It was time to leave Mount Ruapehu and the North Island to head back to the Southern Alps. After a long night of hitch hiking and getting onto the first plane available. I was heading back to the South Island and meeting up with my friend Adam Flemming. With new snow in the high country it was time to returning to the Remarkables.
With all the new snow we decided to that we were Returning to the Remarkables to enjoy some Mid November powder conditions.
Returning to the Remarkables
Luckily the groomers had just enough of a snowpack that we were able to skin all the way up to the goods. It was wild to be back at the ski resort and riding powder so late in the season.
From the summit ridge we took in the views of Lake Wakatipu and the greater Queenstown area.
Riding Powder in November
The snow was quite heavy but it was still really good.
For our second run we decided to check out the Alta Lake chutes and see finish our trip off with a another South facing run.
As it would turn out this was by far the best run I had in the Remarkables as season.
Both Adam and I were stoked on the goods and the fact we were still getting faceshots in November. We decided to end the day on a highnote and after the second lap we were back down to Queenstown and enjoying the sunshine and I was prepping for my next trip up the Reese Valley.
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