Riding Around the Range @ Remarkables, New Zealand Back in Mid-August of 2016, a father and son team descended upon a Southern Hemisphere gem…The Remarkables ski field near Queenstown, New Zealand. Located on the southern part of the South Island, the Remarkables is a mini mountain range by its own right. Running in a true North to South fashion and separated by the rest of the Southern Alps, not only does it have impeccable scenery but it also holds some absolutely radical terrain. Trip Report Casey Cane | August 11, 2018 3 Comments
It’s Winter Down Under! | Here’s Where You Can Ski Right Now in Australia and New Zealand The early winter snowfall has been great, resorts have been making snow for a couple of weeks now, so can we finally get excited about shredding New Zealand or Australia yet? Hell yes! There are resorts open already, Perisher was the first Australian resort to open just today, and others will be opening this weekend in both New Zealand and […] Industry News Steven Agar | June 7, 2018 0 Comments
Coronet Peak, NZ Announces One-Day Teaser on Saturday, Two Weeks Ahead of Official Opening Coronet Peak, NZย has just announced June 2nd as their one-day-only teaser opening for the 2018 season.ย Early season snowfall and cold temperatures has led to a decent base and the right conditions for snow making. They plan to operate Saturday from 9am-4pm, then return to training until the official opening on June 16th. According to Stuff, people are hyped […] Industry News Katy Shipley | June 1, 2018 0 Comments
Major Storm Dumps Snow on New Zealand Resorts Shoveling the first big snow at The Remarks. Image: Remarks Facebook Page Close to a meter of snow fell at some South Island New Zealand resorts during a major snowstorm last week. Snow fell as low as 300 meters in the Southern Lakes region, and the Crown Range road between Wanaka and Queenstown was closed. With fantastic winter conditions and […] Conditions Report Jenah MacGrain | May 29, 2018 0 Comments
All 4 Resorts Now Open in Southern New Zealand Cardrona continues to have the best conditions right now in the South Island. They have been making snow most days and about 80% of their runs are open. The coverage is almost entirely man-made snow and heavy traffic means conditions have become very icy in places. ย Race Course, All Nations and Gold Rush are especially icy at the moment. Captains […] Conditions Report Marian Krogh | July 12, 2016 0 Comments
New Zealand Ski Resort BREAKS All-Time Snowfall Record! Coronet Peak ski area in New Zealand has just broken their snowfall total record breaking 3-meters (9.8-ft) of total season snowfall as of today, September 11th, 2015. “The latest Southerly blast brings snow conditions to record levels at Queenstownโs Coronet Peak. Todayโs snowfall (Friday September 11) brings the total for the 2015 […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 11, 2015 3 Comments
New Zealand Ski Resorts OPEN Tomorrow: 3 New Zealand ski resorts open for business tomorrow. Mount Hutt, Coronet Peak, and Cardrona are all scheduled to open for the season tomorrow, June 13th. Cardrona = 10cms (4″) snow past 24 hrs, base depth upper mt. of 60cms (24″). Mt. Hutt = 2cms (.8″) snow past 24 hrs,base depth upper mt. 25cms (10″). Coronet Peak = 15cms (6″) snow past 24 hrs, base depth upper mt. to 50cms (20″).Treble Cone ski resort is scheduled to open on June 25th and they’ve already gotten 41″ […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 11, 2015 0 Comments