The day was Tuesday, 17 August 2021. It was a stormy mid winter day that the Southern Lakes had been looking forward to all season after a lean winter on the snow front. Majority of the early winter storms had hit the eastern coastal pathway of the Southern Divide but with over half a metre of snow in the forecast it was the storm-riding day of the season and Treble Cone was pulsating with an energy that only happens a couple of times a winter when powder fever hits.
As the front finally cleared allowing an hour and a half of visibility before the lifts shut that afternoon, anticipation was high for
