When Is The Best Time to Ski & Ride in New Zealand? Are you getting bummed that your ski season is coming to an end, or worse off, already over? Not to worry my friends, the New Zealand ski fields are already getting snow and will be open within a month. It’s no small feat to make your way to the other side of the world for a ski trip, so let us […] Guy LaDouche | June 13, 201851 Likes 5 Tweets 1 Comment
How to Ski and Ride New Zealand: Is the summer heat getting to you? Have you already started counting down the days until your local ski hill opens? Maybe you should just blow that number to shreds and book your ticket to New Zealand. As you can see, most of the skiing is on the South Island (with also happens to be one of the most beautiful […] Guy LaDouche | July 14, 20170 Likes 1 Tweet 2 Comments
Craigieburn, New Zealand – The Soul of Skiing I left my heart in Craigieburn… again. Last year was my first time at Craigieburn, or any club field for that matter, and I vowed to make it an annual trip for as long as I could swing it. This is a place that’s not for everyone, in fact it would be quite the nightmare for a beginner skier. If you’re an advanced […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | September 1, 201611 Likes 4 Tweets 2 Comments
Ohau, New Zealand Conditions Report & Photo Tour – One Chair Wonder We made a last minute decision to ski a day at Ohau on our way up to the club fields and boy are we glad we did. This is a smaller ski field that’s located about 2 hours northeast of Wanaka. It really has a small town, locals feel, with a cute lodge and just one slow double chair. There […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | August 30, 20160 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Why Treble Cone, NZ Is Great New Zealand is one of the most breathtakingly beautiful places in the world, filled with travelers from all around the world, the most welcoming locals, and an adventurous spirit. If you’re a skier from the northern hemisphere, it also happens to offer amazing skiing during your off season. If you are fortunate enough to make it down to New […] Guy LaDouche | August 24, 20160 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Remarkables, NZ Conditions Report & Photo Tour – Great Start to The North Face Frontier Freeride World Qualifier Opening day of the North Face Frontier, at the Remarkables turned out to be a stunner of a day. With some weather concerns heading into Monday, the call to go was made early in the morning and it’s a good thing they went for it. The skies were clear and the snow was chalky for most of the day. The North Face Frontier is […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | August 23, 20160 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Treble Cone, NZ Conditions Report & Photo Tour – A Very Generous 3cm Pow Day I see a trend starting here, but… yesterday at Treble Cone gave us some of the best turns of the season so far. After skiing so many days at Cardrona, it was nice to get some proper long and steep runs that really got the legs going. There was a bit of cloud as we got up to the mountain […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | August 16, 20160 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
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