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A new Leitner Poma high-speed quad at Tiehack on Buttermilk, one of Aspen in Colorado’s four ski areas, will replace both the Eagle Hill and the Upper Tiehack lifts, cutting the combined ride time from 18 minutes to just under seven minutes.
Coronet Peak and The Remarkables ski areas are announcing their season pass programme for 2012, giving snowsports lovers plenty of time to budget and plan for their winter fun.
Prices for season passes have been frozen at 2011 levels, and skiers or snowboarders who held season passes in 2010 or 2011 will be rewarded with up to $100-worth of credit in the form of mypass money loaded onto their mypass to spend on services on the mountains.
And in a new mov
Between 20 to 30cm of new snow has blanketed Mt Hutt over the last two days, setting up the popular Canterbury ski area for a great New Zealand school holidays.
Mt Hutt ski area manager David Wilson said a storm cycle had delivered good snow to the slopes over the past two days, with more in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow.
“Unfortunately we’re closed today (Tuesday October 4) because of inclement weather and very low visibility, but ther
Queenstown’s Coronet Peak ski area will extend its opening dates for skiers and boarders to enjoy an extra week of skiing and riding, thanks to fantastic spring snow conditions.
Coronet Peak was originally scheduled to close this weekend but will now stay open until its final day on Sunday October 9.
Spring skiing conditions returned to glorious winter snow....
Spring skiing conditions returned to glorious winter snow in the resort town of Queenstown with The Remarkables ski area welcoming a good dump of the white stuff overnight (September 12).
A southerly weather front currently working its way up the South Island is responsible for the 5cm to 10cm dump at The Remarks with snow continuing to fall throughout today (September 13).
Ski Area Manager Ross Lawrence said the fresh snow fall and further snow in the for
The world’s best snowboarders will converge on Saas-Fee....
The world’s best snowboarders will converge on Saas-Fee in late October for the opening events of the competitive season outdoors in the Northern Hemisphere.
The FIS Freestyle Ski European Cup and the FIS Snowboard European Cup will take place from 24 to 27 October. The FIS Snowboard World Cup follows a week later, from 31 October to 3 November.
This year the competitors will be joined by big names from the world of freeskiing.
Kitzbühel has announced it’s installing a new six -seater chairlift for the coming
winter.
The new Resterhöhe lift will have a pull-down weather protection hood and seat heating and will replace the former Resterhöhe chairlift as well as the Moseralm T Bar.
Other improvements include the famed Streif downhill piste, venue for the annual Hahnenkamm race, Austria’s biggest spo
With the Swiss franc running at record highs against other currencies....
With the Swiss franc running at record highs against other currencies, Swiss ski resorts are in many cases anticipating a difficult season. However resorts are taking steps to make costs less eye- watering for non Swiss nationals, and Verbier is one of the first to announce its strategy.
“In order to counter the effect of the strong franc, our visitors will enjoy a ski-lodging package with an up to 20% better exchange rate than the official daily rate.
Coronet Peak and The Remarkables ski areas in Queenstown....
Coronet Peak and The Remarkables ski areas in Queenstown and Canterbury’s Mt Hutt are reveling in winter snow conditions while enjoying glorious early spring weather.
New snow arrived to top up the trails at all three ski areas last week – perfect timing for spring skiing throughout September and into October.
Mt Buller is celebrating the arrival of spring with discounted skiing and snowboarding from this weekend. Snow lovers will save 30% off the regular price of a single day pass from Saturday and 50% on multi-day lift passes.
A two-day lift pass this weekend is now discounted down to $103 for an adult, $82 for tertiary students and just $56 for a child up to Year 12 – great savings on spring skiing and snowboarding!
Spring is the ideal time to di
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