Skiing at Whakapapa

At the last minute, John and I decided to have a weekend away skiing at our local ski field, Whakapapa in the North Island.











We left early on Saturday morning and 2 1/2 hours later we were up on the ski slope having a hot chocolate.

The weather was fantastic, clear blue skies with spectacular views down the mountain.

We booked the Skotel Alpine Resort for the night, just at the bottom of the slopes and were spoilt with a view over the Tongariro National Park from our balcony.















Sunday morning we were up early and headed back up the mountain and were 2 chair lifts up at the top restaurant by 8am. Hardly anyone on the ski slopes and tucked into a massive breakfast before making the most of the early morning skiing.







What now seems to be a tradition for us, we stopped off at Lake Taupo on the way home and hit some golf balls into the lake. Another wonderful weekend, making it all the more special as it was a last minute decision to go.