Thursday, August 25, 2011

New Zealand's 100 Year StormQueenstown, blanketed in snow. The Remarkables' craggy terrainBootpacking up to The Chutes at RemarkablesDiscussing the snowfall totalsHikeable terrain weeded out the "punters," leaving deep snow for those who made the effort. It was worth it. A ski patroller checks the snow stability. Looks good to go!Reaping the benefits of the big stormRocky chutes, stuffed with powder. Powder skiing in the summer? Yes, please.

Need a powder skiing fix? One of the deepest storms in decades is hammering New Zealand's South Island, leaving as much as 80 centimeters (nearly 40 inches) of snow behind.

Ruka Kuusamo Lapland Ruka skiing

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