St Arnaud Tarn Camp, Nelson Lakes NP, 7 Mar 2026

Fine weather was forecast. Most club members had ‘already been there, done that,’ so my challenge was finding folks to join me on my inaugural exploration of the St Arnaud Range. Graeme was invaluable in providing a vehicle, reliable navigation, and...

Snow Skills at Robert Lodge, Nelson Lakes NP, 12 Aug 2023

A Beginner's Foray into Snow Skills with the Nelson Tramping Club Our group of 20 cheerful novice winter trampers gathered at Mt Robert carpark on a fine Saturday morning, ready to expand our snow skills under the guidance of our fearless leader and...

Snow Skills at Robert Lodge, Nelson Lakes NP, 18 Sep 2021

As we left Nelson and began our journey toward St. Arnaud it became clear that we were heading toward a dark shelf of cloud in the south. The tops of the mountains remained hidden from view, fuelling much speculation about just how much snow would...

St. Arnard Range: 18-19 Jan 2020

Madeline had completed a reccy so knew the area and what was on offer. We were efficient on getting to St Arnaud and leaving at a respectable 9:30am giving us plenty of daylight. The track is a bit like a logarithmic scale with a very gentle start...

Snow Skills Trip at Mount Robert Lodge - 7-8 Sept 2019

6.40am on Saturday: Ian is picking me up AT THE DOOR and the adventure begins. 29 people of three different clubs of the area (Nelson, Marlborough and Golden Bay clubs) will meet to train their snow skills around Mount Robert Lodge. I feel a bit...