Mr Thurlow was among many people pleading for the Queenstown Lakes District Council to make a contribution in its long term plan to the $350,000 cost of providing public toilets on the Pisa Range that can be used year round.
Toilets in the Southern Hemisphere Proving Ground (SHPG) lodge have been closed to the public for two years.
The Pisa Alpine Charitable Trust and members of the Waiarou Nordic Ski Club have been using portable toilets for the last two winter snow season.
During the summer, there are no portable toilets for hikers, trampers and mountainbikers.
Mr Thurlow told the council he used the Snow Farm trails to access QLDC and Department of Conservation (Doc) reserves on the Pisa Range.
He also worked overseas and believed the council’s recreational reserve on the Pisa Range as an outdoors experience was as good as anywhere in the world.
The Snow Farm provided the main access to the Doc estate, enabling "an unlimited opportunity" for backcountry experiences for no cost other than a road toll, he said.
"But where to park, go to the toilet, get dressed, stay out of a storm? The Snow Farm is becoming increasingly embarrassing. The Pisa Alpine Charitable Trust is doing an incredible job keeping the wheels turning. The Snow Farm is a jewel and deserves more than an overflowing portapotty," Mr Whitlow said.
Wānaka resident Richard Boyd uses the Snow Farm in the summer for tramping and fishing and after the SHPG closed the lodge toilets to the public there was nowhere "to go" in the summer. No water was available either, he said.
The council should take a long-term view and begin improving opportunities for year-round use of the reserve, he said.
"Since QLDC has taken over the land, there had been no investment in any facilities ... what the public needs is a shelter and public toilets," Mr Boyd said.
Pisa Alpine Charitable Trust member and Snow Farm co-founder John Hogg said the trust had a 99-year lease over the reserve, was the main facilitator for access to the Doc estate and summer usage increased 330% over the last four years.
The council had the right people and expertise to build toilets and he was looking forward to the council bringing the Pisa Alpine reserve up to QLDC standards.
