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2009-09-01 South Island skiing
Day 1 Oxford, Mt Hutt, Methven Oxford(approve sites)  First day, Mt Hutt(approve sites)  First run, 8 years since the last trip  Early view, down main basin  Late view, across field  Last ride  Last run
Day 2 Porters, Geraldine Porters(approve sites), you can't see the wind  Half day passes, looks OK so far  Jim getting in to it  Packing up  Only the first T open  Blown off the mountain, 1pm
Day 3 Dobson, Ohau Accommodation(approve sites) at Geraldine(approve sites)  Mt Dobson(approve sites), can you see the wind?  Heading down at midday after wind blew cable off T
Day 4 Ohau, WanakaNo skiing
Day 5 Treble Cone Treble Cone(approve sites) with 30cm new snow  A winter playground  The view  Aspiring National Park(approve sites)  Northern perimeter  Southern perimeter  At the top
Day 6 Treble Cone Another day in paradise  Still snow covered and not skied out  Parked above base building  Open slopes  Fine views  Run after run after run  Saddle basin and Saddle quad  Looking down Saddle quad  Matukituki Basin  Looking at Matukituki Valley(approve sites)
Day 7 Cardrona, Kurow Cardrona(approve sites) base  Whitestar Express and McDougall's Quad  Arcadia basin  Top of Captain's  Comeback trail near Lee's leap  Sidling out west  Down the Cardrona  Captain's and cafeteria  View to Wakatipu  Base buildings  Main basin  Lunch  Captain's basin  Lake Wakatipu
Day 8 Awakino, Geraldine Kurow(approve sites) town(approve sites) centre  How to get there  Directions  First view of Awakino(approve sites)  Field is located to right of centre  Ski field 4WD track  Base buildings and car park  Skifield information  Lodge information  Inside the lodge  Lodge with accommodation and cafeteria  At the car park, track not cleared above  Skinning up the access track  Looking at ski field and buildings  Rope tow and building  Foot of tow and main basin  Looking down main basin  Figure eights  Panorama from top of tow to head of basin  Head of basin  Slope to top of tow  Looking at hill with tow on it.  Day lodge  Basin to left of tow  Ski field from above  Nissan Hut  Late in the day  Last run  Heading down defunct access tow route  Mt Cook(approve sites) at disk  Lake Pukaki  Lake Pukaki  Mt Cook at sunset  Mt Cook at sunset
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