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  1. 09-10-2008, 08:45 PM #1
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    NZ: South Island Stoke

    I originally only intended to visit NZ. My sister's in grad school at Canterbury and some friends that had done a few season in Vail with live in Christchurch. But i figured what the hell so i got the working holiday visa off the NZ immigration website and moved here til the end of November.

    Did a few days at Mt Hutt which were good but i've really been impressed with the club fields here. Real basic operations(rope tows, one-lane dirt roads, etc) with few amenities but totally cuts down on the gaper factor.


    Heading towards Arthur's Pass/Castle Hill


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    Shit day up at Porters


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  2. 09-10-2008, 08:54 PM #2
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    nicely done
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    Nice scenery

    Gorgeous. looks like a great time. take me with you next time... please
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    fucking epic man. Olympus was probably my favorite place on the South Island, with Craigieburn a close second. good shots.
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    beautiful stuff man. had to save a bunch of those to my screensaver favourites folder
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    awsome, thanks for sharing, its winter everywhere right now, web cams of teton pass are snowwy too!
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    Whooooaa.... unbeleivable pictures.
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  8. 09-10-2008, 09:48 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by leftfield View Post


    Heading towards Arthur's Pass/Castle Hill
    holy f***ing lack of rocks. and talk about an abrupt treeline as well, those are some cool looking mountains
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    Quote Originally Posted by leftfield View Post

    Shit day up at Porters
    ROFL, two summers ago ended up at Porters one day with Slim & Lane Meyer cause it was the only field that had relative visibility (which promptly left as soon as we got to the top of the mountain). Same experience it sounds like.

    Olympus is the shit! Only got in one day there, but remember hiking that far ridge. Some outstanding turns to be had there.

    Looks like a killer trip, thanks for the pics!
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  10. 09-11-2008, 08:25 AM #10
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    Wow, looks like En-Zed is gettin' it. Great pics.
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    Wow: SCHWING!
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    nice job dude. looks like some good terrain. any hot kiwi chicas up there ?
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  13. 09-11-2008, 09:17 AM #13
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    Nice pics. I love the ones with the snow on the peaks and none down low.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Squirrel99 View Post
    ROFL, two summers ago ended up at Porters one day with Slim & Lane Meyer cause it was the only field that had relative visibility (which promptly left as soon as we got to the top of the mountain). Same experience it sounds like.
    Yeah, the weather had been socked in for 3 straight days and we were so desperate for some turns we went up Porters in the rain(!)

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    Olympus is the shit! Only got in one day there, but remember hiking that far ridge. Some outstanding turns to be had there.
    I'm a huge fan of the place- tons of chutes/stashes everywhere.
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    Hey Leftfield, nice pics. Looks like you have scored some epic days around the place. I think I ran into you last Sat at Olympus but had a shocker and didn't introduce myself. Sorry about that, hardly very welcoming of me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by leftfield View Post
    Yeah, the weather had been socked in for 3 straight days and we were so desperate for some turns we went up Porters in the rain(!)



    I'm a huge fan of the place- tons of chutes/stashes everywhere.
    I think it might have rained on us at Porters too!

    Yeah, Olympus. what a great mountain. any place that has a run call brick shithouse is cool in my book.

    oh, funny yer from avon. I used to own p.o. box 3838 there
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    Quote Originally Posted by RichieNZ View Post
    Hey Leftfield, nice pics. Looks like you have scored some epic days around the place. I think I ran into you last Sat at Olympus but had a shocker and didn't introduce myself. Sorry about that, hardly very welcoming of me.
    No worries, maybe we can hook it up next time. Or PM me if you're ever looking to carpool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pablo Escobar View Post
    nice job dude. looks like some good terrain. any hot kiwi chicas up there ?
    Not bad but I had better luck in Auckland when i first got here. This has been the only bird i've scored so far...

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  19. 09-12-2008, 12:45 AM #19
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    The Haast Eagle claims his prey!

    Fuck NZ has the coverage this year
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hugh Conway View Post
    The Haast Eagle claims his prey!
    I had to look that shit up, sounds more bad-ass than the moa.
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    We'll be up at Olympus tomorrow and Sunday if you're around. Blue coat, red helmet, Bluehouse Districts, with a friend in an orange coat and a tele skier with orange pants.
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