Thursday, August 20, 2020

Day 4 - Injury!

Venturing off in different groups at different times, our aim was to converge at Interceptor chair. To do so, we caught the Ski Tube down from Blue Cow bumping into Rob. Max and Mira who managed to make it on to our train literally as the doors were closing! We rode the Village 8 as a group then split up again. 

I was with Katy and Mira. We wandered towards Centre Valley before looping back to Interceptor where we ran into a big crowd. As we slowly inched towards the chairlift, we kept a look out for everyone else. Soon we spotted Patrick, Josh and Mia and then Andy, Ella, Rob and Max had conveniently caught up too. Just waiting for Susie and Maki. We continued on to the top debating what to do next. Unexpectedly, Patrick received a call for help from Susie - she'd hurt her hamstring coming down the Discovery trail with Maki!! The group once again split -  a rescue mission for a few, a short extra ski for others and a break for most all while waiting for news on Susie's predicament.

Word came through that Susie was unable to continue to ski and had been taken on a skidoo down to the Perisher medical centre. Maki rejoined us and we all headed back to the lodge except for Patrick who stayed with Susie. Eventually a few hours later, Susie and Patrick arrived back at the lodge. We heard of Susie's unfortunate face first tumble over a steep drop followed by the lack of an available skidoo back to Guthega resulting in Susie's slow gingerly descent from Blue Cow terminal to the lodge. Sadly for Susie her skiing holiday was over and she spent the remaining few days hobbling around icing her hamstring as often as possible.


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