We don't get snow in Auckland. I went skiing once a few years ago at Mt Cook (near Christchurch in the South Island). I managed to take out everyone on the learners slope ... ran into the people on the tow rope and after collapsing in a heap of skis, kids and parents I decided the best place for me was the bar.
I love the snow but skiing didn't agree with me so the next time I went near it I stuck to making kick-arse snowballs and terrorising my friends with them.