skiing in Australia

We went off to Thredbo (www.thredbo.com.au) last weekend for some skiing. We flew to Canberra then drove the 2 hours to the mountains.

Its an odd flight, you take off and go up for about 10 minutes. Then the drinks come round, and while they are doing that, 15 mins into the flight, the captain says we are preparing to land. 30 mins later and you are down on the tarmac again. Shortest flight I have ever been on.

The snow was excellent, apparently the best start to an aussie season since 1981! Heidi had a couple of lessons, on this the latest skiing adventure. I took a ski test with the Thredbo Volunteer ski patrol and was accepted for training, so I have to go skiing every other weekend for the rest of the season. bummer. Its pretty cool though, I get to learn all about mountain rescue, and taking people on the blood wagons. So I am looking forward to having a crack at it.

We stayed at the Black Bear Inn, and thanks to Alan and his staff, had a great Christmas meal and a lovely stay.

Enjoyed the photos, and keep watching for the next installment.