Four of New Zealand's most underrated ski towns
Rest your head for a night or two though and you might just be willing to move here – or at least extend your stay. The last settlement on the Canterbury Plains before the main road west continues on its spectacular journey through the Southern Alps to the West Coast, Springfield couldn’t be more different from its fictional cartoon namesake – the big doughnut is a nod to the hometown of the famous Simpson family. While modest, it has a frontier vibe that inevitably inspires a sense of freedom – there’s a lot of fun to be had in them there hills. The unsung ski fields of the Se...