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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Nice! Takes me back a few years.
My mum & dad just made it back to Scotland having got stuck in the NZ lock-down. They've been there since February!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@stevomcd, They should have stayed here. Yesterday's new Covid case number for the whole country was just nine.
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Great pictures, I was in that exact spot a year ago, indeed my niece is still there (well, in lockdown a few miles along the road).
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Good to see the first snow of winter - evoking happy memories from an amazing trip to NZ last season 
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Loads up here this morning as well, just walked the hound on the beach, and the alps have snow down to about 1000m.
Was hoping to get my split out soon for a play, but Cinders sent me back to work yesterday.
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Tomorrow NZ is changing from our level 3 to level 2. New covid cases are only one or two per day with a few days of no new cases. This is a major freeing up of our lockdown rules and opens the way for our ski operators to commit to opening this season. Estimates of numbers of skiers and boarders expected in Queenstown this winter range from 25 to 50 percent of normal. A lot depends on how many New Zealanders have the money to spend on a snow holiday. Lots of rumors around town about what is planned by our two local ski area owners. NZSki has Coronet Peak and The Remarkables and Real Journeys/Wayfarer group has Mt Cardrona and Treble Cone. There is talk of each of them only opening one mountain at least to start with. Neither of them are recruiting staff for the season as yet but with scheduled openings only four or five weeks away I'm sure that will be changing soon. As they usually employ between 40 and 60 percent international staff there should be some more jobs for locals. Which would be great as most tourist businesses are shut down and lots of people out of work.
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@Sarge McSarge, Got an NZ trip planned for Sep 20 inbound from S. Korea so I'm hoping those two countries get their act together and agree to International Arrivals on a bilateral basis.
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Looks like there will be no general opening of the border for many many months. The Govt is talking about a gradual opening for countries that have covid totally under control and also have closed borders. So that is likely to be Australia first then selected Pacific island states. I can't see anything greater than that before a vaccine or an effective set of cure/control drugs.
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NZSki has announced its plans for the coming NZ season. Pretty much good news in hard times. Coronet Peak will open late June with all lifts etc operating. The Remakables opening in early July for school holidays and after that open for weekends only. There will be measures in place to comply with govt mandated distancing rules. The slightly delayed opening date allows for pre season maintenance to be carried out. So as long as we get snow it's looking good for the locals.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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5 days a week at Hutt based on weather, Dobson, porters, ohau all go, broken river confirmed they are doing accommodation and Craigieburn open to season pass holders only.
Looking like some interesting options open and hopefully some cheap places to stay in the Mackenzie
I heard Hutt will be not doing much snowmaking and grooming, but I’m hoping they will allow touring up there on the closed days.
Methven heli also operating so crossing fingers for the government to drop a stimulus payment over winter
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Coronet Peak have been testing their snow making system this morning just to get us in the mood. Cardrona and Treble Cone will both be open in late June so that is all the local areas open at some level this winter. It could be father quiet with no Aussies and possibly reduced numbers of New Zealanders due to the economic consequences of the pandemic.
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You know it makes sense.
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Finally we have some snow to report. Over the last couple of days we have had a few light snow falls with about 20cm in total. Also snow making has been going strong for the last day or two 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Sarge McSarge,
Sadly, your management of the pandemic belittles that of the UK. Your numbers (and those of your neighbours) are just incredible.
Not to worry, though. Boris is proud of his achievements. After all, we are top of the league. 
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Bergmeister, Thanks for your support. Very likely that some time in the next week we will drop to level 1 which is pretty much life ae usual but still maintaining strict boarder controls and movement tracking.
Cold temps and light snow continue as well as snow making keeping our hopes up for a good start to the season.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Sarge McSarge, Keeping control of boarders seems a good idea.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Major drama. They were allowed out of quarantine without a test, which was apparently against policy. Not sure who is to blame but lots of finger pointing from all sides. Better get things sorted otherwise more infections and way more problems
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Local season is starting tomorrow with both Cardrona and Coronet Peak opening some of their lifts then Treble cone on Saturday. Unfortunately no new snow here lately but there has been some snow making. There could be a bit of snow on Sunday and then some more on Tuesday. Fingers crossed
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Would love to know what the crowds are like - been way busier than normal up this way
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@Sarge McSarge, Maybe next year 
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Nice.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Friday started with clear conditions and nice groomed surface but high cloud developed as the day went on. Saturday and Sunday have both been grey and cloudy with some fresh snow overnight. Coronet and the Remarkables both reported about 15cm's at the top or the lifts with lesser amounts lower down. A little more has fallen during the day. Similar at Cardrona and Treble Cone reports 50 cm's at the top and rain at the base area. It should be cooling down and ongoing snow showers forecast through the coming week.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Best investment I made when I lived in Methven was my little Subaru Leone with snow tyres and chains. Made it up and down that road all hours of day and night and conditions, including some rescue missions. Best car ever that one.
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Subaru is the standard car for many of our ski community. Road not so crazy today and with some better visibility the skiing was really nice although the crowd was building as it got closer to midday. Not an issue for me as I have work for the afternoon.
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| Sarge McSarge wrote: |
| Subaru is the standard car for many of our ski community. Road not so crazy today and with some better visibility the skiing was really nice although the crowd was building as it got closer to midday. Not an issue for me as I have work for the afternoon. |
Any photos? Skied there in 2005. Would love to go back to NZ...
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+1 for the subie. Unstoppable
Heading to Hutt in the morning, expecting it to be packed again, really need a few more places to get open.
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I had planned to get a few hours on the snow this morning as the snow conditions are good and the weather was nice. Unfortunately everybody else had the same idea. Despite leaving home early I was caught in a huge tail back on the access road. The 11 kms from home to coronet peak took me 35 minutes instead of the usual 15 and the road surface was clear and dry. When I made it to the parking area it was already 95% full and there was a never ending line of cars still on the way up. No way the lifts will be able to handle these numbers so it was an about turn and home for coffee. The tail back was about 5 kms long as I went down with a steady stream of cars heading up to join in. I can't recall it being this busy so early in the day. I have heard that it's the same at the Remarkables. So much for a nice quiet locals only season season. With the closed boarders the cost of accommodation here has dropped by a reasonable amount so lots of people from the big city's have decided to come down for the school holidays. Great for the towns economy after the serious hit during the previous few months. Still some idiots calling for a quick relaxing of the boarder restrictions but with what we see in the Australian sate of Victoria with a second wave of Covid and return of lock down we have to be cautious. Our internal economy is up and running with no restrictions for our people and no cases outside of the isolation facilities for overseas arrivals.
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Crowds were huge up here too. Not going to bother again until school hols are over.
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@BobinCH, And getting better. New snow in the last 24hrs continues to build the snow base. Reported falls are; Treble Cone 30cms, Cardrona 10cms, Coronet Peak 20cms, The Remarkables 15cms. These reports are usually from the top of the lifts and I know that at the bottom of the lowest lifts there was a mix of rain, sleet and snow so not much actual snow build up. Colder overnight temps have allowed the snow making to get to work to get a fresh coating on the main runs. All in all things are looking pretty good in this part of the country. I think I will follow @hang11, and not bother fighting the crowds until the school holidays are over at the end of this week.
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Bet there's Hell to pay over that one 
