Waking up early we wanted to get on the slopes of the Remarkables by opening at 9am. It was a 45 minute drive up a steep and windy road that recommended snow chains (unfortunately we wouldn't even no how to fit then if we had them - don't tell rent-a-dent :). We put our stuff on and headed to the beginner slope via the magic carpet for a crash course in snow boarding. The first hurdle was getting up but once we were off Maz seemed to get up to speed with where ...

Arriving in Queenstown early we thought we would check out the snow situation first hand and headed up Coronet Peak, one of the two snow fields in close proximity. As we arrived we noticed the snow was shiny thus suggesting ice - not something wanted by a beginner snowboarder. At the start of our trip we had decided that half way round we would spend a couple of nights in proper accommodation to have a break from life in the car. We Headed into town and checked ...