Winter is coming. We've been getting frosty mornings. A large high pressure system has been giving us clear stable days. Great sightseeing weather.
After all the stable weather it's a pleasant change to have some wild weather. Wind and rain yesterday. Snow on the tops overnight. Today is looking pretty wild too. Should be a good ridge day.
We've had a high pressure system hanging around for a while now, so the soaring hasn't been spectacular. A steady trickle of short rides have kept the towplane working and created the illusion of activity.
A little northwest wind at altitude gave us the opportunity to get up to Mt Cook. The wave was mostly blue, but some cloud on the divide meant that once we got west we could get some clues as to the location of the wave. Staying in the wave was tricky.
Philip Plane
philip@omarama.net