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= cy +. . Our esteemed leader, Mike Hollis, takes up this tale: Lots of virgin snow, fine weather, mo tow queues, views cf Egmont, Ruapehu, the Kaikouras, - and gluhwein. With theese promises, Pickles enveigled me into a skiing trip to Kime. I envisaged a walk up, some runs off Fields anc Hector, and 2 long run cown from Bridge Peak to Table Tep.
The road walk was the usual grind. The, akis and boots on tcp of a weekend pack gotheavier anc heavier. © At Otaki Forks I realised that there was no way I-could get up the hill. ' My cloth (a pack) was cut accordingly. .The skis and boots were hidden in the bush, It was to be a tramp. This was a bit of a let down for I had carried the same gear to Mt. Robert ... but that wes some years ago The weather was cold but Table Top was devoid‘of ‘snow. Ha snow on the ground at Dennan, but definitely snow in the air. The snow-line was eventually reached just before Kime. *° "ie i oa a i Inside Kime the FE es lay piking. I got several billies of water and, deciding that my share of the werk was done, retired to the : pit.’ (Had cooked my stew at home). Stayed in the’pit until next morning except for. occasional visits to thé’ loo. -% strange place that, with no door and a roof se low that 2 had to decide to bena at the knees or bend the head, or both. The logical way is to sit Gown, but males seem to be averse co chis ..ee- - Next morning Mark and Mark climbec Fie dodgems between the clumps of snow gra skis. His feet are bigger than mine. kegan a turn, but all that happened was my foot turned in Lhe boots: Quite a sensation ~ ski in one direction and body in another: ~~
lds and skied down, playing 58, °F had ‘one run on Pickles i
The trip began with three Matke-anéd & @ Mike, ‘but elevations from the Medium trip and met oct lope from the, FE ee swelled the numbers , : Z fe es rit * = aoe me a} ~ = as oe S,
Yell, what promises did the. leader. deliver’ :..... the gluhwein, that wes good, and about one. hour of- sunshine. But we enjovedc it all. Mike Hollis