fi goes skiing
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sorry, anyway, heres how it happened:
after arriving at the solang valley from manali, the last thing we expected was to see the amount of snow they had received.. toilet blocks and houses snowed in, hotels closed.. its no joke in kashmir, where the snow has killed 400 people it is called the "north indian tsunami".
we got dropped off as the snow started, only the brave 4wd vehicles could get thru, also sherpas, mules and honeymooners on sledges (who looked very terrified!)
on the ski slopes we saw a yak and angora rabbit. fi negotiated a good deal with a local for retro ski boots and skis, then off she went up the slope by foot to get reacquainted with her skills. she didnt realise she has to dodge paragliders landing just below her and men on skii-dos.
after fi finished skiing, we hire out an inner tubesle down the side of an icy slope on, us two on a rubber ring.. fi tried to video it, but was screaming too much!
as the sun was setting behind the huge snowcapped mountains, we trekked back, and managed to dry out our boots from all the snow at the same time..
back at the hotel bar in manali we have a debrief and head for some tibetan momos
jim
sorry, anyway, heres how it happened:
after arriving at the solang valley from manali, the last thing we expected was to see the amount of snow they had received.. toilet blocks and houses snowed in, hotels closed.. its no joke in kashmir, where the snow has killed 400 people it is called the "north indian tsunami".
we got dropped off as the snow started, only the brave 4wd vehicles could get thru, also sherpas, mules and honeymooners on sledges (who looked very terrified!)
on the ski slopes we saw a yak and angora rabbit. fi negotiated a good deal with a local for retro ski boots and skis, then off she went up the slope by foot to get reacquainted with her skills. she didnt realise she has to dodge paragliders landing just below her and men on skii-dos.
after fi finished skiing, we hire out an inner tubesle down the side of an icy slope on, us two on a rubber ring.. fi tried to video it, but was screaming too much!
as the sun was setting behind the huge snowcapped mountains, we trekked back, and managed to dry out our boots from all the snow at the same time..
back at the hotel bar in manali we have a debrief and head for some tibetan momos
jim
posted by Fi and Jim @ 1:40 pm
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