Rebecca Sinclair pulled off this move at Whakapapa on Mt Ruapehu before miserable weather closed the skifield.
The 14-year-old, from Taupo, won the senior female halfpipe event at the North Island snowboard champs.
The bitter southerly which hit the mountain brought chills to the whole country yesterday - and today doesn't look much better.
>> Bitingly cold for now, but sunny days ahead
<i>Picture</i>: Pipe dreams conquer big chill
Rebecca Sinclair on Mt Ruapehu. Picture / Caitlin Den Boer
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