Cardrona Alpine Resort, New Zealand Report: Good Cover And Great Times Served Daily A leader among the New Zealand recreation community, Cardrona Alpine Resort (Cardy’s for short) is a go-to epicenter for awesomeness this winter season. With its lofty roost above picturesque Wanaka, NZ, Cardrona is chilling comfortably upon a reliable snowpack thanks to periodic but tenacious snowfalls. It’s offered-up good cover across the resort’s ruffly 1800 feet of vertical rise. Its seven […] Conditions Report Paulie | August 10, 2023 0 Comments
Ohau Snowfields, New Zealand Report: Ear-To-Ear Storm Smiles A healthy wallop of long-awaited new snow has brought a shot of life to the Otago region of New Zealand and beloved Ohau Snowfields. An 8″ (20cm) dose of dry, beautiful powder snow swirled in at Ohau. Moderate squalls (quite common to the region) have followed the most recent front. They’ve done a fantastic job of pushing accumulation onto most […] Conditions Report Paulie | August 4, 2023 0 Comments
Mt. Hutt, New Zealand, Photo Essay: Classic Turns With a Moon Twist Through the windshield, the color stack of Canterbury’s Mt. Hutt resembles a cappuccino, rich browns below a snow-frothed top. At just under 7,200 feet of elevation and rocking the largest skiable area of the South Island, Mt. Hutt has earned its stripes as one of New Zealand’s top ski fields. Related: Mount Hutt, New Zealand, Finally Gets Big Snow Dump […] Conditions Report Paulie | July 31, 2023 0 Comments
Teton Mountains, Wy-Daho: Still Up For It! Report from June 5th, 2023 We were about 70 mins into the ascent when the normally pine-y air of the tree’d Teton ridge line was invaded by a strong scent of Ale. How odd, we thought. But there was no mistaking the semi-sweet aroma. And it would be another 10 to 20 mins before we clued into its blatantly obvious […] Conditions Report Paulie | June 6, 2023 0 Comments
New Zealand Zeroing-In On ’23 Snow Season With only weeks until commencement of ski operations, New Zealand is prepping for another rowdy ski season in 2023. For a lay of the land at Aotearoa, here’s listing of North and South Island ski area opening dates: North Island: Mt. Ruapehu – 24 June Whakapapa – 8 July Turoa – 9 July Manganui – *spun […] Industry News Paulie | May 27, 2023 0 Comments
Teton Mountains, Wy-Daho; Have Snow Will Ski! Report from the week of May 15 thru 19, 2023 Make no mistake, winter’s coming around to calling it quits in the Tetons, for sure, but the hills aren’t dry yet. For those keen on a quiet walk, there are stashes a’plenty, especially to northerly faces or along the summits. And anyway, we’re pretty easy sells when it comes to […] Conditions Report Paulie | May 20, 2023 0 Comments
Teton Mountains, Wy-Daho; The Good Times Keep Glidin’ Report from April 30 & May 1, 2023 The Teton Mountains still hold heaps of snow, and skiing or snowboarding is straight-up delightful. Soft corn. Bright sun. Zero wind. And darn good times. The recent clear spell has been a bit of a rarity. The Mtn. West winter, currently wrapping-up, has been a bumper season of in-your-face snow and elusive […] Conditions Report Paulie | May 3, 2023 0 Comments
Grand Targhee Resort, Wy-Daho, Report: Tip of the Cap to a Classic Season Finale Photo recap from the closing weekend, April 15 & 16, 2023 Grand Targhee Resort on the west side of the Teton Mountains closed out a wonderful ’22/23 winter season with a weekend-long sunshine daydream celebration. Targhee came within four inches of hitting the 600″ mark for the season, and to hear the old boys tell it, there was plenty of […] Conditions Report Paulie | April 17, 2023 0 Comments
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