Aug. 19, 2006; Mt. Hutt, New Zealand

Treble Cone was the one resort that reminded me of home because it was steep and had epic backcountry but the snowfields were a trip on there own. Broken River, Temple Basin and Mount Olympus where only the hardcores go for fear of the Nutcraker rope tows

On the S Island, Cardrona is bigger in acreage but Treble Cone has vertical and OB terrain.  AND a shit-scary road approach!  We
drove an RV up w/left-hand drive, then heard before we went down that 3 guys had died a few weeks before when their car went off a hairpin.  It ain't Snoqualmie....

Treble Cone had crazy switchbacks but Mt Hutts road was more intimidating with the 3000 vert fall line on both sides of the ridge