Temple Basin, New Zealand, Will Stay Open Thanks to Continued Snowfall New Zealand’s Temple Basin announced today, September 12, that the popular ski area will stay open all week. After a difficult start to the season, during which the resort failed to receive enough snow to open, the club field decided with a heavy heart to announce by August 20 that it would be unable to open at all. However, a […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | September 11, 2025 2 Comments
What Are New Zealand’s Club Fields? In the heart of the Southern Alps, New Zealand’s “club fields” stand apart from the high-profile ski resorts that dominate international tourism. Operated by local ski clubs rather than corporations, these small, community-run areas offer a stripped-down, cooperative approach to skiing that has earned them a cult following among skiers and snowboarders. Unlike commercial resorts such as Coronet Peak or […] Brains Martin Kuprianowicz | August 26, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Hutt, New Zealand, Sees Record May Snowfall Over the weekend, Mt. Hutt in New Zealand’s Canterbury region has experienced a remarkable snowfall of approximately 1.2 meters (3.9 feet). This takes the current snow base at the top of Mt. Hutt to an estimated 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) and the lower base to 50 centimeters (1.6 feet). However, the exact snowbase is currently hard to establish, as wind […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | May 5, 2025 0 Comments
Powder Alliance Adds Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand, to Ski Pass Powder Alliance announced on August 22 that they will be adding Mt Ruapehu to the 22/23 season pass. This takes the number of resorts covered by Powder Alliance to 21 ski resorts worldwide as Mt Ruapehu has two separate resorts: Tūroa in the southwest and Whakapapa in the north. Powder Alliance’s season pass gives you access to 16 U.S., 2 […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 6, 2022 0 Comments
25 Skiers and Boarders Rescued from Chairlift at Coronet Peak, New Zealand Twenty-five skiers and boarders had to be rescued on Monday from Queenstown’s Coronet Peak skifield after the Greengates chairlift came to a grinding halt. Visitors had an unexpected interruption to their snowsports day this week when the six-chair stopped due to a technical failure. Coronet Peak is located on the South Island of New Zealand about 25 minutes from Queenstown, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 2, 2022 2 Comments
The New Zealand Resort That Might Not Open At All This Year: Mt. Taranaki While we reported on Mt. Lyford resort closing and Mt. Ruapehu temporarily closing this southern hemisphere season, there is a resort in New Zealand that has not even opened yet—at all. The Manganui Ski Area at Mt. Taranaki on New Zealand’s North Island is located 45 mins from the coastal town of New Plymouth which is on the west coast. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 1, 2022 1 Comment
New Zealand Ski Resort Ends its Season Early as Mt. Lyford Ski Area Closes The small ski resort of Mt. Lyford, New Zealand, has been forced to close due to sub-par snowfall and recent rainfall. Mt. Lyford suffered from excessive rains and above-freezing temperatures which entirely eroded all of its existing snowbase. Mt. Lyford is located on the South Island of New Zealand. However, unlike the famous resorts of Coronet Peak, The Remarkables, or […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 29, 2022 0 Comments
Woman Suffers 9 Broken Ribs and Fractured Pelvis After Falling Off Chairlift at New Zealand Ski Area, Says Lifties Were “Not Paying Attention” An Auckland, New Zealand woman fell roughly 20-feet from a chairlift on Tuesday, August 3, and suffered nine cracked ribs, a punctured lung, liver bleeding, and a broken pelvis and arm. 35-year-old Janette Adams said she slipped while getting on a chairlift at Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand. She held onto the chair for a while before eventually letting […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | August 10, 2021 0 Comments
Treble Cone = New Zealand’s Home for Freeride Shredding [sponsored by Treble Cone, NZ] South America gets a lot of the summer skiing glory but New Zealand has just as much on offer. New Zealand has some of the best terrain and epic mountains you’ll ever see. Not to mention the fact that in most places, you can ride, surf and do a variety of other sports throughout the winter […] D’Arcy McLeish | July 18, 2017 0 Comments
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