Summary: Join us as on the two-part Ski podcast with Nigel Kerr talking about Queenstown’s ski weather.<br> <br> Plus a few extra tips and tricks from Nigel the Ski Area Manager at coronet peak in Queenstown<br> <br> <br> <br> Hear how we unpack part two of our podcast interview reminding us of one of the greatest things for us skiing here in Queenstown is have a lot to do both on and off the mountain.<br> In part one of the podcast Skiing in New Zealand – 10 Key points you want to know<br> <br> <br> Nigel points out as you know, you don't go to Queenstown just to ski.<br> You go to Queenstown for all manner of things and so when you come here you can just pop up to Coronet peak and do a few quick laps here.<br> Because there's a lot of vertical, you can get to in a hurry.<br> And I can see by your sweaty brow that you've been out there doing that. Nigel notes from Cullen who has skied straight down the mountain to the interview.<br> <br> Let's face it. Skiing's not a sport, Nigel continues. Skiing is a social activity, and I did expect to see people, younger people coming up at night, you know, after they've worked during the day.<br> But I didn't expect it to morph he suggests.<br> I think as much as it has as quickly as it has.<br> There's almost always live music on the Night Ski DJs playing, and we get some real headline acts coming through.<br> <br> That can bring anything up to three, to four thousand people up for the night ski.<br> So it's Kinda like your preload, and then you're off to town, and you know, and I suppose at night burgers, and pizzas are a bit of a specialty.<br> And that's what we need.<br> And then you can drop down into town, and you can make of the night what have you will.<br> Queenstown’s ski weather<br> <br> <br> The Tabular view for temperature and precipitation per month for Coronet Peak Ski Field, Otago (New Zealand)<br> June 3.3°C<br> July 3.0°C<br> August 4.8°C<br> September 7.3°C<br> October 9.5°C<br> <br> Anybody can come and learn to ski here and go up and down the learner slopes.<br> But internally you don't feel you're a beginner, or you haven't succeeded.<br> You've just done the basics.<br> But if I can put you on that chair and take you to the top and take you all the way around on the little easy.<br> <br> So because it's no steeper than the beginning unless you are going to go, wow, I can. Whoa.<br> As you know Cullen this is a big deal. I'm, I'm a skier, and it blows people away.<br> <br> <br> Nigel continues in part two of our interview between chatting about Queenstown’s ski weather <br> The thing is it's a really good mix of slopes, and the other thing is, is quite a lot of breadth.<br> From the sledding to the learner slopes and everything in between.<br> So yes, you can have all the skiing you like as an expert. And the way I describe the ski field is this.<br> If I'm a pretty experienced skier, I can go as fast as I like.<br> <br> <br> <br> I can absolutely even if I don't know the mountain that well then that's fine because guess what?<br> Whats so great about this real rolly poly mountain.<br> And so every now and then you'll find yourself flying off something, but it doesn't matter.<br> You can.<br> You might hurt yourself, but because it rolls and rolls and rolls rather than falls off cliffs, you'll just roll that's all.<br> Is skiing without sunglasses ok?<br> but if so for how long deeper into the podcast chat Cullen asks<br> <br> <br> <br> I suppose the other thing is you get a lot of up here is sun as well.<br> Nigel agrees.<br> A lot of people might not sort of expect that.<br> <br> But you also need sunglasses because of Queenstown’s ski weather as you can see Cullen, you get these stunning days, and you can need both actually, that's plus the goggles.
