Methven Condos Reviews and Rates

Assurance

After the fresh pow we got on Thursday/Friday, I quickly asked as many friends as I could to gauge interest on a ski trip somewhere. sure, i have this paper due at 5 today, and sure, i haven't finished it yet, but let me tell you- what a day.

the weather was spot on- just around 1º or 2º celcius, calm winds, and clear blue skies. the snow …

Let's hit the road

I Finally made it - i left Chiristchurch and the Kiwi-Basecamp...

After a way to short night i had to pack all my stuff ( oh dear why do I have so much **** ..??)

G' byes to everyone and then we hit the highway out of CHCH further south...

First Stop somewhere between ChCh and Windwhistle to take some pics of the scenery …

Let the boarding begin

For month's I had been warned- "it's not like skiing in Europe", "don't expect it to be like the Alps", etc, etc. These comments hadn't put me off, I still couldn't wait. To keep up with tradition I spent the night before meeting friends and having a few drinks. In previous seasons this has been after an early rise, a drive to the God-forsaken hell …

Hike Fail

So one fine Saturday, we decided to explore some places that were easily accessible (and by NZ terms, this means a little bit of work) and close-ish to home. We settled on Rakaia, since Steve could fish and we could go on a hike (to avoid the gym).

The drive out was beautiful as usual. Fall colours, winding river, and of course the hills/ …

Driving by Springfield

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Springfield

Back on the road for the final stretch to Christchurch. We started the day with drives by glaciers. Then some coastal driving, natural reserves driving, winding mountain roads and a mountain pass. Now comes the drive through the country side. Time to bring on the Country Blues.

And oh, I almost …

Mt Hutt

Today is our first time skiing after a long period of time(Joey-3 years, Chan-5 years). We are very excited. We woke up very early to visit a ski shop to get our equipments. We already have our ski-passed for 4-days to ski in the Mt.Hutt Area. The passes came with our car rental(skiwi). Mt. Hutt is located high in the Southern Alps, Canterbury's …