Mt. Ruapehu

We managed to catch one of the last weekends of the snowboarding season towards the end of October. It started snowing at the hotel right when we arrived! It so was beautiful. Fresh snow falling plus wine and cheese in the cozy hotel lounge... the perfect way to begin a weekend of boarding. The mountain was amazing! New Zealand never fails at completely blowing us away with its dramatically stunning and gorgeous scenery
They used this location as "Mordor" in the Lord of the Rings :)