Snow in the forecast for Perisher opening weekend
Snow is in the forecast for the official opening weekend with up to 15 cm predicted to fall through Saturday and Sunday. It looks...
Mt Hutt to open after Friday delay
Canterbury’s Mt Hutt ski area has confirmed its opening day for the 2016 season will be tomorrow (Saturday June 11).
Bouncing back from a weather...
Australian Olympian launches virtual Snow Fitness program
Two time Winter Olympic Mogul Skier, Manuela Berchtold has launched SnowFitness.com.au an innovative online program for recreational to elite skiers and boarders to prepare...
Wanaka gets a makeover
Lake Wanaka Tourism has unveiled an exciting new brand evolution. Creative Director, Andrew Englisch was engaged to lead the project, working with the team...
Help Australia’s first indigenous aerialist become a Winter Olympian
Mikayla George is our first Indigenous athlete in the Australian Aerial Skiing Development Squad. Help her to be our first Indigenous Winter Olympian.
Mikayla has overcome...
Queenstown turns on free wi-fi
New Zealand’s favourite visitor destination is more connected to the world than ever before with the official launch of free Wi-Fi hotspots in Queenstown...
Mt Hutt will open with all lifts operating
Canterbury’s Mt Hutt ski area is revelling in the white stuff – with a one-metre pre-season snow base being described as “the best in...
Oooohhhh Porters just got some serious early snow
Christchurch’s closest ski area, Porters, reports the best early season base for this time of the year, following Canterbury’s recent cold snap.
Up to 30...
Air New Zealand takes ice cream to Mt Hutt this winter
Air New Zealand has released the latest instalment of its successful ‘Meanwhile in... New Zealand’ campaign – reminding Australians that ‘winter is coming’ to...
Beginners ski area to open in Canberra
Skiing and snowboarding will return to the slopes of Corin Forest this winter, for the first time in 21 years. A 5000 square metre ?slope with...
Snowstorm delivers at Mt Hutt
An overnight snowstorm has delivered 35cm of snow to Canterbury’s Mt Hutt ski area – and there’s more to come.
The mountain’s grooming staff are...
53.9 million skier visits in the USA last season
Some impressive figures out of the USA, despite poor season on the east coast, thanks to the California and Pacific Northwest snow dumps.
The National...
Ski in ski out in New Zealand for half the price
Craigieburn Valley Ski Area offers discounted on snow accommodation in July and September.
Craigieburn Valley Ski Area (Craigieburn) may be a club field, but this...
Which Aussie ski resort just turned on the snow guns for...
The first Australian ski area to fire up the snow-guns for 2016 began snow making today.
Canberra's Corin Forest Mountain retreat in the Tidbinbilla mountain...
Snowmaking fires up at Coronet Peak
New Zealand’s largest snowmaking system fired up at Queenstown’s Coronet Peak ski area last night, heralding the start of winter for the country’s most...
Some Kiwis don’t like the way Aussie tourists drive
A New Zealand petition calls for tourist drivers to wear T-plates when driving.
If you've ever driven the roads to ski fields in New Zealand...
