Thursday, 27 December 2007,
After snowing steadily all night, it was again minus 7 deg C and the outdoor fridge, where we store the beer in 60cm of snow, was working fine. Today we are planning outdoor activities. The main commencing area is at the end of Snowfields drive behind Leavenworth village. The kids were too small for any of the activities so Nicola and Rod took them shopping. Emma and Colleen went skiing with Emma picking it up quickly enough to decide to take another day gear rental to progress further up the beginners slope tomorrow. Barry and Margaret rented truck tyre innertubes for the Tube Ride where you are dragged about 200m uphill on a towrope and then hurtle downhill in a twisting walled course where there is little or no control over direction. We had 6 rides each and, despite the cold, affecting extremities, the activity actually warmed us up. When Nicola and Rod returned they too had a go on the tubes. After a late lunch at a brewpub in town we retired to our lodge where Colleen prepared Bratwurst and sauerkraut for dinner. Nicola and Rod had dinner in town.