Wanna see just how much snow we got hit with?

Okay so this is from a completely different perspective. A friend sent this satellite photo through to me today, I have added some towns to it so that you can better understand where we are in relation to the whole mess!

See Collingwood up there, well that is the furthest north you can go in the South Island (and yes Chris and I have been there!) and it appears to be one of the few places that was not hit hard by snow. Mind the West Coast didn't do too badly either, (Greymouth, Westport etc) and see Invercargill down there at the bottom well that is the furthest south you can go on the South Island (and yes we have been there too!)
Leeston is about halfway between Ashburton and Christchurch, we got the snow lighter than Ashburton but heavier than Christchurch!