Low altitude peaks, a vast hut systems, clean water, no foreign language barrier, and a strong U.S. dollar all make NZ a no brainer. Especially for steep technical terrain! A propensity for bad weather, icy slopes and the cost of airfare seems to keep ski visitation to a minimum. We’ll see. Maybe it will just rain the entire time?!
The mighty Mount Cook/Aoraki
For three weeks, Billy Haas, Adam Fabrikant, Beau Fredlund and I will be focusing on the larger peaks of the South Island. We’ll be checking in with updates on Wildsnow.com.
I’ll fill in the blanks with a comprehensive blog (including too many photos as usual) on our return.