After an awesome morning snowmobiling, Wilson and I decided to give up the fossil fuels and go kite skiing. There was no wind. So we went to the pub for a beer. After a beer there was wind. Wilson sacked up and despite no ’emergency release clamp’ he was ready to smack it. Now we know why the ’emergency release clamp’ was there. There was a little … Continue reading Wilson from Tennessee
It has been a pretty intense trip for T & B and their last day was no different. Things kicked off early for a ski on hard and fast nasty snow but we survived until midday. Then we went kite skiing – not really enuf wind but got to play with the kite none the less. And to finish things off….. Continue reading The final day…
Big Saturday doesn’t quite roll off the tongue as well as Big Wednesday but it pretty accurately describes what we got up to yesterday. 8:30am – departure from Hidden River to go hiking up Independence Bowl. 11am – Independence trip thwarted by anal ski partol so we skied an ever knarlier run. Red ripping up the highest ‘Window’. One of the best pics of the winter. … Continue reading Big Saturday
Day after nearly a foot of pow and the snow is still fantastic up high. Tamatha, Bungy and I hit up the ‘Basin. Bungy down Zuma bowl – red is his line. Tamatha between my legs….. Continue reading Smacking up the ‘Basin
This winter hasn’t been as epic as last but yesterday we had 10 inches on the ground and Al, Jarisse, Red and myself got our share. Darn Tuesday crowds…… Continue reading Finally some snow
Tamatha and Bungy are here – so far it has been pretty full on. A couple of huge nights to start off the trip – I think this was about 4am. Saturday crowds required a backcountry mission…… Sometimes the tow in doesn’t go quite as smoothly. Today was the first day I got to ski some steep stuff back here – here is the line. … Continue reading T & B
After fear of mid 40’s temps my trip to Terrigal has been pretty much rained out. First couple of days were surf and golf but since then it has rained every day. Given me a chance to catch up on some reading, work and catch up with my old friend Bundy. Here is one of my reading spots….. One arvo got to take Chris’ bike … Continue reading Terrigal
Thanks to Andy for fixing my sled and showing me and the boys about today. Haley on the Booter Continue reading First Backcountry Booter of the Season
January is proving to be really tough…. First up John was here and we took the sled out for a run. This day really sucked!!!! Cole and G arrived a couple of days later and after a few days skiing we took the sled for a spin and it didn’t work out so well….. Yeah we got it stuck…. we walked out 5.5 miles because it was getting … Continue reading January is lookin’ like a tough one….
I was affaid that yesterday and today might have been ‘fluff’ days this week but that hasn’t been the case. Yesterday was awesome and today I spent 7hrs paragliding. And when the wind was too strong we called it quits and I played 18 holes at Arrowtown. Here is a 14meg crappy video clip of Keith playing on this ridge this afternoon when it got too windy to fly off … Continue reading Thursday
Golf at Otatara (beautiful old golf club), Rob, Murray and I joined in the members comp. Then down to Bluff to pick up a jetboat and fush and chups (no oysters though – not happy about that). As a side note… if anyone has a soft spot for ‘not so good looking’ women, Invercargill is probably a place you should check out. Continue reading Wednesday
