Otago Skiing

Queenstown — Queenstown received its biggest snowfall in years over the weekend, with the mountains surrounding the alpine town blanketed in over 1.5m of snow in places.

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Queenstown — Young Queenstown ski racers will benefit from the best coaching advice in the world following an exclusive clinic held recently at Coronet Peak.

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Queenstown — Queenstown's Coronet Peak ski area today (June 8) celebrated in style as the first Australasian ski field to open for winter, with all signs pointing to a "fantastic" season ahead.

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Queenstown — Queenstown is officially open for winter as the 2013 season kicks off at Coronet Peak on Saturday (June 8).  Coronet Peak will be the first ski area to open in Australasia, boasting some of the best opening day snow cover seen in recent years.

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Queenstown — Staff at Queenstown's Coronet Peak ski area are buzzing with excitement following two days of snowfalls and perfect snowmaking conditions.

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Queenstown — The weather gods have been smiling on Queenstown's Coronet Peak as a second snowfall within a week puts the mountain on track for its early June scheduled opening.

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Queenstown — A dusting of new snow on the mountain tops around Queenstown is a timely reminder of the countdown to the 2013 winter season.

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Queenstown — Skiers and snowboarders have just one week to go to buy Early Bird season passes for New Zealand ski areas, Coronet Peak and The Remarkables in Queenstown and Mt Hutt in Canterbury.

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Dunedin — Winter Park, Colorado (4 January 2013) – 2013 looks set to be another golden year for Paralympic skier Adam Hall of Dunedin.

By Snow Sports NZ
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Wanaka — Breckenridge, Colorado – (Sunday 16 December) - Byron Wells (Wanaka) has landed the best run of his life to claim second place in the Men’s Freeski Superpipe event at the prestigious Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado, USA.

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Dunedin — Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA (17 December 2012) – Paralympic skier Adam Hall (Dunedin) and emerging adaptive sit-skier Corey Peters (New Plymouth) have made a positive start to their season competing in a Nor-Am event at Copper Mountain, Colorado from 10 – 14 December 2012.

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Queenstown — Coronet Peak and The Remarkables ski areas have announced a price freeze on their season pass programme for 2013.

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Queenstown — A late surge of fresh snow has given the ski season at Queenstown’s Coronet Peak and The Remarkables a winter boost at the start of spring.

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Wanaka — Lake Wanaka, New Zealand (10 September 2012) Over one metre of new snow fell at Treble Cone last week, with more forecast for the next few days.

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Wanaka — The South Island's largest ski area, Treble Cone, received its greatest snowfall of the season, setting up the resort for great spring skiing and riding.

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Queenstown — The countdown is on to the start of the Southern Hemisphere’s largest Winter Pride event, kicking off in Queenstown next week.

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Queenstown — The recent influx of international elite athletes confirms the Queenstown Lakes ski fields are fast gaining recognition as the premier region for northern hemisphere top international skiers and snowboarders to base their off-season training, providing quality resorts and competitions.

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Queenstown — Current snow conditions and unfavourable temperatures are the catalyst for Queenstown’s Coronet Peak ski area putting its night time ski experience on hold from this weekend, Friday July 20.

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Wanaka — Lake Wanaka, recently named amongst the top 25 ski resort towns in the world by National Geographic Magazine, is poised to live up to its reputation.  Mother Nature has provided a perfect start to the 2012 winter season, delivering over 50 centimetres of fresh powder to the region this week.

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Queenstown — Queenstown is buzzing after overnight snowfalls brought snow downtown and turned the resort and surrounding mountains into a magical winter wonderland.

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Wanaka — A wintry blast overnight brought over 35cms of fresh snow to the South Island’s largest ski area, Treble Cone, topping up the snow base in time for opening day on Thursday (28 June).

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