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
Mt. Hutt, New Zealand Reports 2018 was Best Season Ever | Why 2019 Will be EVEN Better The stats are in, and New Zealand’s best ski resort since 2015, Mt Hutt in Canterbury, closed the 2018 season with the best visitor numbers since the mountain opened in 1973. The surge of visitors has been attributed to service and operations rather than snow, with the leanest snowfall in 20 years. Mt Hutt Ski Area Manager James McKenzie says […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | November 10, 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
VIDEO: Do You Trust Anybody Enough to go ‘Tandem-Boarding’ with Them? Check out these two guys ‘tandem-boarding’, and pushing the boundaries at Coronet Peak, New Zealand. Have you and a buddy ever tried this? Do you trust anyone enough to strap in with them?! Kiwi Brains | October 16, 2018 0 Comments
Coronet Peak, New Zealand Celebrates ‘Best Season’ by Extending Another Week Coronet Peak, New Zealand‘s first commercial ski field, has extended their ski season by one week off the back of great snowfall in spring, continued cold temperatures and demand from locals. Instead of closing this Sunday the 30th of September, the 692-acre field will stay operational until Sunday 7th October. It will close temporarily on Monday October 1st to reboot for […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | September 26, 2018 0 Comments
NZSki to Donate 250K to Help Save New Zealand’s Endangered Kea Bird This Conservation Week, NZSki kicks off a new five-year commitment to spend more than a quarter of a million dollars helping protect birds native to the alpine areas it works across, spearheaded by $50,000 worth of funds and donation support in partnership with the Kea Conservation Trust (KCT). NZSki currently operates environmental programmes at The Remarkables and Coronet Peak ski […] Kiwi Brains | September 17, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: One-Legged Skier Goes Off in 4-Star FWTQ Competition Losing the majority of his left leg in a motorcycle accident three years ago hasn’t stopped adaptive skier Patrick Daniel Halgren  shredding harder than the majority of the rest of us. Check out this sweet video of him absolutely nailing his line. The North Face Frontier People’s Choice Award goes to the Adaptive Skier and general all-time legend of the USA who […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | September 14, 2018 0 Comments
Treble Cone, NZ Conditions Report: Awesome Pow Day via 60cms New Snow “Awesome pow day at Treble Cone on Monday, September 11th. 60cms of new snow in the last few days and the Saddle Basin never opened on Sunday. Best snow of the day was in the Motatapu Chutes. The saddle had a bit of a crust on top, so it wasn’t as dreamy as I’d hoped, but the Main Basin had some […] Conditions Report Kiwi Brains | September 12, 2017 0 Comments
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