Well, we had a very warm and somewhat iffy weekend from a skiing perspective, with the temperature on Saturday just below freezing. One carload did go over to Leaf Lake for Saturday, and said they had good conditions, while the remainder chose to either snow-shoe or walk on Saturday morning, and then ski or walk in the afternoon. We did see several families of deer so they seem to be surviving this winter quite well.

On Sunday, conditions hadn't improved - the temperature was a couple of degrees higher. However, a large group clipped on our skis and headed out onto Bondi's trail system. We did the trail out to Hawk Lake and back, and then crossed over to the north side of the property, where one group skied to the Oxtongue River Lookout, while the other group finished the Hidden Lake trail and then headed back to the Lodge along the Sugarshack trail.

As usual, a close-knit group enjoyed each other's company in the evenings, although it always seems that by the time dinner is prepared, served and eaten, and the dishes cleaned away, there isn't actually much of the evening left. The fresh air and exercise at Bondi is enough to send most participants their beds well before midnight!

Drivers

Many thanks to the following participants for driving - the TOC couldn't do this type of event without you:

• Alison
• Carine
• Heather
• Lisa

Donations

The group donated $26.87 to the TOC, the unspent funds from the food kitty.

Photos

Photos have been posted to the TOC Facebook page, in the Bondi Village, 2017 album. Feel free to add more pictures if you took any!