Today we skied the other side of the ridge for the first time this winter and then walked back up and skied the Field of Dream’s. we don’t ski it very often because its not always safe to go there avalanche wise and when we do, we ski it with extra care and support for… Continue reading Having fun in the mountains
Author: Geoff Blackler
Still no new Snow
Been here a month now with two months to go :-). Above is a photo taken off Red’s web Cam last Friday as I was having my breakfast at home and getting ready to head up the hill. It is of the Paradise chair with the North face of Mt Roberts on the right which… Continue reading Still no new Snow
Week three
Been here 3 weeks now, since I last wrote we have been ski touring again off the ridge line in the photo. Down through the tree’s and also from where I’m standing down to the creek and then we skin back up, for another run, we do 3 runs on our little tour ending back… Continue reading Week three
From 2021 into 2022
The above photo was taken on New years eve, a beautiful end to 2021 especially ski-in the 60 cm of dry snow through the tree’s for 4 days at the end of the year. In the last photo of my last post which was taken from the town looking up at Mt Roberts and Red… Continue reading From 2021 into 2022
Xmas and the end of 2021
Hope you all had a safe and Happy Xmas, here in Rossland we woke up to 15cm of fresh snow overnight Xmas eve and 25cm over the past 24 hours. This happens most times I’ve been here on Xmas eve and into Xmas day, it didn’t fail me this year either. Its a real joy.… Continue reading Xmas and the end of 2021
Journey to Canada
Leaving Sumner beach behind last Friday I was on my way to Canada having a family weekend at my brother Gary’s in Amberley before flying out on Monday 20th. I had my International pre departure covid test on the Saturday and Sunday got the all clear to go with a negative. test Monday Gary drove… Continue reading Journey to Canada
Last week before Canada
The last weeks work at Kirsten’s saw the above wall painted with just the trim to the door’s to be stained a darker colour. On Tuesday the above photo was taken before we had 3 days of rain up till yesterday ( Friday) afternoon when the sun came out after I had finished work for… Continue reading Last week before Canada
Finally in Christchurch
It was such a GR8 feeling driving my car again, leaving Hawea at 8am and going to my container to drop my Bike and some other stuff off. Then at 9 I was finally on my way to Christchurch 6 weeks later than originally planned. I stopped off at Tekapo for lunch by the lake… Continue reading Finally in Christchurch
Test post
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Moving into Limbo
After spending 4 months of the winter renting and looking after my good friend’s Greg and Kristina’s house above by the Hawea river, ( they have been stuck in and out of Lockdown in Melbourne since the end of March ). I was due to leave on October 20th and head to Christchurch and then… Continue reading Moving into Limbo