Snowboarding, skiing and apres ski in Queenstown, New Zealand

By Guy Wilkinson
Updated July 22 2016 - 1:50am, first published July 17 2016 - 12:15am
Queenstown and the Remarkables in New Zealand offer a winter destination with variety on and off the slopes.
Queenstown and the Remarkables in New Zealand offer a winter destination with variety on and off the slopes.
New lift investments means there's plenty of intermediate blue runs alongside more testing options for expert riders at The Remarkables.
New lift investments means there's plenty of intermediate blue runs alongside more testing options for expert riders at The Remarkables.

It's still dark when I emerge from my hotel room. Outside it's freezing. Slinging my snowboard into the back of the 4WD, I fire up the engine and tear off, with the midnight blue waters of Lake Wakatipu skirting the road to my right.

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