MTV Snow Jam Countdown

Terrace Downs Resort. Image Supplied.

If I was to throw around names like Lil Jon, Fat Joe, Baby Bash and P-Money you’d know I was talking about Hip Hop right? These guys are flying in to Christchurch in just over two weeks to perform along side Donavon Frankenreiter, The Grates, The Potbelleez, Cut Off Your Hands, PNC, David Dallas and local boys Opshop – and if you’re all wondering what this has to do with the gorgeous photograph I’ve posted here, that’s where they’ll be performing! MTV Snow Jam 2008 is being staged at Terrace Downs Resort (above), near Mt Hutt on Saturday, August 16th and if the music doesn’t knock your socks off the landscape surely will. Even better, it’s a free event being produced by MTV Australia and New Zealand and this year it will be broadcast in 30 countries. Dream event (if you’re a hip hop fan) and a dream location!

Adrenalin Fix

Rakaia River. 2008. Ajr

Nothing gets my adrenalin pumping faster than a helicopter! And this little jaunt with Mt Hutt Helicopters was no exception. Even better that the whole business started with a racy trip up the Rakaia River with the Terrace Downs Discovery Jet. If you’ve got eagle-eye vision, you might just spot the jet far below in the river. The dramatic landscapes around this area – around 45 minutes from Christchurch – are well worth exploring; and if you’re a skier, you can be whisked from Terrace Downs High Country Resort to the Mt Hutt Ski Area in a matter of minutes. www.terracedowns.co.nz