistes just set into a texture like granny's washing board. By lunch time they had softened out nicely and it was really quite lovely.
I'm surprised at how many rocks are pocking through; I have memories of the slopes near the lower carparks having much more snow coverage in past years and would have thought with the early season dumping there's be better cover, but I think I might have chosen a bad week to be here too with all the recent rain and not much snow renewal
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Day off today, taking a cruise on the Earnslaw and finding some low-light lenses. Urgh, that's my pet hate of not straightening horizons right there. I'll say that because NZ it's taken in the middle of an earthquake.