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Travel to Australia and New Zealand is Officially a No-Go For Americans This Winter If you have a U.S. passport that means you’re probably not going to make ski season in New Zealand and Australia happen this year. This will mark two southern winters in a row where skiing & snowboarding will be off-limits to foreigners down under. Related: Ski Season in South America Likely Off-Limits to U.S. Citizens This Year: Chile and Argentina […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | July 13, 2021 1 Comment
Eager Riders Stay Overnight at Mt Hutt, NZ, to be First to Ride New Chairlift on Opening Day A group of eager skiers and boarders slept overnight at Mt Hutt resort in New Zealand to be the first to ride the resort’s new eight-seater Nor’west Express chairlift on opening day today. The group, all donning t-shirts with the slogan ‘First on Chair’, came prepared for the all-nighter with beer and portable speakers. “You can’t sleep, it’s like so […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 11, 2021 0 Comments
First 8-Person Chairlift Coming to New Zealand The first 8-person chairlift in New Zealand is officially set for construction. NZSki announced Mt. Hutt will be replacing their current “Quad Chair” with a brand new, high speed detachable 8-person chairlift. Mt. Hutt is located on the South Island of New Zealand, roughly 50 miles from Christchurch. The ski area has three chairlifts and a magic carpet and is […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | September 22, 2020 0 Comments
Skiers Had to Rappel to the Ground After Two Chairs Collided at Mt. Hutt Ski Field, New Zealand Twelve skiers were stuck and had to rappel to the ground after two chairs collided at Mt. Hutt ski field in New Zealand this morning. Related: VIDEO: Must Watch Chairlift Horror Movie ‘FROZEN’ is Available to Stream For Free The incident occurred first thing in the morning at about 8:30 am when two fully loaded six-person chairs ascended too close […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | July 14, 2020 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
The World’s Best Resorts are Available on the Ikon Pass Deer Valley Resort, UT, the standard for first-class service in the ski industry, retained its title as the 2018 Best United States’ Ski Resort at this year’s World Ski Awards for the sixth straight year. The resort also reclaimed the honor of the country’s greatest ski hotel. The Stein Eriksen Lodge, Utah’s only Forbes Five-Star hotel and spa and designated one of the […] Industry News Steven Agar | November 30, 2018 0 Comments
Mt. Hutt, NZ Extends Season After Multiple Storms Left Them With “Oodles of Snow” Mt. Hutt, NZ is having one heck of a season. Multiple storms as of late have left the area buried in snow, which has prompted them to extend their ski season. Instead of closing on the original scheduled date of Sunday, October 8th, they will now close on Sunday, October 15th. This allows New Zealand residents to enjoy the slopes through […] Industry News Chris Wallner | September 5, 2017 0 Comments