Man Critically Injured After Skiing Off Cliff Outside Ski Area on Mt. Ruapehu, NZ A 40-year-old man was transported to the hospital in a critical condition over the weekend following an incident at the Mangaehuehu Glacier on Mt. Ruapehu in New Zealand. He and his group were skiing in an area outside the ski field boundary, where avalanche risk was significant and officials had gone to huge lengths to prevent skiers from entering. “Due to […] Avalanche Kiwi Brains | September 3, 2019 0 Comments
National Ski Champion Dies After Contracting Dengue Fever From a Mosquito Bite in Mexico New Zealand ski champion Philippa Greig, 36 has died after contracting dengue fever from a mosquito bite while visiting Mexico. Greig’s father, Rob Greig, confirmed the news of his daughter’s death to the New Zealand Herald. The former member of the New Zealand ski team, known as Pip, was house-sitting near the coastal resort of Puerto Vallarta when she suddenly fell seriously ill. Her […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | August 22, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: World’s Biggest Swing | New Zealand’s Human Slingshot – Bungee Jump on Steroids! [arve url="https://youtu.be/LK6ilPA-R9s"] Kiwi Brains | June 24, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Cardrona Alpine Resort, New Zealand Agrees Deal to Purchase Nearby Treble Cone Ski Area Cardrona Alpine Resort. Credit: Cardrona In breaking news, Snowsbest is reporting that after persistent unconfirmed rumors, an official deal has now been agreed for Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand to purchase fellow Kiwi resort Treble Cone Ski Area. Related: BREAKING NEWS: 3 New Zealand Ski Resorts Added To The 2018/19 Ikon Pass “We are absolutely stoked to look at […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 18, 2019 0 Comments
Mt Hutt, New Zealand’s Best Resort, Opened Today With Their Best Base in 10-Years Canterbury’s best-loved ski area Mt Hutt today celebrated its opening day with new trails and facilities, bumper crowds and the best snow base in 10 years. Defending its four-year title as New Zealand’s best ski resort, Mt Hutt reaped the fruits of a timely snowstorm that dumped more than 30″ of snow, with parts of the slopes sitting at an incredible 3-feet […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 7, 2019 0 Comments
Heavy Summer Snow Allows Mt Hutt, New Zealand to Open for the Weekend 3 MONTHS Early An out-of-the-ordinary end-of-summer heavy snowfall in New Zealand last weekend means one resort, Mt Hutt, will be able to open for snowsports this weekend, more than three months ahead of its normal ski season start date. Mt Hutt had over 20-inches of fresh snow up high, and lucky employees have already been out making their firsts turns. The southern hemisphere […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | March 1, 2019 1 Comment
Cardrona, New Zealand Opens for Summer Biking Season on 1st December… With Skiing and Tubing Two months since the end of the ski season, snow-lovers in Australia have been treated to some unseasonal snowfall. So much so, that Cardrona Alpine Resort will be opening on Saturday, December 1, with a slightly different offering to their planned operations of mountain biking, mountain carting and more. The recent significant snowfall means the resort will instead be initially […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | November 23, 2018 0 Comments
Mt. Hutt, New Zealand Reports 2018 was Best Season Ever | Why 2019 Will be EVEN Better The stats are in, and New Zealand’s best ski resort since 2015, Mt Hutt in Canterbury, closed the 2018 season with the best visitor numbers since the mountain opened in 1973. The surge of visitors has been attributed to service and operations rather than snow, with the leanest snowfall in 20 years. Mt Hutt Ski Area Manager James McKenzie says […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | November 10, 2018 0 Comments
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