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  • Last chance to snap up Early Bird ski deals

    Keen skiers and snowboarders have until midnight on Thursday (11 March) to take advantage of the very best season pass deals for New Zealand’s premier ski areas. On sale since 12 February, the range of discounted Early Bird passes for Queenstown’s Coro

  • ‘NZSki-U’ Wins Innovative Employee Award for NZSki Ltd

    Premier New Zealand ski company NZSki Limited has picked up its ninth* award of the summer for its innovative employee development initiative ‘NZSki-U’.

  • Revolutionary Technology Streamlines Customer Visits at Mt Hutt, Coronet Peak and The Remarkables

    There will be no frustrating fishing around for passes tucked inside ski gear as skiers and boarders access the lifts at Coronet Peak, Mt Hutt and The Remarkables this year.

  • Treble Cone reduces day pass prices for 2010

    Treble Cone today announced it is reducing its day passes by up to 8% for the 2010 winter season. In line with its season pass price freeze providing value for frequent visitors, casual visitors will also benefit from the new price structure, paying ju

  • Air New Zealand Gives Big Capacity Boost for Queenstown

    Air New Zealand will increase trans-Tasman capacity between Australia and Queenstown by a further 20% this coming ski season, taking the total number of direct services to 12 per week. For the peak July and August periods, return services from Sydney w

  • New WinterFest Event a Knockout

    Queenstown is getting ready to rumble this June with a new addition to the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival programme that’s sure to be a knockout. Festival Director Simon Green is inviting local and national personalities to take one on the

  • Coronet Peak training ground for Winter Olympic Gold Medal winner

    Coronet Peak training ground for Winter Olympic Gold Medal winner Vancouver 2010 Gold Medal downhill skier Lindsey Vonn has a New Zealand connection – the world’s best female downhill skier trains at New Zealand’s premier ski area, Coronet Peak.

  • Christchurch Airport passenger numbers increase

    Despite one of the toughest years in aviation industry history, Christchurch Airport released statistics today showing that its international passengers numbers have increased by 5% over the financial year to date, compared to the previous year.

  • Wanaka to host 2010 FIS Junior World Championships

    Snow Sports New Zealand announced today that all three Wanaka-area ski fields will share the spotlight for this August’s 2010 FIS Snowboard & Freestyle Junior World Championships.

  • Novices and families to benefit from new Express Chairlift at Coronet Peak

    There will be more fun for novice skiers and riders on the slopes at New Zealand’s premier ski resort this winter thanks to a significant upgrade of the ‘Big Easy’ novice area which includes a new, state-of-the-art quad chairlift.

  • Queenstown’s Winter Festival appeal endures

    The broad appeal of the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest winter party continues to attract strong commercial support with organisers again signing up a family of sponsors that includes several household name brands.

  • Cardrona Expands Terrain for 2010 Season

    Cardrona Alpine Resort is installing a fourth chairlift this summer in phase one of an expansion project which will increase the resort’s boundaries and the number of intermediate and advanced runs on offer.

  • New Zealand Winter Olympic Team Confirmed

    Congratulations to the 2010 New Zealand Winter Olympic Team who will be representing New Zealand in Vancouver.

  • New Zealand 2010 Winter Olympic Hopefuls

    New Zealand is heading to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Selection for the team is coming up and who is going to qualify?

  • $5M for New Zealand Tourism from Key

    To try and increase and attract Australian visitors, six regional groups and a ski marketing group raised funds to help stimulate tourism in New Zealand.

Snow reports and webcam will be live when the season opens in early June.