It's renowned for its ski fields and dramatic landscape, but Queenstown is also becoming a must for mountain-bikers.
Today, is the first of the 10-day Queenstown Bike Festival, which will see riders from amateur to pro - enjoying the best of what the resort town has to offer including, heli-riding and lake jumps.
With more than 30 events it promises to deliver the 'most amount of stoke you've seen in one mountain town'.