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Skiing at Wānaka

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Skiing at Wānaka

A skier descends the Treble Cone commercial field near Lake Wānaka, Otago. Unlike skifields in Europe and North America, those in New Zealand are above the treeline. Some, like this one, have a backdrop of great beauty.

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Andrew Troup, Skiing – Skiing in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11841/skiing-at-wanaka (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Andrew Troup, published 2 March 2009.