Coronet Peak is to extend it's season by an extra week following a great late season storm cycle which saw bucket loads of snow fall over the Southern Lakes district. This is great news for all those season pass holders and local businesses who could see a final little boost for the season.
It seems that just over a month ago scientists were talking about the Polar Vortex and how it was on the move from antartica after being stuck there for a several weeks more than usual. This meant we saw an unusually warm August, meaning we just weren't seeing those cold polar fronts coming up and hitting us to give us our usual winter snowy conditions. But it seems they were right and we got hit by front after front bring daily snow dumps day after day for over a week! I dont think we have ever seen it snow so consistently in Queenstown for such a prolonged period, let alone at the end of September!
Anyway, the end result is that we can now play in the snow at Coronet peak for an extra week, where as previous years it was just Remarkables left open! A great decision, favoured by locals and ski bums alike! Great decision nzski!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Spring snow dump takes us back to mid-winter!
Who would have thought a week ago that we would have been back in the midst of a winter cold snap, with oodles of fresh snow around! A week ago Queenstown was bathing in 15 degrees sunshine where sunbathing and getting out on the mountain bikes was the order of the day.
Not anymore, a welcome storm, one of the biggest seen in the country for many years, has taken grip and we are right back in the heart of winter, with some beautiful snow around to play in. Below are some pictures from Coronet Peak back bowls today, where we were skiing in some beautiful light powder. It was nice of the storm to give us some clear skies for the afternoon to allow us to take advantage of what it had delivered to us the previous few days. Forecast is looking like more is on the way over the next few days! Just in time for the Aussie school holidays! Woop woop!
Not anymore, a welcome storm, one of the biggest seen in the country for many years, has taken grip and we are right back in the heart of winter, with some beautiful snow around to play in. Below are some pictures from Coronet Peak back bowls today, where we were skiing in some beautiful light powder. It was nice of the storm to give us some clear skies for the afternoon to allow us to take advantage of what it had delivered to us the previous few days. Forecast is looking like more is on the way over the next few days! Just in time for the Aussie school holidays! Woop woop!
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