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THE BLUFF TO KING BILLY ON SKIS

THE BLUFF TO KING BILLY ON SKIS

Sunday morning we packed up and after a lazy start to the day, a steep climb took us out of the valley and up and over Mt Lovick, with views down the Jamieson Valley.
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SKI WAXING Q&A

SKI WAXING Q&A

The non pattern sections should still be glide waxed for optimal performance. Even the pattern should occasionally be given a going over with a paste glide wax to prevent snow balling up underfoot. This is because a solid wax melted into a pattern will just fill it up, negating any traction completely.
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BLUE LAKE ICE CLIMBING

BLUE LAKE ICE CLIMBING

This is a wonderful glacial remnant; the terminal moraine wall of a long gone glacier creates the barrier that allowed the lake to form. Although blue in summer, wintertime saw something more akin to a moonscape. The lake was like a white flat crater, surrounded by black cliffs encrusted with snow and ice.
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