Snow Camp 2019

Three weeks ago Te Kinga and Kotuku went on a school camp to Arthur's pass and Mt Cheeseman. We left on Monday to go the Arthur's pass outdoor education center where would stay the first night. We arrived and unpacked the cars. We settled in then had a talk about the rules and the kind of activities we were going to do. We then went outside and played a game called buddy which was like a tandem version of Simon says. We finished the game and had a snow fight which turned out to be an ice fight which hurt a lot. We were taken to a walking track and got to learn about all the Maori travelers that came through Arthur's pass and the way they came back because they could not come back through Arthur's pass due to the weight of the jade they bring back from the West coast. After our walk we settled down and rested up for half an hour then went out for a treasure hunt. The treasure hunt went for about half an hour which we were forced to do with no walkie talkie because Zak was pressing the wrong button for the whole time until we made it back. We called it a day and there was some dinner followed by another game and dessert before going to bed. We woke up to yelling and screaming which would become a tradition. We all lumbered in to the dining room with heavy eyelids to see that we would be staying a bit longer due to high winds and rain. After a couple hours we departed for Mt Cheeseman on the hour long drive. It felt longer than an hour but we finally made it with the wind whistling past the cars. We got in the lodge and settled down. We waited a few minutes until the co-chief of the ski field Sam came in and talked to us about all the rules and regulations and then we were told our rooms and shuffled in, unpacked then regrouped back down at the lodge. We waited until the weather died down a little and went outside in blizzard like conditions for a play in the snow. We had a good hour long crazy fest then went back inside for a lot of card games, chicken (The game) and finally dinner. After all the we played more card games had some Milo and went to bed. We woke up to yelling and screaming (I said it was a tradition) and lumbered out of bed out to the lounge/dining area for some early breakfast which was some toast and cereal. We then played (You guessed it) more card games and waited until the weather report. They said it would be all good to go skiing for the day. We were all jumping with joy and excitement. We got our ski boots and skis then went out for a good day of skiing. There were a couple of T-bar accidents with people sliding right down the hill. I went right to the top of the mountain which is a tradition for me because I want to conquer as many ski fields as I can. After that we had lunch and were told we could have one more run. I did so then gave my ski gear back and packed up my gear, filed it into the back of the car and we drove home.