On the 1st of August some wintery weather greeted the ski trip class of 2008 at school and we were excited! Some good snowfall during the week, and a forecast of wonderful snowfall to come had us set for some wonderful action. The group was a mixture of students from Years 10 and 11, some staff, friends of staff and some ex-students. Sadly we had to do the ski trip without Mr Monin (the first ski trip he has missed in 18 years!) – and of course the snow was the best it has been in years!
We hit an amazing storm outside Canberra and we thankful for the provision of a safe bus driver – we stopped in Cooma for dinner before heading into Bungarra Alpine centre, our accommodation for the weekend. It was snowing in Jindabyne – another wonderful sign for the mountains. We hired our gear, watched Manly win on the telly (great stuff) and then headed off to bed. Some had more trouble sleeping than others – such excitement!
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The students were awoken at 5:45am on Saturday morning – a hearty breakfast and we were off – to some of the best snow seen in the past 5 years down at Thredbo. The students had a lesson in the morning, where beginners were shown the basics, and those with experience on skis and snowboards were extended! We rode the snow under beautiful skies all day Saturday, and then headed back to our lodge for some quiet reflection on a wonderful day’s activity. Accident count was at one – Greg Bendall has a new scar on his nose and a story to tell about his first day on the snowboard!
A sad hour or two watching the Wallabies get thrashed in the footy was brightened up with a nice dinner and then a devotion from our guest speaker and snow enthusiast, Dwayne Stockini. Dwayne encouraged us to be bold in sharing our faith, our story with those that we meet. We then headed off to watch a movie, play cards, and some turned in for the night very early.
Sunday was another beautiful day and another fresh dumping of snow on the mountain. A few of us headed up to Merrets and Crackenback and enjoyed making the first tracks in the snow. Students took another lesson and then disappeared with their buddies over the mountain for a few more hours riding the white powder!
Sadly it was too quickly time to come home – but what a wonderful time. A few more war stories on the bus back, a few movies and lots of sleep – all in all a great weekend away.
We had a great amount of fun, and we wondered at God’s amazing creation. We are already looking forward to next year.
I would like to thank the ski trip class of 2008 for the wonderful way in which they represented the school on the trip (a very easy bunch to lead); and to Mr Youl, Mrs Freestone and Mrs Glassock for their wonderful support on what was a most enjoyable weekend away.
Mr P Muddle
Snow Trip Coordinator
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