A day off

We woke to that dratted alarm once again, at least we could have a lie in till 8, unlike tomorrow When we need to be up at 5am, yuk. Last day of skiing so I rushed to the window. Heavy snow blanketed the slopes. 

I could hardly see the cable car and the flakes were huge. Very pretty but not ever so nice to ski in. We went down for breakfast and discussed the plans for the day. Ian and Chris wanted to go off and try some reds and blacks without having to babysit us girls, so we agreed to meet them later. We had a good laugh watching the fallers from the warmth of our room, then Ian phoned to say they had arrived bacWe decided to try the piste down to town and catch a chairlift back up about halfway as a lady who had come back said it was raining down there with very fluffy snow. It was a little difficult as the thickness of the snow almost made the slope off piste. Also my goggles kept getting covered in snow, it's a good idea to be able to see where you are going when skiing. We got to the lift via a section of red, not too bad as there was no one else around, and climbed on to ascend back up. I decided to come back to the hotel as I was not enjoying it and felt a little nervous. Ian and Vicky decided to carry on. 

The snow continued to fall all afternoon so we had lunch in the hotel then watched the fellowship of the ring in preparation for our New Zealand trip. It still fell all evening in big fat flakes so after a final tea (Chris was VERY  unhappy with final day deserts) and a brandy in the bar, including a chat with a couple from Scotland, I retired to bed. 

I hope you have enjoyed my test blog, I feel confident that when I get to New Zealand I will know exactly what I am doing.. See you all soon. Over and out.......