My partner and I decided to try snowshoeing for our first time with Alpine Recreation. While technology has moved on from “tennis rackets on your feet”, the concept is the same—attaching a weird and wonderful contraption to your boots for easier passage in the snow. And it is sensational—so quiet, so smooth… so civilised a way to travel. Day 1: Up to Rex Simpson Hut It was a clear, crunchy morning in the Canterbury High Country and .Takapō (Lake Tekapo) was mirror-still as we journeyed up Lilybank Road. There were three people in our party—my partner, me, and our guide…