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Posted: 06 Jan 2012 16:33      quote | report

Hey guys - just wondering if you can help - am trying to plan a trip to Queenstown around July and am hoping to get some skiing in - when is the best time or the time i should plan for?

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 16:41      quote | report

hard to beat coronet peak in april

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 13:22      quote | report

Late July would be your best time

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 15:44      quote | report

the lack of summer is causing BP to lose it

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 18:14      quote | report

no april at CP is idyllic, no crowds either

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 1:29      quote | report

or snow

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 9:44      quote | report

Ski season starts 9th June and ends 9th Oct. Anytime is good but if you can AVOID the Australian school holidays at the start of July that would be my recommendation. It's very busy then.
Checkout the Queenstown website www.queenstown-nz.co.nz as this lists all the ski companies and rental shops

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:59      quote | report

6 months out from the season and the stupid questions have already begun

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 11:16      quote | report

Well, for some people such questions are stupid, for some not. For me it was very usefull information, Kiwi, thanks for the info about Australian school holidays

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 12:24      quote | report

*edited 09 Jan 2012 12:31
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Posted: 09 Jan 2012 17:56      quote | report

Originally posted by: Freshie
the lack of summer is causing BP to lose it

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 18:25      quote | report

at least if i did they would welcome me with open arms cass

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 20:08      quote | report

ive seen that done before in Bodyboard magazine

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 11:23      quote | report

plan it as late as possible in July or August even better.

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 13:43      quote | report

Seems like BP should head to Otago or, even better, Southland, if he needs a summer. You heading to Tahoe this summer BP? Looks like it's been a bit average there so far, same for CO and Utah. Good to see Europe delivering, and the boys in Canada are getting it good too.

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 17:57      quote | report

only eastern bloc, japan and coronet get real snow so why bother. summer in canty has been quite alright thanks, no need to interfer with the inbreeding program of the lower south.

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 17:57      quote | report

no fiordland hikes this summer st?

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 18:39      quote | report

Was in the Upper Hollyford around New Years, still enough snow to slide around in the upper gertrude and elsewhere, but I had other priorities. A real GC just knocked off the east face of Aoraki and scored a first descent of Mt Tasman too, gnar.

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 20:09      quote | report

awesome. is he related to jeremy jones?

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 23:06      quote | report

Late July and August is the most reliable time for good snow.