When I picked up Long Distance Clara from Christchurch back in July she was spotless. Within a couple of hours of over enthusiastic driving I had peppered the windscreen with stone chips. I dropped her off at Auckland airport over a month later and hoped for the best. The car rental man gave everything the [...]

The shit weather we’d experienced back in Methven also stretched to the North Island. But here in Mt Ruapehu the sun was blazing and there was talk it was going to last. It was coming up the the weekend, I expected the slopes to be busy.
The first day I met some local riders on the [...]

I picked up Phil and Annalie from Christchurch airport and we drove to Methven, our base for the next five days. Rumors were floating around that a storm was heading our way, it was looking like we might not make it up to Mt Hutt ski field due to high winds.

The next day and the weather reports [...]