Skiing

We took Eloise (Abbey stayed home with Poh Poh and Gung Gung) to Mount Buller for the weekend for her first ski trip.  She has been tobogganing before at aged 2 at Lake Mountain but has been asking to get on skis ever since she watched Donald Duck chase after Mickey Mouse on skis.  She actually said that she did not need lessons as she already knows how to do it from watching Donald and Mickey do it ! 

Just outside our lodge, lots of snow !

We stayed at Alkira Lodge which is just a few minutes walk from the village. On Saturday morning we played in the snow, making a very dismal looking snowman.   

Then it was off for a bit of toboganning and a practice on the skis. 

A little unsteady to begin with

"Whooa, don't let go daddy !"

After lunch, Eloise went into ski school where she was put into the Koala's class. Eloise actually took to having skis on her feet fairly easily and was glidding very quickly. Although still a while to go before we master the art of stopping.











There was plenty of snow and most of the lifts were open but unfortunately the weather on the Sunday was terrible - cold and very windy.  It was not very pleasant sitting on the chair lifts.  In fact, we gave it away after only a few runs.   

A much more credible looking snowman

Making snow angels