Yet another beautiful day in Cardrona saw Steve Fergusson
(pictured) spin a grab on his way to first place in
the ETA Ripples Big Day Out boarding competition held
yesterday.
The 22m tabletop
was the highlight of the day and with several hundred
spectators looking on, a great way to finish the event.
The morning's Northwave New Zealand Extreme event
saw local Adam Dyck take on some narrow & steep lines
to emerge the winner.
Back in the Cardrona
pipes, the Monster really is living up to its name;
Phat Albert is out for camps this week and the Wonderpark
2000 is apparently 'flying' really well. The 3 original
huge hits have now been joined by 2 smaller jumps
plus the funbox and 2 rail slides as the Wonderpark
extends down towards the bottom of the double chair.
Weather Outlook and
Snow Conditions
The outlook for the week ahead is for fine, cold weather
all the way into the weekend. Cold overnight temperatures
(-10°C) mean squeaky dry natural snow over the entire
mountain. Off piste is about 5cm of very fast frost
dried powder on a chalky base, great skiing & boarding.
The current snow base
is between 60-120cm with 100% of trails and 100% of
off-piste open. All lifts and facilities are operating.
