Quiksilver England : New Zealand 08
2008-09-10 17:30:15
Last week, Quiksilver team of snowboard went to New Zealand for a trip. Tomi Tominen, the team manager, told us about it.
Wanaka
After 48 hours of flights, lost bags and lost car reservations we finally found ourselves in Wanaka. The weather was wintry as ever and snow conditions were looking good. It was one of the best winters for snow in years so we were all amped to get on the mountains.
Like all great plans and when things seemed to have been timed just right, the wild card of weather came in and the sun vanished. The forecast was good with more and more snow predicted, but after 5 days of trying to chase the sun, we were starting to get a bit edgy. Were we going to get a good clear day to profit from the great snow or not? All our efforts to find a weather window seemed to be doomed.
The morning of the 6th day finally dawned with better conditions. It looked like clear skies and 1m of fresh snow. The...