Adventure Awaits Issue #12 August 2020 | Page 15

BY OUR BIG LAP | PARK REVIEW But it is also amazing, and one of my absolute favourite things to do and places to be. The Snowy Mountains have captivated me since my very first trip to the snow in 1988 when I was five years old, and my love of the snow, skiing and snowboarding and the alpine environment is something I want to be able to share with my kids. Our first family holiday to the snow was back in 2016 when Ava was 3 and Finn was 18 months old. With Lloyd being a non-snowsports kind of guy he was on chief parenting duties, and Ava was to head off to have her first ski school experience while I was doing my best to find my snow legs again on the mountain. Between work and kids it had been almost 15 years since I had last hit the slopes so we went all out and booked a lovely apartment in Thredbo Village. It was amazing, and … 15