Skiing
We packed our bags at the start of the week for a long drive to Snowy Mountains. In the days/weeks leading to this trip, there’d be reports about it being the best season in 20 years. We were hopeful. As we approached, we were pleased to see the amount of snow dump, the road had obviously been ploughed.
After parking, we went tobogganing straight away. But, we were not fully prepared for the wild wind. So after about an hour or so, we went inside to have some lunch and a hot chocolate! It wasn’t long before it was time for the kids’ ski lesson. Their instructor allowed us to go up the slopes with them and they had a go at “making a pizza”. Hannah was a bit nervous but was convinced to finish the lesson. At this point, specks of snow started falling 
It was an incredible sight for all of us. That evening we made sure we went to the ski store to buy more gear to protect our heads from the cold!
The wind was even stronger the next day, but with our new balaclavas and neck warmers, we were covered from head to toe! The kids had another ski lesson and Andrew was getting a better handle on skiing. The snowfall was magical!
The sky cleared and the wind stopped the following day. We got up a hill and walked through some thick powdery snow. Who said we don’t get powdery snow in Australia?? By this stage, Andrew was not interested in tobogganing any more. He loved to skiing. John tobogganed with Hannah for a while. It was very tiring but they had a lot of fun. Hannah also decided to ski after that. It’s surprising to see how quickly the kids picked up skiing. They showed little fear and had a blast! We really didn’t want to leave, but it was getting dark. We contemplated on returning the next morning, but we were just exhausted.
We all had an amazing trip. We stopped by at Koko Black for some hot chocolate on the way home.
