Mt Ruapehu is hosting the Turoa Big Air competition this Saturday, 17th of October, where skiers and snowboarders will defy gravity and showcase their best tricks. The competition will have eight different categories for riders and skiers of all skill levels to showcase their extreme tricks at the Terrain Park. […]
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There’s fresh snow on the hills which makes us even more hyped for The North Face® Freeski Open of New Zealand Big Mountain, coming up in just two weeks’ time! Made even more exciting now that we’ve opened up the event to our snowboarding mates! Registration is only open until 25 […]
The most intense and exciting freeride venues in the world highlight the Freeride World Tour’s line-up for 2016. With 5 stops in 5 countries, the FWT sets the global standard for freeriding events, as the best skiers and snowboarders in the world compete against themselves and the mountain. This season […]
‘Advancement- Enhancement-Progression-Evaluation’ was the vision behind the recent Snow Sports NZ Alpine development camp run under the guidance of World Cup Alpine Ski Coach, Chris Knight and Snow Sports NZ Alpine Manager Hannah Hazeldine. The camp was funded by The Snowvision Foundation, a Charitable Trust which supports New Zealanders on […]
Nine promising young freeskiers from around New Zealand took part in a Snow Sports NZ Talent Identification Camp from 19-22 July as part of the selection process for the Park and Pipe Talent Development Squad. With sessions run at Cardrona Alpine Resort as well as the High Performance Sport NZ […]
Mt Dobson Ski Area is set to open this Friday 3rd July with some of the best snow cover owner Peter Foote can remember in his 36 years on the mountain. The Ski Area recently received 100 cm’s of snow in one storm cycle complimenting an already solid snow base. […]
Blue skies, a new base building, perfect snow and the best opening conditions seen for over six years, made for an incredible first day at The Remarkables ski area today (Saturday June 27). Hundreds of people headed up the mountain for the start of the 2015 season, stepping into the […]
Queenstown’s Coronet Peak ski area opened in style this morning as guests queued through the night to bag coveted ‘first on the chair’ status. Four young Queenstown and Arrowtown locals spent the night at the ski area from 7pm, building themselves a make shift fire to keep warm. Snowboarders Ryusei […]
It has been confirmed that Cardrona will open for the winter season on June 13, a week earlier than last year. Cardrona was initially scheduled to open with beginner slopes only. However after last week’s large snowfall and a long run of ideal snowmaking conditions, it is now likely that […]
Race action continued today at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Canada with New Zealand’s Adam Hall (Wanaka) and Corey Peters (New Plymouth) taking on the Super-Combined. The Super-Combined requires ski racers to demonstrate two different skill sets starting with the speed discipline of Super-G in the morning and […]
With winter approaching, Cardrona Alpine Resort’s annual Early Bird Season Pass Sale has begun and will run until March 31st. This year Cardrona has introduced a new product structure to its Season Passes. Guests will now have a choice for whether or not they include the first school holiday period […]
With two weeks to go until the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Panorama, Canada, New Zealand’s top para-skiers Adam Hall and Corey Peters have been adding to their season’s medal tally with podium results at the U.S National Championships and IPCAS races in Aspen. Racing began on 12 February […]
New Zealand’s Jamie Prebble (Christchurch) has posted a career best result with a sixth place finish at the Audi ski cross World Cup races in Are, Sweden. Having come tantalisingly close to finals qualification at several races this season only to miss out by as little as 0.04seconds, Prebble was […]
Para-alpine skier Corey Peters (New Plymouth) has claimed third place on overall standings in the Giant Slalom at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Following on from a silver medal win in yesterday’s race, Peters placed fourth in the men’s sitting class GS on day […]
NZ Paralympian Corey Peters (New Plymouth) has earned a silver medal in the Giant Slalom at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The result comes just four weeks ahead of the World Championships. Placed third after his first run and 0.44seconds behind […]
Sunday 5 October 2014 marked the end of the ski season for Porters but also the end of an era of the T1 t-bar. Work starts this week to remove the existing T1 t-bar ready for the installation of a new new four-seater chairlift over the summer. It is the […]
The Snow Sports NZ Annual Awards Night presented by Pisten Bully and Ski Industries Limited were held last night (Friday 3 October 2013) at the Lake Wanaka Centre. Paralympic silver medallist Corey Peters (New Plymouth) was awarded the title of Overall Athlete of the Year. Snow Sports NZ is pleased […]
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Today at noon an incident involving a Harris Mountains Heliski (HMH) party occurred. A helicopter with five heli skiers, a guide and pilot on board was involved in the accident on the northern face of Mount Alta in the Wanaka region. Flying and heli ski conditions today were extremely good. […]
The snowfall thousands of Cantabrian skiers and snowboarders have been waiting for has arrived at Porters, changing the alpine landscape with a significant blanket of dry winter snow. Porters Ski Area, the closest ski area to Christchurch has for the first time this season opened the top lifts, with awesome […]