The closest ski fields to
Queenstown are Coronet Peak (a 25 minute bus ride) and The Remarkables aka
Remarks (a 45 minute bus ride). A bit further in Wanaka, is Treble
Cone and Cardrona but I haven't been there yet. Just waiting for my pal. Hurry up Sarah.
After securing a job and a place to live the
next step was to buy a season pass from NZski. Almost a grand later I was the
proud owner of my first season pass to hit the slopes whenever I wanted! I also
bought a pair of second hand skis, which I love! It’s a shame I can't bring
them home with me though. Being a Florida girl
and all, preparing for a snowy winter was very new and exciting to me!
Day one up at Coronet Peak was
a beautiful bluebird day and I picked up on my skills relatively quickly. The
next week I tried Remarks. It’s a bit smaller but has a pretty impressive park
to show off your mad skills. Remarks tends to get better snow and supposedly
has good places to hike and ride from. Personally hiking up a mountain in the
snow with skis over my shoulder just doesn't have much appeal to me. But I won't knock it till I try it. Most people tend to head to Remarks but I usually
go to Coronet because of the bigger selection of runs that are longer. The
chair lifts are also faster so I feel like I get more out of my day.
It’s been about 3 months that I've been skiing twice a week and I love ,love, love it! It’s a beautiful way
for me to totally relax and unwind from a long workweek. I try completely turning
off all of my thoughts and worries, put in my ear buds, set a playlist and just
go.
I have not yet tried snowboarding. EVERYONE
tells me that as soon as I try that I will never pick my skis up again. I will
say, it does look pretty cool and the boots are much more comfortable but I
really enjoy skiing and I'm getting pretty darn good at it considering. I am
going to try riding though. Totally not looking forward to the pain and
bruising my bum is going to endure. We will see soon I guess…
coronet peak
the remarkables
(for some reason I've only taken pictures on dark and cloudy days here...)
I've gotta get me an animal onesie. It seems to be a necessity.
Ahh, here is a sunny day with Oz..
Jonathan came for a visit!!!!
A lovely way to end a great day is heading over to the boys house for a deep fry party night and a bomb fire in a shopping cart. Good times.
