With the Beijing Winter Olympics just over five months away, the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown couldn't have come at a worse time for the New Zealand team.
It's forced athletes in Queenstown and Wanaka to get creative at home as they anxiously await a shift to alert level two.
And for alpine ski racer Piera Hudson, that means involving her dad and dog into her makeshift training regime.
"My dog likes to get involved too which doesn't help, he's kind of an obstacle," Hudson tells Newshub.
For Hudson and New Zealand's other winter sport athletes, being stuck indoors couldn't have come at a worse time, with the famous Wanaka mountains covered in snow - perfect for Olympic preparation.
"We got shut down on literally what was meant to be the best day ever," says Finn Bilous.
And now time is ticking for our athletes as Beijing approaches and every minute lost on the mountains is crucial.
"Would really like to be using this time to learn those tricks and if we can't get up on the hill it's hard to know what we might be able to get done."
The situation is made less ideal with competitors in the Northern Hemisphere unaffected, with lockdowns seemingly a thing of the past.
"All of our Europe and North American counterparts they're up on the glaciers doing their training camps and it is hard to watch you do get FOMO (fear of missing out) sitting at home," says Hudson.
"I think it's been bizarre looking at everyone overseas and feeling like they've got more freedom all of a sudden," adds Bilous.
They hope that lockdown, particularly in the South, is over soon and then at kevel two they'll be able to head up the slopes and do what they do best, otherwise they'll be on a plane.
"If not, we have to start looking at going to Europe pretty soon, just because we are missing out," Hudson says.
Here's hoping, New Zealand's Winter Olympic aspirations don't melt away.
