SKI-ING ON PORT HILLS

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23361, 21 June 1941, Page 11

SKI-ING ON PORT HILLS

■—♦ — TWO GOOD GROUNDS NEAR CITY

Three, skiers who investigated the new-made snowflelds on the Port Hills yesterday enjoyed good sport, at Kennedy’s Bush. A fairly clear ground with a good suriace. providing a run of a few hundred yards in traverses, was found Just below the Sign of the Bellbird rest house. Over most of the hills, areas which looked promising from a distance were found on closer inspection to be useless for ski-ing because the tussocks were nowhere fully covered. Only Where the ground had been closely grazed was the snow lying evenly enough for ski-ing. From a distance the open paddocks at the back of Marley’s hill, behind the nursing sisters’ Rest Home, seemed likely to provide as good a ground as at Kennedy’s Bush, and, in addition, one more suitable for beginners because It is less steep. On the far side of Lyttelton harbour, Mount Herbert, twice as high as the hills on the city side, appears to carry very good snow, but the climb up to it is likely to occupy two hours. . The Summit road beyond the Sigh of the Kiwi, demands careful driving, as only a single track has been cut by the snow plough, and there are no parking places clear of snow. Turning is likely to be difficult except at the Marley’s hill turn-off and at Kennedy’s Bush.