Hotham 10 – Day 3 – Surveying the damage…

12 July 2010

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Hotham 10 – Day 3 – Surveying the damage…

Today was our first official day on the slopes, after most of the adventurers decided not to venture out into the wild yesterday on our arrival. The house we were staying in, while nice to be made of timber, certainly had a few disadvantages in that any footsteps upstairs were well and truly well-heard below [...]

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Hotham 10 – Day 2 – Washout!

11 July 2010

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Hotham 10 – Day 2 – Washout!

Last night brought floods of rain to the mountain, and after a quick check of the conditions, we soon decided that it wasn’t quite as urgent to get up and moving as perhaps had been encouraged in the past. Luckily the morning wasn’t quite as chilli as may have been the case at the Bogong [...]

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Hotham 10 – Day 1 – Hit the road…

10 July 2010

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Hotham 10 – Day 1 – Hit the road…

The first day of any ski adventure seems to start early. Really early. Today was no exception – with a 3:30am alarm call to make a 4:30am rendezvous. We were glad to be gone of the wild weather hanging around Adelaide, but it didn’t let us get away without some hairy driving first – including [...]

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USA 09/10 – Beaver Creek Day 12 – The final frontier

13 January 2010

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USA 09/10 – Beaver Creek Day 12 – The final frontier

Our final day on the slopes started at a similar time to all other skiing days so far – earlier for Ed, but about outside by about 11am for Pip and I. While we were slowed by a CSI:Las Vegas marathon this morning, we were actually more interested in the new feature of the photo [...]

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