New Zealand’s Largest Ski Resort Operator Signs Partnership Agreement with China’s Sunac-BonSki NZSki, which operates The Remarkables, Coronet Peak and Mt. Hutt in New Zealand, has signed a strategic partnership with China’s Sunac-BonSki, marking one of the most significant international agreements in New Zealand’s ski industry. Sunac-BonSki runs 11 large-scale indoor snow resorts across major Chinese cities, including Shenzhen BonSki/Huafa Snow, reportedly the largest indoor ski resort in the world. In addition […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | December 3, 2025 0 Comments
Tūroa Ski Area, New Zealand, Announces Limited $388 Season Pass for Winter 2026 Tūroa Ski Area on New Zealand’s North Island has announced the sale of a special season pass that is aimed at making snow sports more accessible. Available for just NZD 388 (USD 222) for adults and NZD 88 (USD 50) for youth (ages six to 16), the pass provides unlimited access to the North Island’s premier ski destination throughout the […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | October 15, 2025 0 Comments
New Zealand’s Mt. Hutt Ends Ski Season 2 Days Earlier Than Planned The ski season at New Zealand’s Mt. Hutt was scheduled to go until October 12, however, sometimes things just don’t go according to plan and this time the weather gods forced the South Island resort to shut early. Related: Mt Hutt, New Zealand, Reverts Back to June 13 Opening Day Due to Too Much Snow The ski field shared the […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | October 10, 2025 0 Comments
Craigieburn Valley Ski Area, New Zealand, Announces Closure for 2025 Season Craigieburn Valley Ski Area on New Zealand’s South Island has confirmed it will close for the 2025 season. After great snowfalls in early September that saw the ski field have some of the best snow of the season, a rainy weather front in mid-September eroded the snow cover, rendering the slopes unskiable. “Unfortunately the rain and hot wind […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | September 22, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Dobson, New Zealand, Closes for 2025 Season Due to Challenging Weather Conditions Mt. Dobson Ski Area in New Zealand has announced it will close for the 2025 season, citing persistent westerly winds that have made safe lift operations impossible. Owner Bruce Foote shared the news with the resort’s community on Wednesday, September 17, thanking staff and loyal visitors for their support during what he described as a season with “some cracking […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | September 17, 2025 0 Comments
Temple Basin, New Zealand, Will Stay Open Thanks to Continued Snowfall New Zealand’s Temple Basin announced today, September 12, that the popular ski area will stay open all week. After a difficult start to the season, during which the resort failed to receive enough snow to open, the club field decided with a heavy heart to announce by August 20 that it would be unable to open at all. However, a […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | September 11, 2025 2 Comments
New Zealand’s Mt. Cheeseman Able to Open for Surprise Pop-Up Weekend Just two weeks after announcing it would not operate for the 2025 winter, Mt. Cheeseman, New Zealand, has stunned the Kiwi ski community with news that the ski field will reopen for a special “pop-up” long weekend from Friday, September 12 through Sunday, September 14. Fresh snowfall in the Craigieburn Range, combined with a rally of volunteers and staff, has […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | September 9, 2025 0 Comments
Temple Basin, New Zealand, Opens After Surprise Late-Season Snowfall Temple Basin, one of New Zealand’s most rugged and remote ski fields, defied expectations today as it opened to skiers and riders on September 6—weeks later than usual, and after previously declaring the season a write-off. The ski area announced the exciting news on Wednesday, September 4, after the resort received its first decent snowfall of the season. With […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | September 5, 2025 0 Comments
Another Ski Area on New Zealand’s Upper South Island Ends the 2025 Season Without Ever Opening Rainbow Ski Area on New Zealand’s South Island has announced it will not open this season at all. After initially hoping for a July season start, a lack of natural snowfall kept delaying the season. Despite some cold spells throughout the season, precipitation mostly came as rainfall, and man-made snow during below-freezing nights was insufficient to enable the resort to […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | August 27, 2025 0 Comments
Temple Basin, New Zealand, Will Not Open This Season Due to Lack of Snow Temple Basin ski area in New Zealand’s Southern Alps has announced it will not open for the 2025 winter season, citing insufficient snowfall. The club snow field made the announcement on its social media channels on Wednesday, August 20. While the lodge at Temple Basin has been open for accommodation since mid-July, operators said there has not been enough snow […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | August 20, 2025 0 Comments
New Zealand Celebrates Matariki—Māori New Year Tomorrow, June 20, New Zealand celebrates Matariki Day, a public holiday since June 2022. Matariki is the Māori name for a cluster of seven stars that appears in the early morning sky in New Zealand during midwinter. The constellation of these seven stars is known as Pleiades or Seven Sisters in Western culture, but is known as Matariki by the […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 18, 2025 0 Comments
4 New Zealand Ski Resorts Set to Open This Weekend After Heavy Snowfall New Zealand ski season is set to kick off this Saturday, June 14, with four major resorts—Mt. Hutt, The Remarkables, Coronet Peak, and Cardrona—welcoming skiers and snowboarders after a series of storms blanketed the region in fresh snow. Mt. Hutt had initially planned to open on Friday, June 13, but was postponed by a day due to unsafe conditions following […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 13, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Hutt, New Zealand, Reverts Back to June 13 Opening Day Due to Too Much Snow in Forecast There is such a thing as too much of a good thing—Mount Hutt, New Zealand, announced on its social media channels and website yesterday, June 3, that the resort will not open this coming weekend. Instead, the season opening will be on Friday, June 13, as initially planend, due to around 1 meter (3 feet) of snow forecast for the […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 3, 2025 0 Comments
Early Snow Hopes Melt as Mt. Hutt, New Zealand, Delays King’s Birthday Opening Just weeks after Mt. Hutt, New Zealand, surprised the New Zealand ski community with its earliest planned opening in 16 years, the Canterbury ski field has been forced to delay operations due to recent poor weather. Warm temperatures, rain, and wind eroded the early-season snow cover in the last couple of weeks. The resort confirmed today, May 26, that it […] Kiwi Brains | May 25, 2025 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] More Snow for New Zealand as Resorts Fire Up Snow Guns Six weeks after the season’s first snow dusted slopes in New Zealand, followed by a dump on May 1, Mother Nature has delivered again, allowing some resorts to begin snowmaking. Opening days are just a couple of weeks away, with Mt. Hutt planning to open on May 31, its earliest opening in 16 years. Related: Mt. Hutt, New Zealand, Announces […] Kiwi Brains | May 19, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Dobson Ski Area in New Zealand Listed for Sale After 50 Years of Family Ownership After five decades of family ownership and hard-earned legacy, Mt. Dobson Ski Area is officially on the market. Peter Foote, now 82, confirmed he is selling the South Island, New Zealand, ski field he first envisioned in the early 1970s. The announcement, reported by the New Zealand Herald, marks the end of an era for one of the country’s most […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | May 12, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Hutt, New Zealand, Announces Early Season Start After Rare May Snowfall, Marking First May Opening in 16 Years Mt. Hutt, one of New Zealand’s premier ski destinations, is set to open early for the 2025 season following an extraordinary 1.2-meter (4-foot) snowfall during the first week of May. This marks the resort’s earliest opening in 16 years, with weekend operations commencing on May 31, including the King’s Birthday public holiday on June 2. Full seven-day operations will begin […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | May 11, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Hutt, New Zealand, Sees Record May Snowfall Over the weekend, Mt. Hutt in New Zealand’s Canterbury region has experienced a remarkable snowfall of approximately 1.2 meters (3.9 feet). This takes the current snow base at the top of Mt. Hutt to an estimated 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) and the lower base to 50 centimeters (1.6 feet). However, the exact snowbase is currently hard to establish, as wind […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | May 5, 2025 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] More Fresh Snow for Ski Resorts in New Zealand Three weeks after the season’s first snow dusted the slopes of some ski areas in New Zealand, Mother Nature delivered again on May 1. While opening days are still weeks away, recent snowfalls at Treble Cone, Cardrona, Coronet Peak, and The Remarkables have reminded skiers that winter is coming. Related: Chilean Ski Resorts Report First Snowfall of the Season At Cardrona, […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | May 1, 2025 0 Comments
Whakapapa Ski Field on Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand, to Reopen Under New Operator After Years of Uncertainty After years of uncertainty and financial instability, the New Zealand Department of Conservation (DoC) has granted a 10-year concession to Whakapapa Holdings Limited (WHL) to operate the Whakapapa ski field on Mt. Ruapehu. The decision marks a pivotal moment for New Zealand’s most prominent North Island ski destination, which has faced serious questions about its long-term viability following the collapse […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | April 30, 2025 0 Comments
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