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
World Champion SUP Athlete Takes A Huge Fall Skiing In New Zealand Annabel Anderson is a powerhouse among action sports. A competitive skier, mountain biker, triathlete, and SUP racer. She is widely considered the best female SUP (Stand Up Paddle Board) Athlete in the world. After winning the 2018 Pacific Paddle Games, she may be the best in the world of anyone, male or female. Annabel just took a gigantic tumble after […] Industry News Jason Ringenberg | November 30, 2018 0 Comments
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
BREAKING NEWS: 3 New Zealand Ski Resorts Added To The 2018/19 Ikon Pass Just when you thought the Ikon Pass couldn’t get any better, it did. Today, Alterra Mountain Company announced that Coronet Peak, Mt. Hutt, and The Remarkables have been added to the 2018/19 pass. This move provides pass holders with access to nearly 82,000 acres at 38 premiere mountain destinations across the world. If you haven’t yet, be sure to get your hands on […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 14, 2018 0 Comments
$35-Million Development Plan Unveiled for The Remarkables and Coronet Peak, New Zealand A $35-million development plan for New Zealand resorts The Remarkables and Coronet Peak was announced yesterday. The proposal includes summer operations and access to new terrain, reports RNZ. NZSki, which operates the Queenstown ski areas, said the upgrades included a new express chairlift from the base of The Remarkables and plans for an upgraded gondola at Coronet Peak. You might also like: Coronet […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | November 2, 2018 0 Comments
Climber Jo Morgan Survives Avalanche that Buried Her and Killed 2 Guides in New Zealand Two mountain guides have died and well-known adventurer and climber Jo Morgan has survived after an avalanche hit near New Zealand‘s highest mountain, Aoraki / Mt Cook. Ms. Morgan was with professional guides Martin Hess and Wolfgang Maier on Harper Saddle on Mt. Hicks, near Aoraki / Mt Cook when they were caught in the avalanche. The bodies of the […] Avalanche AvyBrains | October 31, 2018 0 Comments
‘Record-Breaking Year’ Reported as Cardrona Alpine Resort, NZ Winter Season Ends The 2018 winter season at Cardrona Alpine Resort, New Zealand has been another highly successful year for the Southern Lakes ski area, with skier visits breaking the record previously held by the 2017 season. 2018 was also an incredible snow year for the resort – the third greatest aggregate snowfall since records began 17 years ago. Over the 18-week season, […] Industry News Steven Agar | October 24, 2018 0 Comments
One Quintessential Day @ Cardrona, New Zealand – 2018 In mid-August 2018, a family from California descended upon a lovely ski field on the South Island of New Zealand. Cardrona, in a nutshell, is a ski resort with impeccable views, cruising piste runs, mammoth terrain parks, steeps, open bowls and so, quite literally, terrain for the entire family. Trip Report Casey Cane | October 19, 2018 0 Comments
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