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Beautiful day at Mt Hutt today, perfect spring conditions. Bumped into heaps of people I know from Queenstown having a weekend away. Snow's still good, it was corning up nicely. They have extended their season, so will go for another 2 weeks before it's all over for another 9 months.

I entered the pond skim competition today Very Happy - scored a 9,9,8 and 7 off the judges, more for the big splash than anything I think.

Here's a couple of pictures of me failing. It was bloody cold in the water.



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last day of the season tomorrow, half a metre of light and dry fresh falling from the sky right now.

Should be an awesome closing day Very Happy
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Thanks for all the posting hang11 - good luck getting through the next 9 months Shocked


..... maybe you should come to the EoSB to bridge the gap Madeye-Smiley
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Saint foy in January should break up the off season.

And I'll just dust off the surfboards and fishing rod for summer Very Happy
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hang11, How do you rate the Winter ? I saw a forecast saying it's still snowing ?
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Queenstown had a shocker, worst in 15 years or something like that. Treble cone got a lot of big storms. We had a lot of coastal or westerly systems, which benefit TC and Canterbury fields but don't really deliver much for Queenstown.

Up my way it's been fantastic. Had a great June, very dry and warm July, then it all got going. September and October have been exceptional.

Right now, at my place its hosing down and very cold. Mt hutt is about 15km away, and was on 60cm of fresh snow this afternoon, so could well be nearing a metre by the morning, with a low freezing level.

I've got to work tonight, so will be getting 4 hours sleep, then heading up the hill for closing day. They have a huge base up there, but things really quieter down with no tourists by early September, so it doesn't make financial sense to stay open.

Broken river may keep operating at weekends for a while, so I may get a couple of days in there, but fishing season starts on 3rd November and I'm keen to chase some trout in the high country Very Happy been tying lots of new flies over winter and got a flash new rod to try out.
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hang11, Good luck with the fishing, hope you score some powder tomorrow snowHead
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A few from today, the storm certainly delivered a lot of snow, a bit wind affected, but bloody good for summer.

Snow chains and boards are packed away now for a few months....













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Last picture of the winter from me - a dodgy iPhone shot of the Mt Hutt access road yesterday. Gives a good idea of why it scares people a bit. Definitely fatal if you went off the edge, and it's all unsealed/lumpy. I was surprised the little subie in front of me made it up there, he was running out of clearance in the ruts at times - I guess he had some powder day motivation Very Happy

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hang11, cheers - ah yes the joys of a barrier-less cliff edge access road Shocked

Great shots and they definitely address the question anyone might have about how similar skiing in NZ is to skiing in Scotland?
Answer: not at all Laughing
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New Zealand about to get splattered with lava.
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Some great video footage of Mt Hutt this season.

http://www.zapiks.fr/the-freakyboyzzz-ep5-one-wee.html
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