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An Australian Mom's take on getting her kids on snow

post #1 of 2
8/6/12 at 8:07pm
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After reading the threads on EpicSki about the ski conditions at Buller, I was intrigued to read this mom's blog about getting her kids on snow for the first time. 

 

http://www.mamamia.com.au/travel/snow-australia-mt-stirling-resort-skiing-getaways/

 

A snip from the article: 

 

 

 

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DOWN: Skiing requires a lot of STUFF. I’m not good with managing stuff. I lose things, misplace things, break things. Sadly, my kids seem to be modeling themselves on me in this regard. A day at the beach requires swimmers, towels, sunscreen, hats. That’s a challenge, but nothing compared to a day on the ski slopes. Beanies, helmets, gloves, neck warmers, goggles, sunglasses, sunscreen, jackets, boots, poles, skis, lip balm, and lift passes multiplied by five is a lot of STUFF and had the potential to do my head in.

UP: Nothing like skiing for teaching kids to take care of their own STUFF. And they love it so much they take extra care, ‘You lose a glove and you will NOT be skiing this afternoon.’ That’s powerful parenting right there.

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post #2 of 2
8/7/12 at 11:03am

Lol, and it gets better.

 

It's Friday night after work. Finally you pack the slack kids and gear in the 2wd and battle peak hour traffic. Now you hit the conga line of cars and its strictly 60mph or the speed radar 'safety' guns get you.

 

After 3 to 5 hours, you hit the tollgate: $40 a night to park the car.

 

Winding your way up the hill, you're stoped and ttold to fit snow chains. Bedlam ensues as 'never been to the snow' people can't park off the side or fit chains.

 

Finally you get to the  carpark - which is below the snowline.

 

You unpack the car, load everything onto a 4wd taxi (pay $18 per person one way to drive a mile), and unpack gear onto the foorpath/pavement/sidewalk. Now Dad makes a dozen trips up to the lodge and carts gear to the room full of $100/night bunk beds. And the day tickets are $108 for adults and $59-$90 for youths and kids.

700

 

Not surprisingly, people who ski Aspen can't afford to ski in Oz!

 

families are flying to Japan and New Zealand to ski. You can park on Friday at Melbourne Airport for $70 per week (not $40 a day), land in NZ 3 hours later, ski a weekend, and be at the office at noon on Monday. The value can't be beat.

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