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

A daredevil skier took advantage of Dunedin's snow day to have a crack at the world's steepest street.North East Valley resident Noah Schoenleben was having a snowball fight with his friend at the top of Baldwin Street on Tuesday morning when he noticed a person walking up while lugging a pair of skis."Then he went down ... it was cool, but kind of scary to be honest," Schoenleben said."I thought he was going to fall but he did it pretty well."A skier taking advantage of Dunedin's snow to go down Baldwin Street.Supplied / ScreenshotThe skier then met up with a crowd of his friends at the bottom before heading away for his next skiing adventures."The snow wasn't very thick so I'm surprised that he even did it."For Noah, school was cancelled for the day so him and his friend were going to have another snow fight and maybe give making a snowman a go.A skier on Elder Street.SuppliedSkiers and snowboarders hit the slopes of Elder Street in Dunedin on Tuesday.SuppliedSkiing on Elder Street in Dunedin.Supplied