Tiny New Zealand Ski Club Beats the Big Boys in Race to Open A little known ski-club near Canterbury, New Zealand, has beaten the big boys to be the first resort open after a huge storm dumped almost two feet of fresh snow on the area. At short notice, Hanmer Springs opened today, June 3rd. It is the first time in the resort’s history that they have been opened for the Queen’s Birthday, a […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 3, 2021 0 Comments
New Zealand Ski Fields Might Open Early Ahead of Expected Bumper Season Early season snow and pent-up demand are causing some New Zealand ski fields to consider opening early, reports the NZ Herald. Related: New Zealand Ski Areas Receive Upto 7″ Fresh Snow | Snowguns Are Blazing Accommodation and rental companies report that they are almost fully booked, both with New Zealand tourists and travelers from Australia. “Forward bookings for centers within […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | May 27, 2021 0 Comments
New Zealand Ski Areas Receive Upto 7″ Fresh Snow | Snowguns Are Blazing Winter’s coming… in the southern hemisphere anyway. Ski fields in New Zealand have had snow guns blazing for a few days now, and woke to up to 7″ of fresh snow this morning. Related: Against All Odds, New Zealand Ski Areas See Record Number of Visitors The Remarkables recieved 7″, Coronet Peak 4″, and Mount Hutt got a dusting too. With […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | May 18, 2021 0 Comments
GM at Cardrona and Treble Cone, NZ Pens Open Letter Apologizing for Poor Guest Experience Ski resorts in New Zealand have been caught out these last couple of weeks by unexpectedly high skier numbers, so much so that the General Manager of Cardrona and Treble Cone, Bridget Legnavsky, was forced to pen an open letter of apology. Related: Against All Odds, New Zealand Ski Resorts See Record Number of Visitors Due to closed borders as […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | July 24, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Double-backflip Off Huge Cliff at Treble Cone Ski Area, NZ | New Zealand Having Epic Winter So Far Ben Richards sends a beautiful double-backflip off the summit at Treble Cone Ski Area in New Zealand earlier this week. Treble Cone Ski Area just received a foot of new snow on July 12. The ski area currently has a 51″ base after having been open less than a month since that start of ski season in New Zealand […] Cliff Jumping Kiwi Brains | July 16, 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
COVID-Free: New Zealand Declares Nation Free of Coronavirus, Lifts Restrictions New Zealand has lifted almost all of its coronavirus restrictions after reporting no active cases in the country — just in time for winter. Related: New Zealand Ski Area Announces They’re Confident of Opening This Season The nation has declared itself “COVID-Free” which is excellent news for the island nation’s ski season which is due to kick-off at the end […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 12, 2020 0 Comments
2 Hikers Survived 18-Days Lost and Without Food in ‘Middle Earth’ Two hikers survived 18-days in the New Zealand wilderness after getting lost in the fog in Kahurangi National Park, police are reporting. Related: New Zealand Ski Area Announces They’re Confident of Opening This Season Jessica O’Connor and Dion Reynolds, both 23, began their hike on May 9, with the intention of being gone for five days. They got lost in the […] Kiwi Brains | May 27, 2020 0 Comments
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