Author Archives: Willy

Whiskey and Rain

After a solid two months of snow, and being camped in the little resort town of Hirafu, it was finally time to spread my wings. The first out-of town experience was for my mate G-Banger’s birthday. A polite and civil … Continue reading

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Japan – 2 months deep!

Over 2 months have passed and 12 meters of snow fallen… it’s been a while since my last post. It’s been a mixture of long days, hard work, and ridiculous amounts of snow.   I departed New Zealand and arrived … Continue reading

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Japan 2011/12 Hokkaido Winter

A winter in Japan. Shred pics.  

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Niseko Snow

Since November 20th  I have been surrounded by Hokkaido’s world famous powder. Here a some pics of the places I lie and work and the people I share my time with.

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Time for some action

After a laid-back and rather uneventful final few weeks in Wanaka, it was time to have some fun in Queenstown. For just under a week we would be proper tourists. Wanaka had allowed us to save a few dollars, so … Continue reading

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A Mellow Month

I’m not the only ski bum in our house now, as Ambre officially finished work last week. But we do have prospective employment for another winter season. This time in Japan! I will hopefully be in Niseko in a just … Continue reading

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Lions Lambs and Lairy Englishmen

There were no penguins or sheep shearing during our Dunedin trip. But there were sea lions (big ones), lambs, rugby and seagull attacks! The rugby was a lot of fun, even though England v Romania wasn’t really a fair contest. … Continue reading

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NZ Winter Games Snowboard Freestyle 2011

Big Air and Slopestyle photographs from the 2011 NZ Winter Games  

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NZ Winter Games Freeskiing 2011

Some shots from the ski slopestyle at the 2011 NZ Winter Games  

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NZ Freeski Open 2011 Slopestyle

I actually went up to Snowpark NZ to film the slopestyle, but when my batteries started to go I managed to take a few sneaky shots:  

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