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

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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.