Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A daredevil skier took advantage of Dunedin's snow day to have a crack at the world's steepest street | Subscribe: youtube.com/RNZVideo?sub_confirmation=1
North East Valley resident Noah Schoenleben was having a snowball fight with his friend at the top of Baldwin Street on Tuesday morning when he noticed a person walking up while lugging a pair of skis.
"Then he went down ... it was cool, but kind of scary to be honest," Schoenleben said.
Snow has closed roads as plunging temperatures arrive across much of the country, with the majority of schools and early childhood centres in Dunedin closed for the day.
Full story: rnz.co.nz/news/weather/879557/skiers-hit-world-s-steepest-street-baldwin-street-as-dunedin-roads-turn-to-slopes-in-snow
* Update: This footage was supplied to RNZ.
A daredevil skier took advantage of Dunedin's snow day to have a crack at the world's steepest street | Subscribe: youtube.com/RNZVideo?sub_confirmation=1
North East Valley resident Noah Schoenleben was having a snowball fight with his friend at the top of Baldwin Street on Tuesday morning when he noticed a person walking up while lugging a pair of skis.
"Then he went down ... it was cool, but kind of scary to be honest," Schoenleben said.
Snow has closed roads as plunging temperatures arrive across much of the country, with the majority of schools and early childhood centres in Dunedin closed for the day.
Full story: rnz.co.nz/news/weather/879557/skiers-hit-world-s-steepest-street-baldwin-street-as-dunedin-roads-turn-to-slopes-in-snow
* Update: This footage was supplied to RNZ.
