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Join us for an exhilarating touring experience which gives you a unique opportunity to go beyond the ski area boundary into the backcountry with the security of your own qualified guide – Marty Beare, Nick Cradock, Murray Ball, Geoff Small, Tony McCutcheon, Pete James, Tim Robertson, James Hamilton, Steve Corson.
We use wide skis with ski-touring bindings that have an “uphill” tractor mode. We can use the bindings with regular downhill ski boots. How does it work ? After we have finished a run skiing downhill, we attach “skins” to the bottom of our skis, and adjust the bindings so that we can “walk” uphill in our skis. Once we are at the top, we peel off the skins, reset the bindings for “downhill” skiing and off we go.
Snowboarders use snowshoes and ski poles (or split board) for uphill travel.
Logistics
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1 day
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| Cost |
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NZ$ 240 per person or
NZ$190 (if you have a Treble Cone multiday pass) per person |
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Chair lift in, ski-out
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| Guide Ratio |
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maximum 1 guide : 4 tourers |
| Prerequisites |
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Good fitness, strong intermediate skiing/boarding ability, no previous experience necessary
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| Weather contingency |
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If the ski area is closed, we will delay the tour to start following day. Full payment is due upon booking.
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| More information |
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* Price includes lift pass, lunch and snacks, NZMGA qualified guide, and avalanche transceiver.
Click here to check out the surrounds
Click here to view a Treble Cone area map
For a more comprehensive winter backcountry awareness course click here |
