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2008-08-07 Ruahines - Top Forks hut < Trips > 2009-09-01 Skiing, Lake Pukaki
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Day 1 Oxford, Mt Hutt, Methven
 First run, 8 years since the last trip
 Early view, down main basin
 Late view, across field
 Last ride
 Last run
 
Day 2 Porters, Geraldine
 Half day passes, looks OK so far
 Jim getting in to it
 Packing up
 Only the first T open
 Blown off the mountain, 1pm
 
Day 3 Dobson, Ohau
 Heading down at midday after wind blew cable off T
 
Day 4 Ohau, Wanaka
No skiing
Day 5 Treble Cone
 A winter playground
 The view
 Northern perimeter
 Southern perimeter
 At the top
 
Day 6 Treble Cone
 Another day in paradise
 Still snow covered and not skied out
 Parked above base building
 Open slopes
 Fine views
 Run after run after run
 Saddle basin and Saddle quad
 Looking down Saddle quad
 Matukituki Basin
 
Day 7 Cardrona, Kurow
 Whitestar Express and McDougall's Quad
 Arcadia basin
 Top of Captain's
 Comeback trail near Lee's leap
 Sidling out west
 Down the Cardrona
 Captain's and cafeteria
 View to Wakatipu
 Base buildings
 Main basin
 Lunch
 Captain's basin
 Lake Wakatipu
 
Day 8 Awakino, Geraldine
 How to get there
 Directions
 Field is located to right of centre
 Ski field 4WD track
 Base buildings and car park
 Skifield information
 Lodge information
 Inside the lodge
 Lodge with accommodation and cafeteria
 At the car park, track not cleared above
 Skinning up the access track
 Looking at ski field and buildings
 Rope tow and building
 Foot of tow and main basin
 Looking down main basin
 Figure eights
 Panorama from top of tow to head of basin
 Head of basin
 Slope to top of tow
 Looking at hill with tow on it.
 Day lodge
 Basin to left of tow
 Ski field from above
 Nissan Hut
 Late in the day
 Last run
 Heading down defunct access tow route
 Lake Pukaki
 Lake Pukaki
 Mt Cook at sunset
 Mt Cook at sunset
 
 Lake Pukaki panoramas