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• It’s not over till Dumpy says so!

  [I realised I never posted this little story from the arse-end of Winter 2008, so it is…] It’s the end of October, I’d just about packed everything away until next season and was convincing myself to get the bike out. But then I saw the weather for the... Posted May 24 2009, 03:58 PM by le_sloth with | with no comments Filed under: Snowboarding, New Zealand, Mt Hutt, Winter 2008

• Sorry Gary, a New Fancy That Production!

  Dear Gary We truly are very sorry for our behaviour last night. We should have realised that you were in fact dressed for bed and had an early start on your skis ahead. Sorry Gary Allan Davis and Arran Dayris p.s. here it is - oh yes, the long-awaited... Posted Apr 02 2009, 08:20 AM by le_sloth with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Snowboarding, Fancy That Productions, Site Announcements, Video, Japan, Winter 2008

• Mt Cheeseman - it's not made of cheese

  New Zealand weather is so unpredictable, it really can't make it's mind up. I'm wearing shorts and t-shirt one day, a cold sou'wester comes in overnight and drops a nice 15cm of dry winter snow on the mountains. Scrapped my plans of building... Posted Sep 28 2008, 05:31 PM by le_sloth with | with no comments Filed under: Snowboarding, New Zealand, Winter 2008, Cheeseman

• The Melting Hutt

  "I'm melting, I'm melting"...said Mount Hutt. Yep, Spring's here, the nor-wester has been battering the mountains, stripping snow off bit by bit. Still, that means warm temps, blue skies and slushy riding - sweet! Went up to Hutt... Posted Sep 25 2008, 06:23 PM by le_sloth with | with no comments Filed under: Snowboarding, New Zealand, Mt Hutt, Winter 2008

• Ohau great it was to be back again

  A winter season just wouldn't be complete without a roadtrip down to Ohau. With Alan Davis at the wheel, we set off after work on Friday, compulsory Maccas stop then into the darkness. So dark actually that we missed the turn for the mountains. Finally... Posted Sep 15 2008, 09:19 PM by le_sloth with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Snowboarding, New Zealand, roadtrip, Ohau, Winter 2008

• Best day of the season 2008

  unexpectedly amazing Spring day at Hutt Posted Sep 11 2008, 06:00 PM by le_sloth with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Snowboarding, New Zealand, Mt Hutt, Winter 2008

• The only time I wished the mountain was closed

  Woke up this morning, feeling fine, had something special on my mi-nd...Hang on, where's this going? Yesterday was neige, lots of it, but a very closed mountain. Today was much of the same, but with an extra 40cm on top. The usual "On Hold"... Posted Sep 05 2008, 10:28 PM by le_sloth with | with no comments Filed under: Snowboarding, New Zealand, Mt Hutt, Winter 2008

• The Grey Dog

  Change the wind direction from a Southerly to a Nor-Wester at this time of year and things change, really change . From reading the report, I knew it was going to be a bit heavy and wet, but I needed to get up there, you know how it is?! Turn your bloody... Posted Aug 26 2008, 09:55 PM by le_sloth with | with no comments Filed under: Snowboarding, New Zealand, Mt Hutt, Winter 2008

• Big Mama, T-Bars and cake

  With only a sprinkling of new snow overnight, it was hard to pick out the best place to go from the snow reports. But seeing as it's 2-for-1 at Porters on a Monday, making it only $37.50 each, it was worth putting up with the t-bars for the day. Must've... Posted Aug 18 2008, 09:23 PM by le_sloth with | with no comments Filed under: Snowboarding, New Zealand, Winter 2008, Porters

• And another bluebird powder day at Hutt

  Powder, blue skies, good times. Must be Winter 2008. These cats are going insane Posted Aug 17 2008, 09:08 PM by le_sloth with | with no comments Filed under: Snowboarding, New Zealand, Mt Hutt, Winter 2008

• Craigieburn - The Big One

  A perfect day of powder, blue skies and no crowds at Craigieburn, NZ Posted Aug 11 2008, 09:13 AM by le_sloth with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Snowboarding, New Zealand, Winter 2008, Craigieburn

• Epic day at Mt Hutt

  "This is the one, this is the day we've all been waiting for", so said the famous Yeti back in 2006. Well I used those very words myself today at Mt Hutt. Hadn't been planning on going up today - better conditions were supposed to be... Posted Aug 06 2008, 08:31 PM by le_sloth with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Snowboarding, New Zealand, Mt Hutt, Winter 2008

• So much snow at Hutt

  Just got back from riding powder all day at Mt Hutt - was loads better than expected . Last week's storm has dumped so much snow up there it's ridiculous! Gonna set it up perfectly for Spring riding (yeh, now how come that's only 4 weeks away... Posted Aug 04 2008, 06:29 PM by le_sloth with | with no comments Filed under: Snowboarding, New Zealand, Mt Hutt, Winter 2008

• Mt Olympus - Playground of the Gods

  The FEAR comes in many shapes and sizes. This one was in the shape of a nutcracker and had been bothering my dreams for the last couple of weeks. Time to take on the fear, head to head. Rising up to the Gods Just getting up to Mt Olympus was the first... Posted Jul 30 2008, 09:34 AM by le_sloth with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Snowboarding, New Zealand, Winter 2008, Mt Olympus

• Mt Hutt buried in powder!

  Ok, so gutted I've still not got up there today - nothing open again. My kit's been ready to go for 3 days now . Still, looking at these photos from Mt Hutt today, I can see why they've not been able to open - erm, where's the base building... Posted Jul 25 2008, 06:07 PM by le_sloth with | with no comments Filed under: Snowboarding, New Zealand, Mt Hutt, Winter 2008