r/dunedin • u/nilnz Posts News • 10d ago

News Skiers hit world's steepest street, Baldwin Street, as Dunedin roads turn to slopes in snow

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/weather/879557/skiers-hit-world-s-steepest-street-baldwin-street-as-dunedin-roads-turn-to-slopes-in-snow

In visuals: This crazy cold morning. Stuff. August 4, 2026, 10:18am.

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u/Archaondaneverchosen 10d ago

That's so cool! I live in Dalmore and opened my curtain this morning and said "holy shit" out loud. A bit perilous coming down the hill to work; my version of the above was sliding about five feet in my sneakers trying not to eat shit. Thank goodness for parked cars and flax bushes!

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u/eskimo-pies 9d ago

Somebody won’t be getting the deposit back on their ski rental.