To change hotel every day is actually very tiring but it also meant that we get to enjoy different bfast spread every morning.
The journey was surprisingly fast. I thought the driver was stopping for toilet break but we had already arrived. The driver also helped to call the 民宿, to ensure that we were sent to the right place. Luckily he did bcos there are a few branches of the same 民宿 and we eventually got to the right one. It feels very cosy already.
The rooms weren’t ready and we opted to go to the ski resort 1st. The 民宿 staff brought us to one of the rental places, which I supposed they had a tied-up. We rented the ski suit for RMB150 each, helmet, googles and gloves for RMB70 each, an instructor who taught us for 2 hours at RMB1,600 and the entrance tickets (inclusive of equipment and ski lift) at RMB350 per pax. All in all, we paid RMB3,380 (or about S$780) for a day’s of snowboarding. I only realised how expensive it was after making payment. Zzzz…
All suited up.
Oh ya, I also paid an extra RMB50 for these protections. I feel very loved. Lol.
Our instructor, 小祝, helped us with the entry and then the renting of the equipment. We were then brought onto the snow. The snow was man made given that it hasn’t really snowed. This also meant that any falls would be a lot more painful, since artificial snow is compacted.
Unlike the previous ski resorts that we had been to, where the learning slopes are usually just some gentle slope somewhere, there were multiple learning slopes in this resort and each one comes with its own magic carpet.
小祝 given us the basic instructions and sort of guided us down the beginner slope. All of us, including Nana, who last snowboard several years back, remembered the basics and sort of snowboard down the slope. We went a few more runs and we recalled how to slow down and stopped. I was the weakest link, which explained the extra protection needed.
It was a lot less tiring compared with the previous sessions, all thanks to the magic carpet.
After a while, Zaky got bored. The baby slope was too easy for him and he had to learn at our pace. I asked 小祝 to help Zaky recall how to snowboard from front to back and to front, something that he had learnt the last trip but forgotten. We were just happy practicing the same thing. Ended up, the instructor brought Zaky up the ski lift to properly snowboard. He was with Zaky for a good 40 mins and did a total of 3 runs. By the time they were done, it also marked the end of the lesson. 小祝 left and we happily stopped for lunch.
We went back to the snow and tried a different beginner slope that is longer. We tried a few runs before Nana decided that she would join Zaky on the ski lift to one of the slopes. We were pointed to the most beginner trail that didn’t look so beginner to me. Daddy Lim said that he would be happy with the leaning slopes; we tasked Zaky to look after jiejie.
The kids took a while to come back. Nana said that she wasn’t allowed to carry the snowboard onto the ski lift but had to have one foot locked in, then slide off the snow lift. The slope off the ski lift is often super steep and damn scary. Anyway, they survived the slope! Nana was also quite traumatised by the jumping off of the ski lift that she declined to go a 2nd time. Zaky didn’t want to go alone too. Thus, the 4 of us just went up and down the learning slopes and we were getting better. We took another break in the afternoon.
We had coffee in a Starbucks cup but not from a Starbucks shop. I duno how this works. Lol.
Then, we hit the slopes again. The magic carpet was closed at about 5.30pm, which also signals the end of our session and the soon to start night ski session. I was too tired to go on. I didn’t ask if Daddy Lim or the kids wanted to continue and quickly bundled everybody off.
The 民宿 staff walked us to the rental place and 小祝 drove us to the ski resort. All thanks to Baidu, we managed to find our way back to the rental place and then to the 民宿.
Our room was ready. The 民宿 was able to arrange dinner for us, either hotpot, American-style BBQ or 私房菜. We originally opted for the BBQ but had to wait and we’re recommended the 私房菜 instead. Sure, anything for the hungry tummies. The food came very shortly and I regret to inform that I have still not learned how to 点外卖. While waiting, we snacked. These were so nice.
The food was good and there was a lot! We all agreed that it tasted like popo’s cooking.
We had to plan for the following day. I kept thinking that what we paid today was super expensive and I was right. I think we were absolute carrot heads. This was the price list for instructor by the Center.
It was decided that Daddy Lim and the kids would do a couple of hours of snowboarding while I packed the room to be ready for checking out at 12pm. I offered the kids to book an instructor but was rejected. Ok lah. We also arranged for the driver to pick us up at 12.30pm.
Daddy Lim and I shared a room for the night.
The kids took another room that was right above ours. The room comes with projector TV.
Mummy Lim
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