Eric and Flo hiking for the goodness
August 2010
Sometimes life throws things at you when you least expect and I wonder 'why has this happened?' I am continually learning how you deal with these situations can either leave you feeling pretty down - OR hope of moving forward in a different way than you had previously thought.
Within a moment my mums eyes closed for ever, and even one year later it is not always an easy ride.Within a moment, a shark underfoot my ski's and taking a corner too fast resulted in a torn MCL and a hope of a season skiing back in NZ demolished. Dreamland bubble popped - 2 months rehab and no work. I know its my choice in how I deal with different situations that arise and what learning I can take away in the best possible way :) A definite reminder to how much I can take my body for granted and how important friends and family are.
It was a crazy last week in Europe, finishing work in Wales, and a quick jet-set trip to Biaritz and Amsterdam en-route to Castle Hill for a season of skiing! The first CHILL season skiing and living at C.hill since 2006.Was super stoked to fly into chch at midnight and with a couple of hours sleep we were already driving north in 'schurli' with Ferdi, Marco, Sepe and Flo for a 70cem fresh (?!) day at Lyford!
It was super awesome to have the Austrian crew out from Obertauern and to show them my wonderland at the clubfields. Days were spent Apres' ski golf at the Village, ridin' the clubbies, chasing rabbits, cooking up mean feeds, and soaking up life chillin' at the C.HILL. During the K2 Big Mountain comp Euro's flocked to Craigies and Mt O - it was awesome to watch some extremely talented athletes hit some huge cliffs and lines. C.H.V became a mini-euro backpackers in that week, new friendships were made and we shared some good nights and fun lines! Danke Schone :)
Big cheers to Schurli, Seb, Flo, Spitzee, Ferdi and Marco for coming out to C.Hill and sharing my wonderland. And big ups to Kai, Eric, Johannes, Bastl and Travis for a super fun week. Kia Kaha
