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2025 Opening Dates for Ski Resorts in New Zealand

New Zealand’s ski season typically begins in mid-June and extends into early October, though specific opening dates vary significantly by resort. Currently, Mt. Hutt is aiming to be the first resort in New Zealand to open for skiing and snowboarding, after receiving a nice 1.2-meter early May snowfall.ย  Here are the opening dates for New Zealandโ€™s ski resorts in chronological […]

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Julia Schneemann | May 13, 2025
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Winter Games New Zealand: Local Kiwi Ski Racer Piera Hudson Takes Win in Slalom

The fast-paced action of the Winter Games NZ alpine ski racing program continued at Coronet Peak on Friday, August 30, with the first of two FIS Australia New Zealand Cup (ANC) Slalom races. Spectators passing over the top of the course on the Coronet Express chairlift were treated to prime viewing including a winning performance by New Zealandโ€™s Piera Hudson. […]

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Nathaniel Lewis | August 31, 2024
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Marcel Hirscher Skips FIS Races at Coronet Peak, New Zealand

Marcel Hirscher and his team have shared that they have left New Zealand and that Hirscher will not compete in the FIS races at Coronet Peak from August 27-31. Originally, the Dutch-Austrian ski racer was planning to start in four FIS races at Coronet Peak, but the Hirscher is now traveling back to Europe without having competed at any FIS […]

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Julia Schneemann | August 26, 2024
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Slow Start For Ski Resorts in New Zealand

Over the last seven days, various ski fields have opened around New Zealand. As it is early season, limited terrain is open with currently still minimal snow coverage. There was a large gap in cold weather systems bringing snow to New Zealandโ€™s resorts between May and June which has caused a slower start. As the season moves forward from here, […]

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Nathaniel Lewis | June 21, 2024
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New Zealand Ski Area Owner Fined $600,000 For Fence Post Death of Woman Skier

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NZSki, the operator of Coronet Peak Ski Area in New Zealand, has been fined $600,000 NZD ($362,000 USD) following the tragic death of skier Anita Graf in 2019. The maximum fine possible was $1.5 million. The company has been fined $440,000, and must pay emotional harm reparation of $130,000 to the victimโ€™s family, and prosecution costs of $28,000. NZSki was […]

Kiwi Brains | October 10, 2023
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New Zealand Ski Area Owner Convicted For Fence Post Death of Woman Skier

NZSki, the operator of Coronet Peak Ski Area in New Zealand, has been found guilty of health and safety violations following the tragic death of skier Anita Graf in 2019. According to a report by the New Zealand Herald,ย Graf tragically lost her life after colliding with an unpadded wooden fence post that guarded a reservoir at the base of Sugar’s […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | August 18, 2023
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Slow Start for the Corporate New Zealand Ski Fields

  So far this winter, snow has been hard to come by in New Zealand for the corporate ski fields.ย Coronet Peak, one of the ‘Three Peaks’ run by NZ Ski and based in Queenstown, opened on the 16th of June but only several days later had to close due to a lack of snow. Mt Hutt (Three Peaks) which is […]

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Nathaniel Lewis | July 5, 2023
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Skyline Gondola in Queenstown, New Zealand, Triples Capacity

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The Skyline Gondola in Queenstown, New Zealand, received an upgrade during the autumn, resulting in a tripling of capacity, from previously 1,000 passengers an hour to 3,000 passengers an hour. The upgrade also includedย 10 new towers, a new cableway and new bottom and top gondola terminals, and tree-felling on the hillside. The gondola is located in Queenstown on the South […]

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Julia Schneemann | July 2, 2023
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