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  • Time to head back, via Cardies

    Well every good roadtrip comes to an end at some point, and today's almostthat day. Time to leave Queenstown anyway and head back...sloooowwwwlllyyy.Another layer of cloud hanging over the valleys this morning, but up atCardrona it was pretty much bluebird. They've had plenty of good snowrecently...
    Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 08-19-2007

  • Remarks Chutes

    After a few ales, gin and Ferg last night with Miss Gutkin and Sam, gettingup super-early was not gonna happen. Although still managed to get out thedoor by 9ish I think. Snow reports were a bit odd, cos as far as I knew ithad been snowing all night. Yet Remarks was only saying 2cm. Ok then.Nowhere else...
    Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 08-18-2007

  • Coronet : That's The One

    It may get slated all the time for ropey conditions (Concrete Peak), it may get too busy some times, but Coronet Peak is definitely the one for keeping you busy all day. So much more terrain to play around on, hits everywhere and good lifts. With night riding on too, was hard to tell myself that's...
    Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 08-17-2007

  • Reasonably Remarkable

    Needed a bit of a lie in after yesterday's epic mission. Was dreaming ofOhau powder, needing more of that action! Got up to the Remarks pretty quickcos the road was in the best condition I've seen it - actually better thansome of the roads round Queenstown! No new snow but they'd had plenty...
    Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 08-16-2007

  • Breaking Alan's Balls (and loving Ohau powder)

    This was a long day, A very long day. Alan was trying his best to get the better of me, but I wasn't letting him in. Drive Christchurch to Ohau Up at 5:30am, in Rosie and on the road. Compulsory Maccas stop on the long dull boring road to Ashburton and beyond. Once you turn off there though and get...
    Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 08-15-2007

  • Dumpy has arrived? Maybe

    Things are looking good for snow over here in NZ over the next few days, especially if you're down in Queenstown! Damn cold though.
    Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 06-21-2007

  • Snowboarders take message of God to mountains

    Chairlift preachers Originally uploaded by le_sloth . From this weekend's newspaper: "Young Christian snowboarders are using chairlifts to deliver unsolicited six-minute sermons in an effort to spread the word of God among fellow skiers." Full Story Here Oh, please, please let one of them get on a lift...
    Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 05-20-2007

  • Queenstown in Summer

    Just back from an awesome weekend back in Queenstown, not really feeling so good - bit of a 3 day hangover situation I think . Got some pikey flights a while ago, from Christchurch to Wanaka, a mere $98 return! Didn't even know you could fly to Wanaka, but that was definitely an experience in itself...
    Posted to The Life of Sloth (Weblog) by le_sloth on 01-15-2007
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