Southern Alps, New Zealand, Report: Ski Plane and Tour Access Ignites Winter Report from 16 June, 2025 Winter never really leaves New Zealandโs Southern Alps.ย So itโs only natural that daydreams of skiing are close in the mind of a Highcountry Kiwi. And as New Zealand rides a sugar rush of opening weekends at commercial ski areas, one gnarly chappie sought turns in a far different corner.ย The man on the mission […] Conditions Report Paulie | June 20, 2025 0 Comments
New Zealand Celebrates MatarikiโMฤori New Year Tomorrow, June 20, New Zealand celebrates Matariki Day, a public holiday since June 2022. Matariki is the Mฤori name for a cluster of seven stars that appears in the early morning sky in New Zealand during midwinter. The constellation of these seven stars is known as Pleiades or Seven Sisters in Western culture, but is known as Matariki by the […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 18, 2025 0 Comments
The Best Time to Ski and Snowboard in Australia and New Zealand Whenโs the best time to ski in Australia or New Zealand? With recent snowfall pictures from Down Under flooding social media, itโs a question many skiers are asking. In fact, just today, an Instagram user asked SnowBrains whether the last week of August and first week of September are too late for decent snow in New Zealand. A good starting […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 17, 2025 0 Comments
4 New Zealand Ski Resorts Set to Open This Weekend After Heavy Snowfall New Zealand ski season is set to kick off this Saturday, June 14, with four major resortsโMt. Hutt, The Remarkables, Coronet Peak, and Cardronaโwelcoming skiers and snowboarders after a series of storms blanketed the region in fresh snow. Mt. Hutt had initially planned to open on Friday, June 13, but was postponed by a day due to unsafe conditions following […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 13, 2025 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Southern Alps, New Zealand: Major Snow Swipes South Island Pictures from 6 June, 2025 Old Man Winter is struttinโ his stuff along large sections of New Zealandโs Southern Alps.ย Overnight reports tally feet of snow falling at base area elevations, with healthy dollops exciting the locals (plus corking traffic) on the streets of Tekapo and Mt. Cook Village. This is just the beginning. Temps are expected to remain […] Paulie | June 6, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Hutt, New Zealand, Reverts Back to June 13 Opening Day Due to Too Much Snow in Forecast There is such a thing as too much of a good thingโMount Hutt, New Zealand, announced on its social media channels and website yesterday, June 3, that the resort will not open this coming weekend. Instead, the season opening will be on Friday, June 13, as initially planend, due to around 1 meter (3 feet) of snow forecast for the […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 3, 2025 0 Comments
The Southern Lights: An Electric Adventure That Should Be on Your Bucket List The Southern Lights are an electric adventure you won’t regret waiting to see. The electromagnetic phenomenon is frankly fascinating, but it is also elusive and unpredictable by nature. Auroras Australis is an experience that you will want to add to your bucket list. Many consider viewing the Northern Lights to be one of the most impressive travel experiences, but admiring […] Brains Sebastian Opazo | June 2, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Up to 4 Feet on the Way for New Zealand This Week This forecast was created at 10 a.m. PST on Monday, June 2, 2025. The coming week drops two healthy waves across the Southern Alps, stacking up to four feet of early-season snow that will anchor the seasonโs base once the lifts crank up later this month. A dense opening blast Wednesday night cements the lower layers, while progressively colder, drier […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 2, 2025 0 Comments
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