Yet again I am amazed at how fast things can change on Coronet Peak. Over the last 4 days or so the Peak has seen some very warm temps and then freezing at night, more like spring conditions really and a very well tuned pair of skis was required. My Salomon Aero GT loved it but as you can imagine they were in great nick and had sharp, clean edges.
I was sitting on the chair yesterday with a local who had thought that the man made snow (temps had dropped enough for snow making to resume) might have blown into the gullies in Exchange but after skiing a short way realized he had made a big mistake as the snow was bomber and hard as a rock, on the chair he was saying that the front would miss us and we wouldn't get anything from it at all and he was off home. I disagreed and said that we might only get a few cm's out of it but it would hit and the Peak would be back to wicked skiing again and in the meantime enjoyed some great om piste runs!
Sure enough this morning I opened the curtain and the ground outside was white. A slow and careful drive (after a hearty breakfast of 4 weetbix and a bloody strong coffee) up to Coronet Peak showed they had recived about the same - approximately 2-3 cms. It continued to snow lightly until about 1000 and then it started to clear up and the sun came out and all of a sudden the Peak is back on and skiing great.
Most other ski areas around the world you need about 2 feet to make you smile - here in NZ 2+ cms will do nicely thanks.
The snow guns wil be all go over the next 72 hours or so as we have clear cold weather so the skiing will continue to be good until the next natural fall.
Now is a good time to be getting some turns in and come and ask at the Coronet Peak Snowsports School for Simon Wilkinson and get yourself a private ski lesson to get you on track and ripping it up!
Yes, happens...
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