Living in Queenstown, it seemed odd that I hadn't already taken advantage of the best ski season New Zealand has had in over five years. After hearing how great the skiing has been and receiving a little advice from a friend, my only choice was to finally make my way up the ski fields. I headed over to Cardrona Alpine Resort. Cardrona is one of the best places to hit the slopes in the Otago region - located near Wanaka, an hours drive from Queenstown through the Crown Range. I knew I could count on my friend Koko to make the last minute excursion with me - since I'd only made arrangements to borrow a car and rent skis late in the afternoon the day before. Since I sold my car just last week, if it hadn't been for a coworker of mine, Allison - offering without hesitation her Mazda wagon, we would have been dead in the water, er the snow. Needless to say, after picking our skis up at Outside Sports in town, we headed out to Cardrona. It was a blue bird day. Koko and I had an awesome time skiing and watching some slope style competition during the New Zealand Winter Games. Check out some of my photos below.