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dhnz.com road trip example tour

Mt Hutt Forest

Starting in Alexandra with the the chilled out vibe and the coolest jump park,Clyde with its epic rock gardens,

Queenstown,and the Freeride capital that is Wanaka.

A big thanks to all our friends in the south island

This look like the sort of Mountainbike holiday you want to experience this season?

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Reference : David Pattern , april 2006

I spent 3 days riding with the boys from DHNZ.com sampling some of the riding on offer over in the MT Hutt area ( Canterbury ) of NZ . In three days I rode some epic single track, gnarly downhill runs and some crazy steep scree runs, I have the feeling that I only scratched the surface of what is on offer out there. The boys are based in The main ski town for the Mt Hutt ski area, which is located roughly an hour and a half from the Christchurch central city on the south island of New Zealand.On the first day Andy from DHNZ.com took me on a drive to the top of a mountain then after a short pedal and a climb/hike right to the top of a peak we began our decent . I have never ridden anything like this before, completely open, loose and very steep scree runs. This makes the 10% in Morzine look like a kids track. It took a while to get the hang of , but after a few test runs I was pretty much surfing my bike down the steepest terrain that I have ever ridden. followed with some epic secret single track on private land was fast and technical. With huge cliffs on our side and a good few kilometers of amazing trail in front of us I knew the riding in NZ was defiantly worth the plan journey. My next 2 days of riding saw us head up to Mt Hutt which is home for the extensive trail network that the guy's from DHNZ.com are helping to develop.This is what I had been waiting to ride; the full on DH trails that I had heard this area of NZ has to offer.The trails are almost a mixture of the fast flowy DH tracks the Portes du soleil has to offer and the trail development and build quality of the Whistler bike park.They have everything from fast technical alpine DH tracks to bug jumps and drops. This area would provide the ideal training ground for the northern hemisphere DH racer.The extensive trail network combined with the guiding and the fast efficient uplift service that the guys from DHNZ.com supply gives groups or friends, even pro teams from the northern hemisphere an ideal winter training ground .I managed to get a good couple of days riding here and was eager to further explore the trails provided in this area , but my trip was cut a little short due to me breaking my collarbone trying to jump a 35 foot double . A short trip to the medical centre in Methven and I was on the road to recovery. The good news here is that if you are a British citizen you only have to pay a very low excess charge to receive medical treatment . It cost me 4 quid to get an x-ray and see a doctor.
I cannot recommend the service dhnz.com provides enough. From the guiding and riding, to the affordable accommodation and friendly service. For my time in Methven I got to ride some amazing, truly unique trails and made some new friends. If you are looking for a place to ride in the winter, be it a holiday or a team training camp then i believe that the guys from dhnz.com offer the perfect package for you. If you have ridden over in France, and even been over to Whistler bike park in Canada, this is the next step to ride some amazing terrain

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