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Posted on Friday August 12th at 3:39 p.m.
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Some photos from The Remarkables towards the end of last month. We arrived with a snow base of 45cm. This now has an average depth of 75cm and today's report has 30cm plus of wind affected new snow in the last 24 hours on top of freshly groomed trails providing some great snow conditions!
All the above images take with a Lumix DMC-FT3 from Panasonic. This camera is fully loaded with a heap of features to get into. It has onboard GPS meaning it picks up your location and documents it with each photo take. Other cool features include a compass, 3D shooting mode, shock, dust and waterproof, 4.6x zoom lens (28-128mm equivalent) 12.1 megapixel sensor. It even has a snow setting and is freezeproof to -10°C!
The Remarkables Mountain Statistics
Elevation : 1943m
Vertical : 357m
Skiable Area : 220 Hectares
Lifts : 3 Quad Chairs, 3 surface conveyor lifts, 1 handle tow
Terrain : Beginners 30%, Intermediates 40%, Advanced 30%
Season : Scheduled 18 June - 9 October 2011
Facilities : Fully licensed cafe and bar and Snack Shack on the snow. Guest Services & Ticketing. Snowsports School. Rental - skis and snowboards, boots and poles, ski & snowboard repairs, ski & snowboard storage. Retail outlet - ski accessories and clothing. First aid and emergency services. Licensed creche and all day dedicated childrens programmes.
Halfpipe, 2 x terrain parks and The Stash.
Snowmaking : Terrain parks, beginners areas, Alta Green, Alta Blue, Waterfalls, Casterway, Gotham City & Turquoise novice trails and Ozone Tubing Park.
Ski Shuttles : Snowline Express $5 return from Queenstown Snow Centre , departs every 20 minutes during peak times with pick ups at designated stops where space is available. Snowline Hotel Pick $25 per person return. Prebook your seat by 9pm the night before. Pick ups from designated Queenstown accommodation providers.
Operating Hours : 9:00am to 4:00pm
Longest Run : Homeward Run - 1.5km