Milford Sound Skiing
Driving straight from Mt Cook village to Te Anau with a plan to fly up and camp on the Ngapunatoru … Continue reading Milford Sound Skiing
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Mueller Hut – In the shadow of giants
Managing to recruit Kenji for another hut mission, we headed off in the early hours of the morning to Mount … Continue reading Mueller Hut – In the shadow of giants
Cass Valley and Memorial Hut
The Cass Valley is a valley off to the north-west of Lake Tekapo access and accomodation is provided by way … Continue reading Cass Valley and Memorial Hut
Black Peak return to Treble Cone
A clear weather window with low to moderate wind means another day of getting out and about. Still feeling lacklustre … Continue reading Black Peak return to Treble Cone
A night at Brewster Hut
The toss up, head up to the bigger mountains in NZ or ski 55cm of fresh snow with the hoards … Continue reading A night at Brewster Hut
Bonpland North Couloir
Bon-what? Yeah, I said the same thing. A quick google search reveals it’s a mountain near the Routeburn Track behind … Continue reading Bonpland North Couloir
Mt Peterson & Maitland Hut
On Monday afternoon, Kenji and myself drove from Methven to Ohau, collecting Simon Trummer from Lake Tekapo on the way. … Continue reading Mt Peterson & Maitland Hut
Kaikoura – Mountains & Oceans
On Tuesday, I met up with Nick Pascoe and Ryan Taylor and skied in the Kaikoura Mountains. Ryan organised for … Continue reading Kaikoura – Mountains & Oceans
Kepler Track Skiing
On Saturday I headed up with Hans Anderson and his roommates, Allison, Kelly and Dillon, to Luxmore Hut, the first … Continue reading Kepler Track Skiing
Ohau Backcountry Scoping
A quick look around before the wind blew in at the Ohau Backcountry. Solar aspects were starting to have a … Continue reading Ohau Backcountry Scoping