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“Now that the snow is coming we re actually finding that all our bookings are actually filling in, and we re expecting to have a really good season. “Kiwis are a lot more aware of the fact that now they aren t going overseas and spending other money they re going to throw a little bit more money into actually getting some good quality skiing like going helicopter skiing.” “These storms actually really benefit us, and so we ve been able to offer as good a product as we can on any other year.” ROUNDHILL SKI AREA/SUPPLIED Tekapo s Roundhill Ski Area received about 50cm of new snow on Tuesday. ....
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“I don’t have a signal either. Is his transceiver not on?” “We need all hands on deck now!” Their confidence was crushed. The most essential avalanche rescue tool, fundamental to their training scenarios, was suddenly useless. They’d have to find him using other means: pole-like probes and shovels. If they didn’t find him in 15 or 20 minutes, he likely wouldn’t survive. They were approaching the two-minute mark. No way, McIntosh said to himself. This can’t be how Nick McNutt dies. They thrust their probes into the snow, guessing at which bit of debris he lay beneath. Lustenberger, the mountain guide, suggested they begin a probe line a methodical search of the whole avalanche area, top to bottom. “Now we’re relying on techniques used for body recovery, not rescue,” she says. McNutt, meanwhile, had no idea what was happening above. His snow tomb was soundproof. He realized he could pull in air through the porous snow, but only if he brea ....