My busy week

This lovely sign is on a few tracks in NZ.

 My Busy week started as all good weeks do with a bad weather forecast. The weather for the first active day of the week was for rain and strong winds. So I thought I would climb a mountain. Turns out the weather forecast was half right. I couldn't get to the top due to the strong winds, but at least the rain held off.  The Isthmus track is a short steep track above Lake Hawea. If you make it to the top on a clear day you can see both Lake Hawea and Lake Wanaka.

Lake Hawea looking beautiful from Isthmus track

So close but so far. The tussock grass shows how windy it was

The Second day of excitement was at Treble Cone and the rain promised for the previous day appeared in the evening and the day was absolutely gorgeous.

The view from the top of the six chairlift at TC

View of Lake Wanaka from TC so amazing.

OOh fresh powder new slopes I think so

Marion showing everyone how its done

Day at Cardrona was another lovely day Marion and Mike kept me company, and I watched them pulling some awesome moves.

Woo hoo new slopes to try

Another top of chairlift photo, this time from Captains

Roys Peak the next good day in a long fun week. We walked up the mountain and felt the drizzle and then the snow. We met a couple of tourists who were on their way down (they thought they had reached the top). We took them up there and waded through the snow to a beautiful clearing view over Wanaka.

Rachel taking photos

Yay we made it

wow the view looks just as lovely every time I'm up here

All on the way down

Slow but steady pace.