Ice Axe guide and New Zealand local Dean Staples, leads this 9-day ski touring trip based in the picturesque alpine town of Wanaka with a three day visit to the Whare Kea Chalet nestled amongst the peaks of the Southern Alps, at 1750 metres (5700ft) in the Albert Burn Saddle. The Chalet sits on the edge of the Mount Aspiring National Park with astounding views of Mt. Cook and Mt. Aspiring with its tumbling glaciers. Each day is spent ski touring New Zealand’s amazing alpine tree-less terrain with stunning views down to the grass and glacial lake-filled valleys over 3,000 feet below.