Backcountry Blogs
Mt Ruapehu Blog
Spring Steeps
Posted on 7 October 2010
With the onset of spring many of the steep lines in the Ruapehu backcountry have now come into condition and are offering world class skiing and riding!
Perfect Corn
Posted on 7 October 2010
A skier on the Tukino Traverse gets first tracks down 700 vertical metres of perfect spring corn.
Smooth as Butter to Tukino!
Posted on 4 October 2010
Perfect spring corn was the main event down the Mangatoeoenui Glacier on the Tukino Traverse today
Backcountry Avalanche Course
Posted on 29 September 2010
There really couldnt have been better timing for the four day Backcountry Avalanche Course at Whakapapa this year.
SNOW!!!
Posted on 20 September 2010
The storm of storms we have here at the moment seems to be making up after lost time as far a snowfall goes.
Welcome back to Winter
Posted on 14 September 2010
We can expect a cooling trend from today through the rest of the week with snow in the forecast everyday through the weekend.
Powder on the Glaciers
Posted on 9 September 2010
Sunday was a powder day in the Turoa backcountry.
