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snowing down low today, below the gondola in town, and metservice have issued a snow warning for southland to 400m tonight 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It has been a good fall. 40cm at Coronet Peak in the last couple of days. 15cm since yesterday at the Remarkables it is back to winter down here. The forecast for the next few days is sunshine, light winds and cool temperatures so time to get up the mountain.
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I got a few decent pics, I'll post some later - I'll be in your last pic, just by the snow gun at the top of the blue fence, to the left of the jump.
Had a cracker of a day at Coronet today, snow was great, not too crowded. We were going to head over to Ohau for the weekend, but it seemed like a waste of petrol with Queenstown being this good.
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Had the last two mornings at Coronet and spring is really here. Hardly even frozen overnight but the pistes is great first thing although some are getting soft by 10.00am. The off piste is variable depending on sun exposure and traffic loading but if you go looking there was some fun corn snow to be had. Walked the dog this afternoon and it was about 18 degrees in the valley.
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Another morning at Coronet Peak and much like my last report. Blue sky, no wind and nice and warm. Numbers of people are down so no crowds, no lift lines and no one to run into. Lots of fast carving down the piste. Firm first thing and softening as the day went on. Quite a lot of snow gone off the ridges but plenty on the piste and all the off piste valleys. The bottom of the Sarah Sue trail has got some big brown patches but all the other trails are fine.
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easiski, I will try and get you some this coming weekend. We are now into the last few weeks of the season with far warmer weather. Saying that it is cold this morning with a light fall of snow down to 600 metres so conditions should be good for the next few days.
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Well its not much but here is a snap of the west face of the Remarkables from near Queenstown airport. Taken about half an hour ago. A lovely cold easterly wind is bringing some light snow showers down to about 600m. There has been 6 to 10 cms on the piste and maybe a little more during the day. A nice return to winter conditions and great timing as school holidays start this weekend. Hope to get you something better soon.
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Sarge McSarge,
Excellent work
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Sarge McSarge,
Can you stop putting these photos on, it's winding me up !
Only joking, I was in New Zealand 2 years ago almost exactly to this week and even though the end of the season was'nt as good as it looks to be this year the combination of the stunning landscapes and friendly people can't really be beaten.
Alright then, please put some more photos up....
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Sarge McSarge, Cheers buddy, nice shots. Damn I wish it snowed in Ireland......
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You know it makes sense.
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Poster: A snowHead
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hang11, Awesome trout, that seals the deal on a NewZealand Season in 2010 followed by some fishing towards the end. I'll put my flyrods in the bag for next years trip too. Wooooohooooo!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yeh it wasn't too bad. I was into about 10 fish like that in about 3 hours, spooked most of them, hooked up one other. The casting was a bit rusty after 5 months off over winter.
If you're looking to get some fishing done, most rivers open on the 1st October, just as the snow season finishes, although some of the back country ones are 1st November. The lakes are usually open all year though.
Looks like we've got another 10cm or so on the way at the end of the week, which should give it a freshen up for the end of the season.
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Cool pics, dudes.
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hang11, some of the best pics I've seen for a long time. Thanks for sharing them.
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wow amazing pics!
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Stunning!
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Cheers hang11, excellent photos
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hang11, Great shots mate. Don't post any more other wise the whole place will be full of Snowheads next season.
Well we had fresh snow Saturday so the skiing was excellent for the last weekend of the season at Coronet Peak. 15cms of fresh and no crowds so it was a great end to a great season. The Remarkables is open till next weekend but all the other local areas are now closed. Just to mention our wonderful variable weather in NZ the central North Island has had heavy snow with roads closed and some hundreds of people having to be rescued from their stuck cars. 80 or 90 still trapped as of this morning and it is still snowing up there. Down here it is blue sky and no winds. I will do a season round up in a few days.
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Awesome photos!
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Amazing photo's - NZ is truely beautiful.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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hang11, breathtaking! What camera?
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Thanks for all the nice comments
Coronet did a sneaky last minute offer for season pass holders, and opened for a few hours this morning. It was a bit of a result, for the non workers, like my wife, because the four seater was closed all day yesterday, so there were still freshies to be had this morning, with beautiful weather too. She's just been in to see me at work with the kids, and it sounds like they had a blast, which is a great way to end the season. One child got completely lost after she tried to land a jump into a snow drift that was a bit too deep, and had to be retrieved.
But hey, the South Island sucks, the snow is rubbish, the scenery is boring, and the fishing is crap 
The North Island is much nicer
Those pics are all taken with a canon 40D and a sigma 10-20 or canon 70-200 F4L. I've got my eye on a 7D, with weather sealing, which will be real handy for taking up to the mountains. I'm a bit precious with the current setup, so miss out on a lot of good shots through not having it with me.
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You know it makes sense.
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hang11, I saw the special offer after I got to work this morning and it was too late to change my work plans. It must have been glorious up there sun, snow and almost no people.
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Poster: A snowHead
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hang11, clear that your pics couldn't just've been from a compact digicam!! Keep it up
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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hang11, Sarge McSarge,
Cheers for the pics, reports, fishing info and other cool info about the area.
See you in June 2010
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There's some good angry rainbows to be had at some of the stream mouths in June
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hang11, Sarge McSarge, Thanks for all the great photos 
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Lads thanks a million, have thoroughly enjoyed this thread.
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Guys, thanks for all the stokey pics. You've really made a great thread.
Homesick 
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hang11, Sarge McSarge, wow! thanks for the amazing pics. looks like you had fab conditions!
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Great set of pics, chaps.
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