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About Us
Our instructors have many years of experience flying locally and overseas and have done well in all levels of competitions. Our chief pilot and Cloudbase owner is Grey Hamilton, He has been flying for 24 years and instructing paragliding since 1996.
Among many flying expeditions over the years some of his most memorable have been vol biv (flying/camping) expeditions to Pakistan 2010/12, flying across the Himalyans mountains 2016 (north to south), vol biv expedition to eastern Indian Himalayan mountains in 2017 and being a member of the NZ team to the World Paragliding Championships (1997).
He has previously owned and run Nimbus Paragliding in Christchurch and has been the past president of the Canterbury Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club.
In the recent past over a number of years he has been Chief Tandem pilot for Wanaka Paragliding before deciding in 2017 to start Cloudbase Paragliding.
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What do we offer
Cross Country Courses/Tours for Qualified Pilots Expressions of Interest called for the following XC Courses for the 2020/21 season Contact Cloudbase to get on the pilots list as soon as possible 🙂 Craigieburn Thermal/XC Course Two days: 28-29 Nov (reserve weekend 5-6 Dec). Based at Castle Village in the beautiful Craigieburn Valley (an hour drive from Christchurch) we will hike…
Training Tandem Flight Discovery tandem flight: $200 Come along and learn to fly with an instructor with our special training tandem flights. Learn the basics about the sport of paragliding all in one amazing flight! PG Intro Course: Introductory day: $300 Cloudbase offers an introduction course which gives you the skills to fly by yourself under radio instruction from an…
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For many years I have gone to Snow Mountains and tackled the tough mountain. New comers to Snow Mountains at this season will not be able to experience the thrill but they will still be able to experience the thrill of a real mountain with endless open back country.
I am level 3 snowboarder. Even so, it was kind of difficult to deal with some runs. The lower runs were always iced and bumpy. At the top it was better, but a little crowd. It seems to me Snow Mountains is a small place and there are not so many runs to go.
It’s a nice resort. Plenty of slopes, lifts, bars and incredible views. The town is comfortable. You can find everything you need for a good vacation. The distances are small and you can easily find your destination. It is one of the best ski resort for family, that I know!
