Remarkables

The Remarkables is toasting the success of its junior freestyle team after what NZSki called a "knockout performance" at the Junior National Ski and Snowboard Championships last week.

Human pond-skimming, children's face-painting, and family scavenger hunts were just some of the activities at the Remarkables Spring Carnival on Saturday afternoon.

Skiers and boarders from across the region joined in the festive atmosphere to mark the official start of the spring season.

Overall victory in the human pond-skim event was a split decision between Queenstown local Leah Mulkerrins and auto-inspired "Team Jag" - who usually work as Remarkables Ski Patrol when they are not water skiing across a sub-zero, 5m pool, dressed as cars.

The Best Switch award went to Queenstown skier Matt Johnson for braving the 5m pool backwards.

- by Naeem Alvi; prints available from Otago Images.

Organisers of the inaugural Remarkables Awards have announced profits from the ticketed awards ceremony in Queenstown this Sunday will be donated to help fellow hospitality industry workers in Christchurch.

All eyes will be on the Remarkables this weekend with the Tararua Real Iced Coffee Slopestyle Series on Saturday and the Burton Snowbroads Girls Camp on Sunday.

As we continue our ongoing series profiling seasonal jobs at the skifields, Ronnie "Rocket" Baker, of the United Kingdom, tells Henrietta Kjaer about her first season on the mountain as food and beverage attendant and assistant cashier at the Remarkables.

Australian host Tanya Papandrea tells Henrietta Kjaer about her second season on the mountain - this year in a job as the person who greets visitors with a smile, gives directions and answers questions.

In our ongoing series profiling seasonal jobs on the skifields, long-time terrain park crew member Mikey Proctor, of Auckland, tells Henrietta Kjaer about the job he chose for "his love of riding the park and being on the hill all day".

The 25th anniversary of the opening of the Remarkables skifield was celebrated yesterday, but rain and wind put a dampener on the celebrations, which attracted only a few hundred people.

The '80s will be back in style at the Remarkables this weekend as the ski area celebrates its 25th birthday.