Ski Trip

Hello everyone,
Last week on the 29th of August 2016, all the Year 5 & 6 kids from Ohaeawai School went on a SKI TRIP!! We all met up at school to catch the bus down. It was 6:30 am and we had had to get up really early. It took us nearly 10 hours to drive from Ohaeawai to National Park. For some of us it was the furtherest we had ever been from home.
 On our second day we went skiing. It was the best time ever. We  got split into groups and had little lessons about how to ski. It was very tricky especially if it was your first time. We got taught how to stop, skid, slide, ski without poles and how to go faster. It was really cool.
 Then, we had to ski down a slope.  It was so hot  I had to take off some gear, including my  gloves. So when I skied down......... I tripped up on my skies and my hand slid through the cold snow. I eventually got up but now my hands were freezing.
Anyway, I started skiing again happily until my skies got faster and faster. I was trying to stop but it wasn't working! I was going  as fast as a cheetah..... I was about to trip but......... I didn't.
"YAY!"  I screamed with joy.
 Next,we lined up for the ski lift. I went with my ski teacher. I forget her name but I think she was French but she could speak English. Finally, it was our turn. We had to quickly turn and then jump onto the chair lift. On the way, the ski teacher gave me some chocolate.
Then, we had to ski off the chair lift which was scary at first but you soon got used to it.
Next I tried the Magic Carpet which is kind of like a moving footpath. We skied onto it and then suddenly it just stopped. I nearly fell straight forward onto my face. Skiing is tricky!!!