Jan and I have spent a week early May looking after a school group and then helping a very hard working team to bring in winter food supplies for the lodge and making it clean and ready for the winter ski season.
The Sunday prior to this, four of us spent the day doing remedial work to the roof ridge area above the lounge dining rooms mainly replacing the seals which were aging and letting in snow spin drift and then causing small leaks during the thawing process. We have on the agenda seal replacement for the rest of the ridges. Interestingly enough the metal under the ridges is in very good condition so we expect the roof to last a good number of years to come.
Thanks to Kevin, Pete, Dennis and also Jan for keeping us fed and watered.
The week proved to be one of perfect weather for the third year in a row and enabled the school group and Jan and I to enjoy the park without the masses of tourists found during the summer months.
As well as some minor improvements done to the lodge, Kevin has designed and installed some rails in the ski room which will enable frequent users to lock up their skis and snowboards in between their stays at the lodge. Anyone wishing to leave their skis and snowboards at the lodge will need to bring their own locks and chain or bike locks.
We expect all your gear to be removed at the end of the season. If for some unexpected reason you may fail to remove your gear, it will pay to label it with your name.
On the same subject, there was some gear left in the lodge loft (an area of the lodge which is no longer available for private storage). I have transported this gear back to Wellington but am not prepared to keep this gear for long; it will soon be available for purchase at the recycling station Spicer landfill, Porirua.
The gear is as follows:
- Skis: blue, Elan with Look bindings, 157cm long, one damaged tip
- Skis: grey, Atomic, Solomon bindings 180cm long, wrapped in calico cloth
- Skis: black, Tyrolia, Tyrolia bindings, 185cm long, yellow green red decals
- Skis: red, Atomic, Atomic bindings,160cm long, seem to be in good condition
- Skis: Yellow/black Rossignol, Rossignol bindings, 183cm long. Name Bolam written on face
- Ski boots: Grey Solomon, Womans, size U.S.8, in yellow bag
- Crampons: old stile steel with leather straps
- Helmet: blue, make Jofa
- Skis big foot, black, in blue bag with name Simon Lillico
- Monopoly Game
- Pirateology Game
The games, if not claimed, will be returned to the lodge for everyone to use.
If this is your gear or you know who owns it then arrange with me to pick it up.
or phone 04 479 3810.