An Event To Look Forward To
The year sevens and eights will be on the mountain next Wednesday, Mt Ruapehu to be exact. We are going for a ski trip, well, I’ll be snowboarding, because I’ve skied since I was three. We’re going up on the side of the mountain called Whakapapa, which is the side of the mountain that I know like the back of my hand, and I think it’s more exciting than Turoa, the other side.
I’m pretty sure we’ll all be looking forward to the four hour drive. Not. At least some of us, like me, don’t have someone in the middle seat. We’ll be stopping in three towns on the way; Taihape, Tangiwai, and Turoa.
We’ll be staying in the National Park, which is apparently near the mountain. Well, I wouldn’t know, but it must be if we’re staying there. The trip is three days long. The first day we are driving up there, and stopping in Turoa for a play in the snow. On the middle day, we’re driving to Whakapapa to ski and snowboard. And finally we are leaving at 10:00 (am) and stopping at the (a very important sounding name is coming) National Army Museum of Waiouru, New Zealand. I looked it up. That’s the whole name. They could’ve gone with: er… Army Museum? Anyway, all the times of the past that I’ve driven to the mountain, (the last time I drove to Mt Ruapehu was last week) I’ve seen all the real old cannons and trucks. It looks like a very exciting museum!
I’ve never been skiing with all my friends before, though, and I really can’t wait. Major snowball fights, snowman building, and hanging out with them the whole time! (Even watching them try to master the art of skiing!)
Monique
August 15th, 2012 at 6:38 pm
Hi Monique!
Interesting to know you,ll be snowboarding. I bet you’ll find it better than skiing. (No offence to skiiers). I find that the boots are more comfortable than ski boots, and you don’t have to worry about poles. Also it is easier stop, but expect to fall down a lot more. But I suggest you watch out for ice, because you get bruises from even small falls on it.
It’s a good thing you know the mountain like the back of your hand. I wouldn’t haven a clue where to go, if it weren’t for the map on my blog. Where as I know Turoa like the front of my hand! I have come all the way down from the top of the high noon express (highest chairlift) and come right to the bottom, includingthe black run “Snowbird”. But I guess you will be sticking to the beginners area, because you are trying snowboarding?
Looking forward it Ski Camp, (and showing off my snowboard)
Antonio.
August 16th, 2012 at 10:27 am
HI
that sounds great I have never been to the snow well there was this one time last year when it snowed for the first time in Hamilton in like 20 years.
I really hope that you have fun.
August 16th, 2012 at 11:46 am
I do hope you all have a good time at ski camp.
And are you talking about the museum on desert road, if it is I’v been to that museum lots of times.
I wish I could go to ski camp and some fun with all my friends, But I can’t because I got a dance Concert. I thinks its all right because I might go skiing down in the south so I don’t mind.
Sahara.
August 20th, 2012 at 10:59 am
Hey Monique
I can’t WAIT till Ski Camp .
I know how to snowboard and ski but I’m doing Skiing because skiing is much easier to do.
I think it is going to be a fantastic experience for everyone, most people at our school have not been to a mountain. So now If someone mentions skiing everyone have experience.
happy reading
Charlotte
August 21st, 2012 at 10:19 am
Hello Monique!
I can’t wait until ski camp! We’re going tomorrow! Whoo!
I have only been up to the mountain once, and that was when I was four! It was really fun though, and this time I’ll be skiing. Well, hopefully, since I will probably spend half the time on my bum!
It’s going to be a really great experience, and hopefully we get nice weather so we can spend the whole day on the mountain (unlike the last ski camp, they only spent half a day skiing).
I also can’t wait until we just go to Turoa to play around and have snowball fights and just muck around in the snow! It’s going to be fantastic
Your friend,
Simone ♥
August 21st, 2012 at 4:13 pm
Hi Simone
(You probably won’t get this before camp but anyway…)
I am also looking forward to the snowball fight, but for different reasons. I want to see where on Turoa we will have it! I have been there many times and I don’t have a clue in the world were it will be.
Antonio.