• Freshly groomed - Porters

    High up in the sunshine looking down the freshly groomed Porters intermediate slope to the clagged in valley below.

  • First taste of snow - Porters

    Mum and children at Porters heading to the first-timer slope.

  • Porters Park

    Porters community park is renowned for is freshly groomed kickers and variety of rails, boxes and other jibbing features.

  • Early morning start - Mt Cheeseman

    Fresh snow and morning sum from Mt Cheeseman's Snowline Lodge on-mountain accommodation.

  • Enjoying the serenity at Craigieburn

    A snowboarder enjoys his time at Craigieburn. Craigieburn is well know for its steep terrain and is a favorite amongst competent skiers and snowboarders.

  • Children on a T-Bar at Mt Cheeseman

    Two young rippers head to the top of the groomed runs at Mt Cheeseman.

  • Snowboarder slashes powder at Broken River

    Freshies anyone? Anonymous snowboarder ripping it up at Broken River, got to love fresh tracks.

  • On top of the world - Broken River

    A skier lets it all out at the top of Broken River.

  • Loving life at Temple Basin

    Competitors at the 2010 Black Diamond Big Mountain CHILL Competition take a break for a photo and to enjoy the sunshine.

  • Ski School at Porters

    Young ones line up for their first lesson at Porters on their magic carpet accessed begginers area.

  • Skier at Broken River

    Fresh tracks and plenty of speed. A skier enjoying the off piste paradise of Broken River.

  • Boarder Cross at Mt Cheeseman

    Two snowboarders race down the boarder/skier-cross track at Mt Cheeseman in the 2010 Secondary School Champs.

  • Ski instructor at Porters

    A Porters ski instructor wasting no time heading downhill off piste.

  • View from the Top - Mt Cheeseman

    Two skiers pose for a photo at the top of Mt Cheeseman.

  • Competitor at Craigieburn

    A big mountain competitor negotiates rocks and drops at the 2010 K2 Big Mountain CHILL Series.

  • Skier sluffing it up at Craigieburn

    Nothing like a bit of sluff. A skier at Craigieburn in the 2010 K2 Big Mountain CHILL Series.

  • A great family field - Mt Cheeseman

    Children jump on the midway loading point on the Mt Cheeseman T-Bar.

  • Broken River Tramway

    Broken river's unique lift to the on-mountain accommodation. All aboard the tramway, next stop, the "stairway to heaven"

  • Only in NZ - Do Not Feed the Kea - Broken River

    Do not feed the Kea sign on the Broken River tramway operating shed. A Kea is a native mountain parrot notorious for their friendly nature and vandalism of anything made of rubber (windscreen wipers and door seals are a favorite)

  • It's only this busy once a year - Craigieburn

    Competitors on the first tow of the day for the 2010 K2 Big Mountain CHILL Series held late in the season at Craigieburn