Ski Trip to Whakapapa 11-16 October
Sunday, 11 October 2020
Arriving at the CTC Lodge Sunday afternoon
Yingjun at work in the lodge kitchen
Monday was a bad weather day!
On Tuesday we visited the Tokaanu Hot Springs in the morning and the "Silica Rapids" in the afternoon.
Graeme, Paula, and Jingjun took the lower route to the Silica Springs
Mt Ngauruhoe in the cloud
Wednesday morning dawned bright and sunny
The Pinnacles and Mt Ngauruhoe
Miyah, Lucas, and Yingjun
On Thursday we awoke to a white world at the lodge!
Building a snowman Thursday morning
Lucas, "Snowy", and Yingjun
Lucas, "Snowy", Glenda, and Chris
Thursday's activity was a walk to the Whakapapaiti Hut
There was a little bit of snow in the air
Yingjun, Brandon, and Glenda
The Pinnacles, as seen from the Knoll Ridge Cafe complex Friday morning
Chris with "blinkered" vision
Returning to base in the "Sky Waka" gondola