A mix of the 2023 season with @mtcookheliski at Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park.
A mix of the 2023 season with @mtcookheliski at Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park.
A dreamy day out shredding 15-20 cm of pow up working with @methven_heliski and the Canterbury crew!
A dreamy day out shredding 15-20 cm of pow up working with @methven_heliski and the Canterbury crew!
The fine weather continues and we’re still out running the cold pow stashes up high in our terrain on the southerly aspects!
The fine weather continues and we’re still out running the cold pow stashes up high in our terrain on the southerly aspects!
An epic day out in some of our northern terrain at Mt Cook Hekiski
An epic day out in some of our northern terrain at Mt Cook Hekiski
Observed what was likely a size 5 avalanche today from the summit of Liebig Dome
Observed what was likely a size 5 avalanche today from the summit of Liebig Dome
It’s been a very busy season at @mtcookheliski and with the recent storms we’ve been out making the most of our terrain
It’s been a very busy season at @mtcookheliski and with the recent storms we’ve been out making the most of our terrain
The southerly change has come through as El Niño makes itself felt. The first ASC 1 course was out today finding shelter from the gale southerly to hone up on avalanche skills and an intro to ski touring - it was in fact bitterly cold !
The southerly change has come through as El Niño makes itself felt. The first ASC 1 course was out today finding shelter from the gale southerly to hone up on avalanche skills and an intro to ski touring - it was in fact bitterly cold !
Get in early to book your private or group ski touring/ ski mountaineering or ski touring course
Get in early to book your private or group ski touring/ ski mountaineering or ski touring course
Get in early to book your private or group ski touring/ ski mountaineering or ski touring course
Get in early to book your private or group ski touring/ ski mountaineering or ski touring course
Avalanche Skills Course Dates Winter / Spring 2023
Avalanche Skills Course Dates Winter / Spring 2023
Short flashbulbs of last 2 weeks flying in a few different spots in Australia
Short flashbulbs of last 2 weeks flying in a few different spots in Australia
Back home in NZ and enjoying the Autumn morning conditions
Back home in NZ and enjoying the Autumn morning conditions
You need to get up to go down ….
You need to get up to go down ….
Stupid is as stupid does … I guess at least get on the side where the large heavy snow bomb isn’t going to crush you
Stupid is as stupid does … I guess at least get on the side where the large heavy snow bomb isn’t going to crush you
Keeping it safe as the hazard increases means managing terrain angles. Playing on slopes less than 30 degrees can still be epic when the pow is awesome
Keeping it safe as the hazard increases means managing terrain angles. Playing on slopes less than 30 degrees can still be epic when the pow is awesome
More fun days out ski guiding in Japan with a great crew. The season is still going strong and we’ll be coming back for the next few years
More fun days out ski guiding in Japan with a great crew. The season is still going strong and we’ll be coming back for the next few years
A special day running lift accessed backcountry laps all day. Great refilled powder with nobody else in site!
A special day running lift accessed backcountry laps all day. Great refilled powder with nobody else in site!
Another compilation of shots and images from the last 3 weeks. So much snow - it’s been fun so much fun learning the new terrain, see huge smiles and feeling everybody’s stoke for the snow!!
Another compilation of shots and images from the last 3 weeks. So much snow - it’s been fun so much fun learning the new terrain, see huge smiles and feeling everybody’s stoke for the snow!!
Wandering off into the hills again with heavy snow and strong wind up high. Staying low in terrain out of the wind, using safe travel practices and doing small tests in safe low consequence terrain helps you to understand the problem and find out if there are any unexpected surprises waiting for you.
Wandering off into the hills again with heavy snow and strong wind up high. Staying low in terrain out of the wind, using safe travel practices and doing small tests in safe low consequence terrain helps you to understand the problem and find out if there are any unexpected surprises waiting for you.
There’s something very encompassing about diving close to terrain. The moments of focus and flow seem to stretch out and time comes to a standstill. Dreaming of autumn lines around my home town and sharing the sky with good friends.
There’s something very encompassing about diving close to terrain. The moments of focus and flow seem to stretch out and time comes to a standstill. Dreaming of autumn lines around my home town and sharing the sky with good friends.
A funky shallow snowpack with a very long lived Persistent Slab problem made it a tough but reward season - forecasting for the @nzavalancheadvisory was part of the deal again and the whole team worked hard to get the message out to stay safe.
A great crew and heaps of learning this season - a few weeks left to go before I’m back working for myself but already looking forward to getting back up here next year to live in the village for winter 2024
@alpineguidesnz
@skithetasman
@mtoutdoorsnz
@skilinesnotruns
@nzmga
A funky shallow snowpack with a very long lived Persistent Slab problem made it a tough but reward season - forecasting for the @nzavalancheadvisory was part of the deal again and the whole team worked hard to get the message out to stay safe.
A great crew and heaps of learning this season - a few weeks left to go before I’m back working for myself but already looking forward to getting back up here next year to live in the village for winter 2024
@alpineguidesnz
@skithetasman
@mtoutdoorsnz
@skilinesnotruns
@nzmga
#heliski #newzealand #nz #winter #pow #spring #passion #skiing
@mtcookheliski
@alpineguidesnz
@nzmga
@wanakaisite
@simonggould
@thehelicopterline
#heliski #newzealand #nz #winter #pow #spring #passion #skiing
@mtcookheliski
@alpineguidesnz
@nzmga
@wanakaisite
@simonggould
@thehelicopterline
Come and get your own lines down these stashes before the next storms arrive!
@alpineguidesnz
@mtcookheliski
@methven_heliski
@thehelicopterline
@nzmga
Come and get your own lines down these stashes before the next storms arrive!
@alpineguidesnz
@mtcookheliski
@methven_heliski
@thehelicopterline
@nzmga
#heliski #newzealand #aoraki #mtcook #nz #winter #snow
#skiing #snowboarding
@mtcookheliski
@southernlakeshelicopters
@cowppps
#heliski #newzealand #aoraki #mtcook #nz #winter #snow
#skiing #snowboarding
@mtcookheliski
@southernlakeshelicopters
@cowppps
For perspective this is about 16-18 km away from where we were standing
A size 5 avalanche has a mass of 100,000 m3 or more
We’ve estimated the crown wall was at least 1.5 km wide with a depth of at least 1-2 m or more ( given how we could see it from such a distance ) and at least 100m long
This means that it would have at least a volume of 150,000 m3 of snow …
We don’t know the trigger - it may have been a serac collapse but unsure - but it ran far and WIDE and is most probably the Persistent Slab issue that we have been dealing with
This ran from Mt Phyliss - near Mt Sydney King and ram down and over the Aida Glacier for at least 2 km and then onto the Murchison Glacier
The billowing snow is called a powder cloud and hides the actual debris but the wind blast from these clouds can be devastating.
The poweder cloud ran across the Murchison and up the other side before slowly dissipating down and across the glacier ….
#huge #avalanche
#newzealand #winter #size5
@nzavalancheadvisory
@nzmga
For perspective this is about 16-18 km away from where we were standing
A size 5 avalanche has a mass of 100,000 m3 or more
We’ve estimated the crown wall was at least 1.5 km wide with a depth of at least 1-2 m or more ( given how we could see it from such a distance ) and at least 100m long
This means that it would have at least a volume of 150,000 m3 of snow …
We don’t know the trigger - it may have been a serac collapse but unsure - but it ran far and WIDE and is most probably the Persistent Slab issue that we have been dealing with
This ran from Mt Phyliss - near Mt Sydney King and ram down and over the Aida Glacier for at least 2 km and then onto the Murchison Glacier
The billowing snow is called a powder cloud and hides the actual debris but the wind blast from these clouds can be devastating.
The poweder cloud ran across the Murchison and up the other side before slowly dissipating down and across the glacier ….
#huge #avalanche
#newzealand #winter #size5
@nzavalancheadvisory
@nzmga
There’s a storm sitting on top of us right now and the forecast is for good weather later this week
DM or use the message button to get in touch to check availability
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#nz #winter #storm
#heliski #mtcook #Aoraki
#storm #pow #dumping
@alpineguidesnz
@methvenheliski
@thehelicopterline
@nzmga
There’s a storm sitting on top of us right now and the forecast is for good weather later this week
DM or use the message button to get in touch to check availability
❤️❄️ ❤️⛷️
#nz #winter #storm
#heliski #mtcook #Aoraki
#storm #pow #dumping
@alpineguidesnz
@methvenheliski
@thehelicopterline
@nzmga
@blaiseturnbull @lucypringle @chrischasephotography
#avalanche #education #nz #winter #extreme #weather #mountainsafety
@blaiseturnbull @lucypringle @chrischasephotography
#avalanche #education #nz #winter #extreme #weather #mountainsafety
Full information available on website or use message button to get in touch
Local Ski Touring
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Glacier Ski Touring
5 to 7 day programs
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#splitboarding
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#winter #winteriscoming
#earnyourturns #snow
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@mtoutdoorsnz
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Full information available on website or use message button to get in touch
Local Ski Touring
Wanaka Based from $275 (1:4 ratio)
Glacier Ski Touring
5 to 7 day programs
From $1650 ( ratio 1:4)
Ski Touring / Split Boarding Courses
Flexible programs / objectives / duration
Price on enquiry
https://verticalresources.org/back-country-ski-touring-wanaka/
#skitouring
#splitboarding
#glacier #nz #mountains
#winter #winteriscoming
#earnyourturns #snow
@nzmga
@mtoutdoorsnz
@whiteroomtours
Full information available on website or use message button to get in touch
Local Ski Touring
Wanaka Based from $275 (1:4 ratio)
Glacier Ski Touring
5 to 7 day programs
From $1650 ( ratio 1:4)
Ski Touring / Split Boarding Courses
Flexible programs / objectives / duration
Price on enquiry
#skitouring
#splitboarding
#glacier #nz #mountains
#winter #winteriscoming
#earnyourturns #snow
@nzmga
@mtoutdoorsnz
@whiteroomtours
Full information available on website or use message button to get in touch
Local Ski Touring
Wanaka Based from $275 (1:4 ratio)
Glacier Ski Touring
5 to 7 day programs
From $1650 ( ratio 1:4)
Ski Touring / Split Boarding Courses
Flexible programs / objectives / duration
Price on enquiry
#skitouring
#splitboarding
#glacier #nz #mountains
#winter #winteriscoming
#earnyourturns #snow
@nzmga
@mtoutdoorsnz
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ASC 1 from $213 / person
Evening lecture + field day
30th June / 1st July
7th / 8th July
21st / 22nd July
28th / 29th July
18th / 19th August
Backcountry Tune Up 1 Day
From $180 / person 1:4 ratio
2nd July
9th July
23rd July
30th July
20th August
Avalanche Skills Course 2
From $950 / person
4 day course
July 14th -> 17th
August 25th -> 28th
September 22nd-> 25th
You can combine the ASC 1 course with an ski touring or back country tune up
Ski Touring / Split Boarding
Alternative dates / private courses available by arrangement
Visit the website for more info - avalanche education
Link in bio
#avalanche
#education
#avalanchecourses
#winteriscoming
#knowbeforeyougo
#avalancheskills
#earnyourturns
@nzmga
@nzmountainsafetycouncil
@mtoutdoorsnz
ASC 1 from $213 / person
Evening lecture + field day
30th June / 1st July
7th / 8th July
21st / 22nd July
28th / 29th July
18th / 19th August
Backcountry Tune Up 1 Day
From $180 / person 1:4 ratio
2nd July
9th July
23rd July
30th July
20th August
Avalanche Skills Course 2
From $950 / person
4 day course
July 14th -> 17th
August 25th -> 28th
September 22nd-> 25th
You can combine the ASC 1 course with an ski touring or back country tune up
Ski Touring / Split Boarding
Alternative dates / private courses available by arrangement
Visit the website for more info - avalanche education
Link in bio
#avalanche
#education
#avalanchecourses
#winteriscoming
#knowbeforeyougo
#avalancheskills
#earnyourturns
@nzmga
@nzmountainsafetycouncil
@mtoutdoorsnz
The weather didn’t play ball all that much but there were lots of laughs, catching up with old friend and new ones, thunderstorms, sunsets and general banter
#australia #paragliding #stanwell #manilla #SEQ #loveflying
The weather didn’t play ball all that much but there were lots of laughs, catching up with old friend and new ones, thunderstorms, sunsets and general banter
#australia #paragliding #stanwell #manilla #SEQ #loveflying
Still cutting lines - just through air not snow
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#speedflying
#nz #proximity
#ozone #rapido
#canopy #piloting
#canopypiloting
#justfun #donthittheground
@ozoneparagliders
Still cutting lines - just through air not snow
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#speedflying
#nz #proximity
#ozone #rapido
#canopy #piloting
#canopypiloting
#justfun #donthittheground
@ozoneparagliders
Spring is on its way here in Japan but we’re still getting cold lines and deep pow. Ski touring is such an amazing way to get to fantastic lines and to share the stoke with like minded people.
@nzmga
@whiteroomtours
@willpower110578
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#backcountryskiing #freeride #freeski #japan #japanesefood #japanesestyle #japanlife #japow #jdm #korea #loveskiing #lux #manga #mountain #mountainlife #niseko #otaku #powder #powderday #powderskiing #russia #ski #skiing #skiingislife #skijapan #skitouring #snowboard #snowboarding #日本 #東京
Spring is on its way here in Japan but we’re still getting cold lines and deep pow. Ski touring is such an amazing way to get to fantastic lines and to share the stoke with like minded people.
@nzmga
@whiteroomtours
@willpower110578
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#backcountryskiing #freeride #freeski #japan #japanesefood #japanesestyle #japanlife #japow #jdm #korea #loveskiing #lux #manga #mountain #mountainlife #niseko #otaku #powder #powderday #powderskiing #russia #ski #skiing #skiingislife #skijapan #skitouring #snowboard #snowboarding #日本 #東京
Edit : this incident had NOTHING to do with me or any operation I’m associated with
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#snowbomb #stupid #darwin #darwinawards #idiot #holdmybeer
Edit : this incident had NOTHING to do with me or any operation I’m associated with
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#snowbomb #stupid #darwin #darwinawards #idiot #holdmybeer
@nzmga
@nzmountainsafetycouncil
@whiteroomtours
@powderhounds
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#backcountryskiing #freeride #freeski #japan #japanesefood #japanesestyle #japanlife #japow #loveskiing #lux #manga #mountain #mountainlife #niseko #otaku #powder #powderday #powderskiing #russia #ski #skiing #skiingislife #skijapan #skitouring #snowboard #snowboarding #日本 #東京 #avalanche #comehomesafe
@nzmga
@nzmountainsafetycouncil
@whiteroomtours
@powderhounds
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#backcountryskiing #freeride #freeski #japan #japanesefood #japanesestyle #japanlife #japow #loveskiing #lux #manga #mountain #mountainlife #niseko #otaku #powder #powderday #powderskiing #russia #ski #skiing #skiingislife #skijapan #skitouring #snowboard #snowboarding #日本 #東京 #avalanche #comehomesafe
@whiteroomtours
@nzmga
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#backcountryskiing #freeride #freeski #japan #japanesefood #japanesestyle #japanlife #japow #jdm #korea #loveskiing #lux #manga #mountain #mountainlife #niseko #otaku #powder #powderday #powderskiing #russia #ski #skiing #skiingislife #skijapan #skitouring #snowboard #snowboarding #日本 #東京
@whiteroomtours
@nzmga
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#backcountryskiing #freeride #freeski #japan #japanesefood #japanesestyle #japanlife #japow #jdm #korea #loveskiing #lux #manga #mountain #mountainlife #niseko #otaku #powder #powderday #powderskiing #russia #ski #skiing #skiingislife #skijapan #skitouring #snowboard #snowboarding #日本 #東京
#rusutsu #skiing #powder
#backcountry #faceshot
#japan #japow
#winter
#fun
#photography
#mountains #alps
#sending #lines
@whiteroomtours
@bigadventuremap
@powderhounds
#rusutsu #skiing #powder
#backcountry #faceshot
#japan #japow
#winter
#fun
#photography
#mountains #alps
#sending #lines
@whiteroomtours
@bigadventuremap
@powderhounds
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#alps #backcountryski #backcountryskiing #offpiste #powder #powderday #ski #skiing #skiing🎿 #skimountaineering #skitour #skitouren #skitouring #snowseason #japan #hokkaido #winter
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#alps #backcountryski #backcountryskiing #offpiste #powder #powderday #ski #skiing #skiing🎿 #skimountaineering #skitour #skitouren #skitouring #snowseason #japan #hokkaido #winter
Then it’s time to find safe lines to shred!
#japan #hokkaido #niseko #winter #pow #powder #skitouring #backcountry #nolifts #nopeople #avalanche #safetravel #knowbeforeyougo
@nzmga
@ifmgaofficial
@whiteroomtours
@bigadventuremap
Then it’s time to find safe lines to shred!
#japan #hokkaido #niseko #winter #pow #powder #skitouring #backcountry #nolifts #nopeople #avalanche #safetravel #knowbeforeyougo
@nzmga
@ifmgaofficial
@whiteroomtours
@bigadventuremap
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#speedflying
#proximity #newzealand
#wanaka #ozone #speedwings
#rapido #speedriding #flow #focus
#terrain #flashbulb #barrelroll #freedom #speed #moments #videography #gopro
@goproanz
@ozoneparagliders
@ozonenewzealand
@bigadventuremap
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#speedflying
#proximity #newzealand
#wanaka #ozone #speedwings
#rapido #speedriding #flow #focus
#terrain #flashbulb #barrelroll #freedom #speed #moments #videography #gopro
@goproanz
@ozoneparagliders
@ozonenewzealand
@bigadventuremap
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