While We're Waiting

We're still waiting for the weather to turn here in Wanaka, waiting for our season to start at Treble Cone. On the upside, though these first few weeks of our season normally bring cold, gray, rainy weather here in town (with an inversion bringing sunshine to TC), the last two weeks since our originally scheduled opening have been glorious, sunny and warm. If we're going to be stuck here in town, wandering around, working hard to stay busy, at least it's been terrific. The truth is that, despite the anxiety of waiting for the weather to turn into proper winter, it's great to be reminded that there are many reasons I love coming to Wanaka for the Southern Winter, with skiing at Treble Cone only one of them.

Yesterday, I made an impromptu drive to Glendhu Bay with some friends just to look at the view. We sat, skipped rocks into the lake, considered the season yet to come, and generally contemplated the astonishing beauty around us. It was like a mini-vacation, and for a few moments we forgot about the waiting game and were able to enjoy the company and our surroundings in the simplest way possible. The question remains: in the Southern Hemisphere, should I be doing my snow dance backwards?