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Kids Snow Fun at Cardrona These School Holidays
School holidays are almost upon us! If you’re looking for things to do with your kids these holidays, head up to Cardrona Alpine Resort for a few days of skiing or snowboarding with your family! We know holidays with kids can be stressful – especially trying to get them ready for a day on the... Read Post
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All you need to know about New Zealand’s Ski Fields
Arguably the adventure capital of the world, it's no surprise that New Zealand carves up the competition when it comes to presenting some gnarly slopes. With so much packed into the two tiny islands, it can be hard to pick the best skiing in New Zealand. It all depends on what you're looking to get... Read Post
- Cardrona, Coronet Peak, Mt Cook, Mt Dobson, Mt Hutt, Mt Ruapehu, Ohau, Porters, queenstown, Roundhill, ski, Snowboard, taupo, The Remarkables, Treble Cone, wanaka
- 01 Jun 2016
- Danielle Conwell
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Athlete Blogs: Simon Lansdaal – South Island Road Trip
Day 1 started early with an uneventful drive to Wellington followed by one of the nicer ferry crossings I have had. We spotted dolphins as we were leaving Wellington harbour and enjoyed a scenic cruise through Queen Charlotte Sound into Picton. The final destination for the day was Blenheim Top Ten... Read Post
- milford sound, moto, mountain bike, mtb, old ghost road, queenstown, road trip, south island, travel, wanaka
- 18 May 2016
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Athlete Blogs: Andrew Sloan
Since racing Challenge Wanaka in late Feb which took a fair bit of sting out of the body, I backed that up with the Motatapu Xterra Tri 2 weeks later. This was a fantastic day out but it really was quite tough doing this just 2 weeks after a full iron distance race, but as […] Read Post
- andrew sloan, athlete blog, Bike, blogs, contact epic, hawea, motatapu, trail, wanaka
- 09 May 2016
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Athlete Blogs: Merrin Brewster – MTBNZ Cup Race 2016
Mountain Biking at Hawea Flat I love sport, so a whole weekend of watching and participating sport meant I was in my happy place. This was Wanaka February 2016. When Wanaka was announced as the venue of the third round of the MTBNZ Cup I jumped onto the internet to see what camping options were... Read Post
- Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, race, wanaka, XC, xco
- 31 Mar 2016
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T7 Athletes Join NZ Youth Olympic Winter Games Team
We’re excited to hear that Torpedo7 freeskier Finn Bilous has been announced in the New Zealand Olympic Winter Games team to attend the Youth Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer this February. Finn has delivered a string of successful results in the past year both locally and overseas and... Read Post
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NZ ski resorts report bumper winter season for 2015
Increased flights from Australia, bumper snow conditions and investment in ski resort facilities were all significant contributing factors in the record numbers for NZ ski resorts this winter. Read Post
- New Zealand, queenstown, resort, ski, snow, Snowboard, wanaka, winter
- 26 Nov 2015
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Athlete Blogs: Emily Wilson – The Long Road
Torpedo7 athlete Emily Wilson has had a lot on her plate lately, not least of which was an attempt to 'Everest' on Treble Cone. Climbing 8848m of vertical (the height of Mt Everest) up the access road to raise awareness of Diabetes in New Zealand, Emily sent us through this update recently and it's... Read Post
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Athlete Blogs: Emily Wilson – Everesting in NZ
I am Emily Wilson, a young diabetic multisport athlete living in Wanaka. Earlier this year I was appointed as the International Diabetes Federation Young Leader to represent New Zealand at the World Diabetes Congress in Vancouver, Canada from November the 23rd to December the 4th. As a newly... Read Post
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End of Season Heli Adventure
The day started out as a rollercoaster of emotions. First we got the call saying we are going to go then as we were leaving the house we had another call saying it was now canceled due to cloud….then an hour later it was on again and it was all systems go to get ready. Read Post
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