New Zealand Winter Reflections New Zealand Winter Reflections written by Morgan Dinsdale Itโs 637am. The full moon overhead illuminates my path forward as the headlamps of racers much faster than I fade into the distance uphill. Forty-five minutes later, as I reach the summit of Coronet Peak in my first Skin to Summit ski mountaineering race down here in New Zealand, I canโt stop […] Industry News Morgan Dinsdale | September 1, 2018 0 Comments
New Zealand Chairlift Snapped by Avalanche Out of Action for Rest of Season The inbounds avalanche atย Tลซroa ski area in New Zealandย last week that almost killed 2 employees has put a chairlift out of action for the remainder of the season, cutting access to the upper slopes and some of theย more challenging terrain. The High Noon Express chairlift was snapped in two by an avalanche on August 6, cutting access to the upper […] Avalanche AvyBrains | August 18, 2018 0 Comments
Riding Around the Range @ Remarkables, New Zealand Back in Mid-August of 2016, a father and son team descended upon a Southern Hemisphere gem…The Remarkables ski field near Queenstown, New Zealand. Located on the southern part of the South Island, the Remarkables is a mini mountain range by its own right. Running in a true North to South fashion and separated by the rest of the Southern Alps, not only does it have impeccable scenery but it also holds some absolutely radical terrain. Trip Report Casey Cane | August 11, 2018 3 Comments
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Massive Avalanche Breaks Lift Tower & Nearly Kills 2 People in New Zealand Today A large avalanche came down and broke a lift tower on the High Noon Express at Mt. Ruhapehu in New Zealand today. 2 employees were caught in the avalanche, described asย “big enough to destroy a small town”, while they were setting up for the day at a ski-lift shack before the Tลซroaย fieldย opened. The huge slide carried away a large snow […] Avalanche AvyBrains | August 6, 2018 0 Comments
Reminiscing the Radness @ Cardrona – New Zealand During a visit in mid-August of 2016, a father and son team had the opportunity to explore the fine terrain at Cardrona ski field. Even with pesky clouds blocking out the sun for the first half of the day, this team was able to enjoy wintery snow in varied terrain. Trip Report Casey Cane | August 4, 2018 1 Comment
Australian Climber Stuck on Mt. Aspiring, New Zealand since Tuesday Lucky to be Found Alive The Australian climber who has been stuck on Mt. Aspiring in New Zealand since Tuesday was found standing and waving as rescue helicopters arrived, reports Otago Daily Times.ย Rescue Coordination Centre NZ Search and Rescue mission coordinator Mike Roberts saidย โitโs extraordinaryโ. The 29-year-old man was found waving down the rescue team when theย Southern Lakes and Mt. Aspiring helicopters arrived at 5pm […] Climbing CragBrains | August 4, 2018 0 Comments
How To Do a Ski Season in New Zealand Right So you wanna take a short ski trip down to New Zealand during the summer? Thatโs coolโฆ You wanna spend the summer doing an entire ski season down in New Zealand? Now weโre talking. Maybe youโve done a few northern hemisphere winters already and youโre looking to keep that healthy addiction goingโฆ or maybe youโre having a quarter life crisis […] Guy LaDouche | August 1, 2018 0 Comments
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