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Thread: North or South Island?
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17-03-2009, 09:17 PM #1Snowatch Patrol
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If you had 2 weeks where would you prefer to go? Can't decide. Flight deals appear to be very good to NZ atm fo August.
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17-03-2009, 09:24 PM #2Snowatch Owner/Snow Forecastor
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17-03-2009, 09:46 PM #3Snowatch Patrol
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North Island is good, Ruapehu generally gets more snow then south island resorts but it does need it as there are a lot of rocks so needs to be around 2metre base for top to bottom, last year they had around 4 metres from memory it was insane apparently and a record for them..
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17-03-2009, 09:57 PM #4BendalongGuest
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17-03-2009, 10:22 PM #5Snowatch Patrol
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For 2 adults and 4 kids would you go a motorhome or use a car and stay in normal accomodation?
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17-03-2009, 10:30 PM #6Extreme Snowatcher
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Ditch the kids and have a great time.
How many days till it snows again?
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17-03-2009, 10:40 PM #7Snowatch Patrol
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Ahahaha if only. I don't have an option on that. They come [img]smile.gif[/img]
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17-03-2009, 10:57 PM #8Snowatch Owner/Snow Forecastor
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actually I'm pretty sure it went over 5m.Originally posted by Spiceman:
North Island is good, Ruapehu generally gets more snow then south island resorts but it does need it as there are a lot of rocks so needs to be around 2metre base for top to bottom, last year they had around 4 metres from memory it was insane apparently and a record for them..
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17-03-2009, 11:13 PM #9Snowatch Patrol
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I think you are right Frog, I just knew it was big so thought I'd be safe saying 4metres, but it was way more than they'd ever had...
Chunky, your best bet is probably is car and stay in Ohakune somewhere... Motorhome would not be comfy with 4 kids in winter there IMHO... I wouldn't do it. And trust me, I've camped in some cold places...“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” “First we make our habits, then our habits make us.” “Good habits, once established are just as hard to break as are bad habits”
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18-03-2009, 07:25 AM #10Extreme Snowatcher
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I took my kids to Tekapo and based ourselves there. Stayed in a backpackers, had 4 beds and share bathroom/kitchen and dirt cheap! Then visited the little commercial fields about the place. Was great for the kids at the time as they were still beginners at that stage.
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