Ok it has been a busy couple of days and we have had ourselves totally running mad around Wanaka. I will start the story with the heli adventure today. We have been trying to get on a heli all the time we have been here. 3rd time lucky today with a 1.5hr flight around the back of Mt Aspiring to check out the glacier with a couple of snow landings. As you can see the glacier was massive and great to see up close. The only other way up here is to hump a pack and do a 5 day climb (not for the faint hearted).
The glacier with massive crevasses
Up on one of the landing sites near Mt Aspiring with the chopper in the back ground
Looking towards Mt AspiringWe have had 3 days on the snow at Snowfarm. It is a nasty drive up with the road being full of serious mud and ruts. We are glad to have a hire car and it having 4WD is a bonus, trust me it is earning its keep driving up that road each day.
Me out trying to get it together!The set up at Snowfarm is amazing and a lot of international teams train here in the winter. The Canadians, Koreans, Japanese teams are all here training. The skills of these guys is amazing and it is great to see XC skiing at its best.
The building is massive and houses guests, has a cafe/ restaurant, gym, ski hire. The trails are groomed perfectly and as you can see terrace there way down the escarpment. I did a loop out yesterday that wound its way out through the Pisa range/ plateau. The snow was a bit soft but still fun. I am getting my ski legs back and hopefully it will all pull together for the Hoppet.
We were blessed today with sunshine, fast snow and no wind.... it was fantastic!
Tomorrow sees us do our last day of skiing so fingers crossed for some good weather.
The Lodge sitting over the trails at Snowfarm
The Canadians out training..... fast, way fast!I am outta here for now.... happy trails!
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