On the second day we got up early and had breakfast at the loge. We left the lodge at about 7.30 am and got to the mountain at 8 am. The side of the mountain that we were on was called Whakapapa. We went there because it has a really good slope for beginners. The beginner’s slope is called Happy Valley. We went down to Happy Valley and hired out some skiing pants and jacket then we went to get our skis and poles that we had hired. We had a lesson at 10.30 but that was still an hour and half away so Mum showed us how to ski because she already knew. By the time we had the lesson Aaron, Alan, Luke and I could ski down Happy Valley quite fast and without falling over. So the lesson was pretty boring. At the end of the day Mum, Aaron, Alan, Luke, Luke’s Dad and I wanted to go up to the next slope. It’s called the Rock Garden. We were lining up by the chair lift and Alan had already gone when the lady who checked our lift passes stopped Aaron Luke and I because we only had passes for Happy Valley. But Mum and Luke’s Dad were allowed cause they had the right passes. Mum asked the lady if we could go up once because Alan had already gone. We were just allowed on. When we were at the top of the lift we started to ski down. We were going down a steep bit then I crashed. One of my skis came off and I was on the steep slope so I was having some trouble putting it back on. I kept falling over but then a person came on a snow board and helped me get my skis back on. At the end of the day we packed up and drove to Tokaanu natural hot pools. It was really nice after a days skiing. The photo’s are of Happy Valley.
