Adventure 222

Left: Heliskiing with Over the Top Helicoptors - image bySean Beale / Above right: crossing the Rees River / Bottom right: Skiing at Treble Cone
Main photo: Ski touring at the Remarkables
Since it was the snow season, we worked with HEAD Ski
on a campaign to trial their new seasons ski hardware and
sportswear. Because of all the driving to date, our bodies
were far from being in athletic condition. So apart from the
challenge of learning the art of ski photography, the physical
challenges of touring were immense. On one of our first
missions, on the back side of the Remarkables, we bumped
into Pete Oswald who with his partner Sophie are running
‘Ski for Trees’, a charity that plants a tree for every meter he
climbs while skinning. Pete gave us some good advice on the
best spots to climb and ski in the area.
Working with some of the local businesses gave us the
incredible opportunity to go heliskiing with Over the Top
Helicopters who took us for a few runs out the back of Mt
Aurum. Topher’s always been inspired by the Art of Flight
movie and was keen to emulate some of the chopper footage
which made it so epic. Without a monumental budget from
Red Bull, he settled for flying his drone from the front seat
while the Squirrel flew acrobatically between snowcapped
peaks. It was a great finale to our time in the snow!
As we begin our drive north, we are excited to reexplore parts
of our country that we have in the past taken for granted.
It is in our DNA as a country to look abroad, but from our
experience of exploring supposed greener pastures, we
can confidently say we have it so damn good here in New
Zealand!
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