Well this is the best set up for winter I've seen in my 20 years of NZ winters. Due to an injury I haven't been up yet but there's plenty of snow around and down to quite low elevations. Last year went up eary and destroyed my board so quite happy to have waited for the base to form but I recon it'll be there now. Here's some pics of Mike Holland from his first day of the season at Snowfarm more than a week ago.

Another pic of Mike at Snowfarm

forgive me for my stupidness but how does snowfarm actualy work? for kitesnowboarding.....do you have to buy a pass or just turn up a carpark and go kiting?
i tried to snowkite ar ruapeu last year but it never happend.
whats the inns an outs for a total jaffakita?
many thanks.

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yeah go the manta. thats a nice slope. bet the manta lives to glide down that baby.
oooh.....

no snow farm for me but may consider a day or so up at ruahepu sometime this year.