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Hotham 09 – Day 8 – The Long Road Home

18 July 2009

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We woke on the final day of the Hotham 09 Ski Adventure at 6am, to be ready for a 7am departure from Bright. The morning was full of cold-weather showers as always, but everyone was pretty happy considering the time and the temperature outside; -2C according to the car thermometer. Once the layer of ice [...]

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Hotham 09 – Day 7 – Out with a bang

17 July 2009

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Just a note: I’m incredibly tired while writing this, and so can’t guarantee the wording is all correct. Apologies if any sections don’t make sense! [singlepic id=1130 w=320 h=240 float=left] Like the preceding two days, our final day at Hotham started early – 7am was the time for moving cars between the long-term car park, [...]

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Hotham 09 – Day 6 – Tough Conditions

16 July 2009

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Day 6 started at a similar time to Day 5 – early. Unfortunately, the weather was not good at all compared to the day before, and it wasn’t long before I had peered through the window and made the decision to go back to sleep rather than suiting up to go out in the cold. [...]

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Hotham 09 – Day 5 – Happy Birthday Max (and what a great day)!

15 July 2009

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Day 5 started early. Around 7am for most. (It was Max’s birthday, and so he is forgiven for not wanting to be up before the sun.) The promise of a 7:30am lift start, coupled with fabulous new snow and brilliant weather was too good to pass up (although, how did we know anything about most [...]

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