Photo from www.mtruapehu.com
Decent snowfalls hint at a good start for the New Zealand Ski Season. Mtruapehu.com report a metre or more of snow for the Whakapapa and Turoa Ski Areas on Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand.
And Snow Co report that snowmaking is now under way at Mt Hutt, New Zealand with “superb early winter conditions” described.
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In a tragic postscript to our earlier report, MountEverest.net reports that the body of Tomas Olsson has been located and is being recovered from below the Norton Couloir where he fell.
Our thoughts are with Tomas’ friends and family. He achieved more than most will ever dream of.
Photo:Erik Leonsson
MountEverest.net reports that the Swedish skier Tomas Olsson has fallen, and is missing, during a descent of the North Face of Everest.
Olsson and his Norwegian partner Tormod Granheim has successfully ascended from Tibet and made the summit after an arduous 14 hour ascent on May 16th. One hour later they began to descend via […]
The Adelaide Advertiser reports that Michael Milton is confident he can go faster still - having become Australia’s fastest skier.
Having reached almost 214 km/hr already, Michael now believes he can top 220 km/hr.
As The Advertiser report
Milton, who has an unbelievable personal medal haul of 12 gold medals, arrived in Australia two weeks ago after […]
