Feature: Winter | Snow

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    Frosty

    When the hoar frost descends on the Mackenzie Country it can be so intense that it looks like snow!

  • Mackenzie Country

    An aerial view of the Two Thumb Range and Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie Basin

  • The One and Only

    New Zealand's highest mountain, Aoraki / Mt Cook (3,724m), looms large over State Highway 80.

  • Peter’s Lookout

    When you're on State Highway 80 and have this view of Lake Pukaki and Aoraki - Mt Cook, you know only good things lie ahead.

  • Sefton Alpenglow

    The glowing summit of Mt Sefton (3151m), captured approximately 30 minutes before sunrise

  • North Mavora Lake

    Sunrise on a cold winter's morning at North Mavora Lake, Southland

  • Ben Ohau Range

    Sunrise lights up the Ben Ohau Range across Lake Pukaki

  • Blue Hour

    Blue hour at Lake Camp, Canterbury

  • Alps Sunrise

    The rising sun creates strong light contrasts on the Southern Alps

  • Winter Dawn

    A crystal clear morning at Lake Camp in the Canterbury high country

  • Above the Inversion

    Aoraki-Mt Cook (3724m) towers above inversion cloud blanketing the Tasman Valley

  • Cool Reflection

    A hoar frost descends on the trees surrounding Wairepo Arm, near Twizel.

  • Blue Ice

    A close-encounter with the blue ice of Brewster Glacier

  • Mt Potts

    Mt Potts (2184m) reflected in the calm waters of Lake Camp

  • Hoary

    A hoar frost captured at Lake Ruatanwiha, Canterbury

  • Twizel

    The fog begins to dissipate, revealing the hoar frost enveloping the Twizel area

  • Frosted

    A frozen Lake Lyell in the headwaters of the Rakaia River

  • Lyell Lake

    Pre-sunrise glow on the Southern Alps at the headwaters of the Rakaia River, Canterbury

  • Sefton

    The rising sun strikes the impressive eastern face of Mt Sefton (3151m)

  • Ruptured

    Glacial textures on Tititea / Mount Aspiring, New Zealand's 23rd highest mountain.

  • Sutherland Sound

    The setting sun provides some warm light to an otherwise cold winter's day at Sutherland Sound, Fiordland National Park

  • Nuggety

    The Nugget Point Lighthouse captured at sunrise in late winter

  • Hooker Lake

    Hooker Lake and Aoraki-Mt Cook, taken on a winter's day just after sunset

  • Key Summit

    Key Summit, accessed from the Routeburn Track, during the clearance of a winter storm

  • Stargazer

    The incredible peaks of Stargazer (2352m) and Skyscraper (2347m), located on the northern flank of Mt Aspiring / Tititea

  • Aspiring

    The towering Mt Aspiring (3,033m), often referred to as New Zealand's Matterhorn

  • Earnslaw Glacier

    The Earnslaw Glacier hangs precariously below the twin peaks of Mt Earnslaw (2,830m)

  • Gnarly

    Gnarly trees in the Earnslaw Burn Valley, Mt Aspiring National Park

  • Sefton Southwards

    The spine of the Southern Alps extending to the northern face of Mt Sefton (3,151m)

  • Southern Light

    The Southern Alps at sunrise; the Fox River and the West Coast can be seen on the horizon

  • Winter Simplicity

    Hoar frost coating trees near Twizel creates a surreal winter scene

  • Lenticular

    A lenticular cloud hovers like a UFO above Lake Pukaki and the Southern Alps
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