A week of it – activities at the Snow Farm, Cardrona Valley, Central Otago
Over the years I’ve posted often about my predilection for cross country skiing at the Snow Farm, so this week I thought I’d share more of the flavour of the place. It’s rather unique for New Zealand,...
View ArticleWinter wanderings at the Snow Farm
It’s so much fun up at my local cross country skiing area, the Snow Farm, that I’ve really just been eating, sleeping, skiing and working for some weeks now. As some of you know I’m running a sort of...
View ArticleLightweight ski touring dilemma solved
It was back in the late 60’s I started skiing, and at a club field complete with rope tow, walk in/up to the snow, dig the rope out after storms and crank up the tractor. We’d often ski so late we’d...
View ArticleA few thoughts on light weight ski touring and a fashion shoot
Following on from the popularity of last week’s post here are a few words on the underlying thoughts and emotions on such a trip: Heading off on these solo jaunts I always remind myself that...
View ArticleA significant 21st and a trip to a church in the back of beyond
Twenty one years of being a dad, and what a privilege! There are many versions of the story – here is one: Redford [aka Dougal - he legally changed his name a couple of years ago] had a sense of style...
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