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Scoop Images: Tonight's Final Run At Whakapapa
Scoop Images: Tonight's Final Run At Whakapapa
The Rock Garden
chairlift is nearing closing time.
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A near perfect day was had today at Whakapapa Skifield on Mt Ruapehu in the center of New Zealand's North Island. This photo essay, by Daniel du Plessis and Sam Sullivan, is of their final run this evening.
Taking up our skis and snowboard...
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...we climb the
ridge behind the Tararua Hutt on Whakapapa for a final
run.
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As the sun sets
David catches some ridgeline powder...
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... and Sam does
likewise.
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And then the sun
sets in the West on another perfect day at
Whakapapa.
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