Trip to Hoffmans dam
Whilst staying in Naseby for a hockey tournament, Dave Patchett, myself and Chris Laing walked up in the snow to Hoffman’s dam. The dam was frozen, but not enough to skate on.
Chris Laing chilling out beside the dam
Dave Patchett admiring the ice on Hoffman's dam
Posted on 2012-04-02 by
Lower Manorburn dam
Dave Patchett and I headed to the Lower Manorburn dam for some ice skating on July 10th. The ice was a bit thin in some areas, but we found enough to skate on 
Yours truly (Ryan Hellyer) standing on the hill above Rushcutters bay. The channel is in the background.
Yours truly on the ice. My arm was in a sling as my shoulder was quite munted due to dislocations.
Dave Patchett in the gorge
Dave Patchett checking out the ice in the channel
Posted on 2011-08-20 by
Coal pit dam
David Patchett and I headed up to Coalpit dam in the Naseby forest for some ice skating. There was excellent ice coverage on one side (100 mm +) but the other half was either very thin or non-existent.
Me (Ryan Hellyer) standing on coal pit dam
Trees close to the shoreline on Coal pit dam
David Patchett posing on Coalpit dam
The shade under the trees gave terrificly thick ice
David Patchett in the distance on Coalpit dam
The trees made a terrific backdrop for the ice. Download high resolution version
View towards the car park at coal pit dam
Posted on 2010-11-24 by
Idaburn dam
David Patchett and I went to Idaburn dam for some ice skating.
Idaburn dam with mountains in the backround. The shiny bit to the right is water. We skated on the bit to the left!
Standing near the waters edge
Sticking my foot in the water
Ice, land, water
Posted on 2010-10-24 by
Me on Poolburn reservoir
Some photos of me on Poolburn reservoir. Thanks to Dave Patchett for the camera work
Me (Ryan Hellyer) and Alan Knowles
Dave Young, Alan Knowles and me (Ryan Hellyer)
Posted on 2010-08-12 by
Jaimee, Larry and Krissi show
Jaimee Wood, Larry Martin and Krissi Wood joined David Patchett and I at the Lower Manorburn dam.
Jaimee in front of the dam
Larry Martin at the dam
Larry and Jaimee playing hockey
Larry and Jaimee playing hockey
Larry and Jaimee playing hockey
Larry with the puck
Jaimee in the bottom basin
Jaimee in the bottom basin
Jaimee passing the puck
Jaimee and Larry playing hockey
Krissi Wood
Krissi and Jaimee showing their charming side
Posted on 2010-07-24 by
Keas invade Poolburn
The Killer Keas hockey team took to the ice at Poolburn reservoir to brush up their skating skills before heading north to Lake Tekapo. Skating conditions were a little average due to the snow, but there was no shortage of ice (up to 15 cm thick in some parts) and lots of fun to be had enjoying the scenery.
The Killer Keas squad heading towards the face of Poolburn dam. Download high resolution version.
Lunch break
Dave Patchett measuring the depth of the water on Poolburn reservoir
Ed and Pip
The two Daves, David Patchett and David Richards
Killer Keas goal tender Peter Wallis
Panorama showing how massive Poolburn reservoir really is. Download high resolution version.
Ben Wallis
Posted on 2010-07-12 by
Manorburn dam
View of the water fall at the lower basin of the Manorburn dam
Dave Young drilling down to 6 cm at the beginning of the channel between the middle and lower basins at the Manorburn dam
From left: Dave Young, Dave Patchett and Alan Knowles on the middle basin of the Manorburn dam
Dave Patchett playing hockey on the middle basin of the Manorburn dam
Dave Patchett posing with his home-made ice poking device
View of the middle basin of the Manorburn dam showing the moon still shining in the top right hand corner.
View of the middle basin of the Manorburn dam from upper channel.
Posted on 2010-07-06 by
Poolburn reservoir
Some photos showing the beauty of the frozen Poolburn reservoir this winter.
Alan Knowles and Dave Patchett skating through the maze of jagged rocks on Poolburn reservoir.
View of the rocks at Poolburn reservoir. This photo is result of merging three different photos to create a wider angle view.
A light snow dusting on the rocks created a stunning backdrop for the ultra-smooth near-black ice
Wide panorama showing how beautiful Poolburn reservoir is on a good day. Full resolution Panorama available here. If you look closely you will see Dave Patchett and Alan Knowles skating.
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