• Last day of the year

    December 31, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ❄️ 1 °C

    Our first day snowboarding was eventful. The weather was bad, but plenty of snow. It was like a blizzard as we walked up the hill, but that wasn't going to stop me. We went to the snow gear place to get everything- board, boots, goggles and helmet. It was about $250 for all of this for a week.
    We then went to the skifield and I was so excited. We all started together at the bottom of the mountain for a couple of practices. Dad was good, Fern was good, mum was good, and I was good aswell.
    I think we lasted until about lunch time and then the blizzard really hit. It was more snow than we had ever seen. We decided to head home and I had an onsen. It's a big hot bath bath that you share with other people (but I was lucky to have it to myself).
    I made some mates called Jordy and Ronny and we hung out all afternoon. Spent the afternoon making sled jumps, throwing snowballs at the window and causing a bit of chaos!
    It was New Years Eve tonight and at midnight we walked up to watch some fireworks. It was a great way to finish the year. I am really looking forward to the next few days of snowboarding.
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