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EARTHQUAKE IN NEW ZEALAND

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Unusual wake-up-call at 4.35 am – NZL earthquake

Last night at 4.35 am I woke up as my bed, or better the whole room and house were shaking like mad. The earthquake approximately 25 km from Methven had the magnitude 7.4 and was the strongest here in NZL since years. Fortunately there were no casualties but in the city of Christchurch many houses were seriosly damaged. Also here in Methven some houses had to be closed due to security reasons as big cracks appeared on the walls after the quake.

Originally I planned to start riding and filming on Mt Hutt at 7 am in the morning but the strong earthquake caused some rock- and avalanche-slides covering the road so the mountain stayed closed until 11 am. Then I finally got onto the mountain and it was a sweet snowboarding day with lots of great runs – the circumstances kept many people away from the skiing today. Empty slopes – more fun!

In the end I left the mountain in late afternoon with a big smile on my face:

Snowboarding = The Best!