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Seriously, if the lifts are running and there s snow on the ground, then the best snow resort is always the one you re at. But why be so serious when you can have another great trans-Tasman debate - namely who has the better snow experience, the Aussies or the Kiwis?
Unexpected lockdowns and border closures notwithstanding, we ve tracked down skiers and snowboarders with more talent than we ll ever know to give the inside word on their area. And in so doing, to cast their vote on who has the best white stuff on either side of the Tasman.
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“That doesn’t mean there won’t be snow, there could well be a weather system that dumps a lot just before the school holidays, and that’s what people end up remembering.” However, Noll said South Canterbury’s long range outlook leading to the end of July was for average to above-average temperatures, and average to below-average rainfall. “That’s not to say there won’t be cold snaps, but they’re likely to be short-lived,” he said. Skifield operators spoken to by
Stuff were largely optimistic about the coming season.
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George Empson s image, from Wednesday, of the first 2021 snow in the Mackenzie.