Queenstown Winter Festival slides to a finish

Prestige Worldwide and the Crimson Chins were among the teams competing in the Queenstown Winter...
Prestige Worldwide and the Crimson Chins were among the teams competing in the Queenstown Winter Festival dodgeball championship, on Earnslaw Park, on Friday.
Hundreds of specatators enjoy the dodgeball championship.
Hundreds of specatators enjoy the dodgeball championship.
Suitcase Race contestants Nigel Lloyd (left) and Will Oswald, dressed as a Lego man.
Suitcase Race contestants Nigel Lloyd (left) and Will Oswald, dressed as a Lego man.
Olly Day, of Queenstown, decides to sprint the last leg of the suitcase race.
Olly Day, of Queenstown, decides to sprint the last leg of the suitcase race.
Jono Sutherland, the Queenstown Lakes district's Rugby World Cup co-ordinator, tries out a...
Jono Sutherland, the Queenstown Lakes district's Rugby World Cup co-ordinator, tries out a different kind of sport.
Suitcase racers battle it out in heats during the Mountain Mayhem day at Coronet Peak on Saturday.
Suitcase racers battle it out in heats during the Mountain Mayhem day at Coronet Peak on Saturday.
Kelly Zontine, of Queenstown, alias 'Buns of Steel'.
Kelly Zontine, of Queenstown, alias 'Buns of Steel'.
SJ Holtam (left) and Hayley Stevenson, both of Queenstown, were all smiles at the finish line.
SJ Holtam (left) and Hayley Stevenson, both of Queenstown, were all smiles at the finish line.
New Zealand Cyclocross Championship competitor Lester Perry, of Te Awamutu, sets off on his...
New Zealand Cyclocross Championship competitor Lester Perry, of Te Awamutu, sets off on his individual time trial, on Jardine Park, on Saturday.
Geof Blance, of Alexandra, runs over the obstacles.
Geof Blance, of Alexandra, runs over the obstacles.
Spectators look on as Justin Price prepares to ride downhill.
Spectators look on as Justin Price prepares to ride downhill.
Vince Mulqueen, of Wanaka, rides downhill through slippery mud.
Vince Mulqueen, of Wanaka, rides downhill through slippery mud.
John Knight of Queenstown, dismounts for the quagmire.
John Knight of Queenstown, dismounts for the quagmire.
Single-speed world champion Garth Weinberg, of Rotorua, (left) with Queenstown Mountain Bike Club...
Single-speed world champion Garth Weinberg, of Rotorua, (left) with Queenstown Mountain Bike Club event co-ordinator Carey Vivian.
Top jazz musicians Nathan Haines (left) and the Dream Band headline the popular jazz night in the...
Top jazz musicians Nathan Haines (left) and the Dream Band headline the popular jazz night in the Skyline complex on Saturday.
Vocalist Sacha Vee and band Oval Office deliver their brand of original soul, jazz and funk.
Vocalist Sacha Vee and band Oval Office deliver their brand of original soul, jazz and funk.
The Queenstown Winter Festival team bid farewell to the 10 days of festivity yesterday at the...
The Queenstown Winter Festival team bid farewell to the 10 days of festivity yesterday at the Wonderland Ice Rink.

The Queenstown Winter Festival ends yesterday after 10 days of fun.

Photos by James Beech; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.

 

 

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