Storm
Well, what a morning it was. As the photo shows we woke to a new storm dumping copious amounts of snow on the hill.
People probably thought us mad for putting chains on early but it sure paid off. Not 200M up the road was the first of the casualties. Why people think that AWD cars perform any differently on ice, without chains, has me beat. It does however give us endless amounts of giggles! I can vouch for the fact that VW Touregs certainly come to a dead halt.
It certainly was an interesting morning. Little bit of wind at the top & a mix of fresh snow, man made snow and ice made things interesting. Throw in all the snow guns running and at times low visibility and you get the idea. Coronet was the only field open today, all the other fields closed due to weather conditions. As I write this we are in a bit of a lull but there is a southerly change about to hit us, followed by a new series of frontal systems which may bring even more snow. At this stage Saturday night/Sunday looks a bit woolly. Night ski tonight has been cancelled due to conditions and it could well be tomorrow night is another casualty. We just have to wait and see.
Keep an eye on the blog as we have quite a few photos from the last 24-48 hours to post so I will be uploading those during the evening. In the meantime, Mr Johnny Walker and ourselves are having a fab time 🙂
Cheers,
C & R