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NZ Club Fields 26-Feb-2007 At 10:57:16 AM JamesMc

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Andy,
I spent just over a week at Temple Basin doing a climbing course last winter. Did a bit of skiing as well. I would STRONGLY recommend spending some time at TB if you're a reasonably advanced skier. The place is fantastic. There's a massive amount of accessible terrain. The accommodation was OK, the people were nice (real two winters per year follow the snow around the world types), the scenery is great. The meals completely exceeded my expectations.

You need to be prepared to walk a bit. It's a solid walk up to the ski field from the road, and from the top of the first main tow, it's an easy 10 minute walk up the hill to the second tow.

I didn't go to any of the other fields so don't know what they are like. If you are going to multiple fields, consider getting a Chill Pass (you need your own nut cracker). See http://www.chillout.co.nz/home.asp

Note that most club fields use rope tows, which are a bit tricky and potentially dangerous by Australian standards. Also, most don't have groomed slopes.

After skiing at Temple Basin, it's not really apparent to me why anyone would want to spend twice as much money to ski at a commercial Queenstown field appart from having groomed slopes.

James Mc