![Canterbury plains view](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/6c9aff8c-0b89-422c-a9c9-cd37459d2346_rw_3840.jpg?h=d8b6d6d68aa51351dd3a2135588766f2)
Where we parked!
![Panorama, canterbury high country](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/72e9ecae-d977-4323-a7df-de5891d8e780_rw_3840.jpg?h=63354e57498cbad132d9eb4d65bdee5e)
Beautiful Canterbury high country panorama
![Gravel gully with snow at the top, and a creek arising from the gravel part way down](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/35450304-40fa-4910-936b-e66ae6bf6fba_rw_3840.jpg?h=f3f617457dcbdb30fa89ebf52520d15b)
I love the snow flowing into this gully and the creek suddenly arising from the gravel and flowing out.
![Black and White photo of Mt Potts](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/d8554249-76aa-43eb-b4de-c8a1a1f95d86_rw_3840.jpg?h=d1b8fd40b7af94a5a554f9fcf9618c9f)
Finally, we can put out skis on
![Waterfall in the bush](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/9c42988c-32b8-4016-becb-e9ce940a8a4b_rw_3840.jpg?h=3dbb9c2fd68a43b467713efa79eb0b03)
Waterfall in the bush
![Ski tourer in the bush](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/c5fb516e-9e2b-4bf0-816f-f4257cb75227_rw_1920.jpg?h=5aae0d0575b670b9fd901e3cda510475)
The classic kiwi ski touring photo, no snow in sight!
![Walking down off Mt Potts](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/7a763964-0278-4dd9-8e6d-37c25f996077_rw_3840.jpg?h=c34950b3f673deecaeadc2515e076d58)
Heading down the road off Mt Potts
![Three people with skis heading down off Mt Potts](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/eec98197-65f4-4310-8fd3-ed34fea6908e_rw_3840.jpg?h=d54f4758d5106701e7769564e67b3c4f)
We found a group