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FEATURE : 'Sled to the Summit' - Riding Day 1

25th June 2010

After months of planning, logistics, shipping, customs, setting up, fueling and more we were finally ready to go and explore.

ALL PHOTOS : Pablo Azocar

Riding Day 1
Our tight crew went exploring to find some new places that have never been shredded before in the southern lakes region. It was a huge day and totally worth it.

Before we started the whole 'Sled to the Summit' series we had A LOT of doubters saying there wouldn't be anywhere to go, it wouldn't be high enough blah blah blah. Well, after one day in the back country we can say with 100% certainty that there is SOOOO much to do and we have only just scratched the surface.

This season is GONNA BE EPIC!

- Holler, NZsnowboard.com

Starting up the sled and getting ready to go

The mist and clouds were around as the day started

Robett 'Holler' Hollis and Tama at the top of a range while exploring on the sleds

4 sleds somewhere in the NZ backcountry

Silhouette Scoping with our sled bro's Tama and Scotty

And we got told there was 'Not that much terrain'.... Pffftt!

More exploring with Tama and Scotty

This would have to be one of the most spectacular views in Aotearoa - HANDS DOWN!

More and more scoping on Day 1

We scoped A LOT!

This is the start of a zone me and Pablo named '7th Heaven'

Scoping lines in '7th Heaven'

Terrain for days

We wanted to finally do a few turns so boosted to a hidden valley

Finally some pre season pow turns as Holler 'ghost ride's' his sled. What is 'ghost riding'? It's when you take your brake off your sled and let it boost down the hill by itself with no one driving. You then shred along next to it and try not get run over. ahha.

A mellow shifty as both the sled and Robett Hollis boost to the valley floor

What is the 'Sled to the Summit' Project?
NZsnowboard.com Founder Robett Hollis and photographer Pablo Azocar will be documenting experiences accessing new places to snowboard in Aotearoa through the use of snowmobiles.

To accomplish this they will be using 2 snowmobiles which have been shipped from the USA to New Zealand, and along with 4x4 trucks to take the snowmobiles they will go in the search for new snow and terrain.

ALL PHOTOS : Pablo Azocar