The Mountain Safety Council yesterday again warned skiers and boarders to stay clear of back-country areas because of the avalanche risk, described as "high" for the Wanaka area and "considerable" for Queenstown.
About 700 visitors are packing for a visit to Queenstown over the next week, intent on painting the town pink and giving the local economy a "significant" cash injection.
When it comes to snowsports, competitors and organisers are well aware there is one thing you can not control - the weather.
United States double silver Olympic medallist Danny Kass will appear in the Christchurch District Court today and is expected to admit a charge of careless driving.
Over the past four years, the Shotover Top 10 Holiday Park has invested about $1 million in providing high-quality, affordable accommodation for groups close to Queenstown.
The inaugural Winter Games NZ were officially declared open in Queenstown yesterday following an opening ceremony with a distinctly New Zealand, and Queenstown, flavour.
A 25-year-old English tourist found dead in a Queenstown alleyway had a blood alcohol level of 234mg - almost three times the legal limit.
Freestyle skiers and board riders have been enjoying the snow conditions and sunshine at the Remarkables, with shared sessions in the Stash terrain park recently.
Late this afternoon, Queenstown will take centre stage as the long-awaited inaugural Winter Games NZ officially open.
A new television commercial will be beamed into New Zealand homes from Sunday, part of Destination Queenstown's early support for Winter Games NZ - support which WGNZ chief executive Arthur Klap has described as "invaluable".
It may be another seven months before Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) investigators determine the cause of a fatal tandem hang-gliding crash at Queenstown in March.
Urgent repairs at the Moonlight Track, Arthurs Point, means the area will be closed intermittently for up to three weeks.
Look first at the simple things before opting for new equipment or devices, energy auditor Andy Logue told more than 50 people in Queenstown this week.
In a bid to make snowsports accessible to everyone, the Remarkables will host an Adaptive Programme open day on September 5.
National visitor figures are down, but Otago is bucking the trend - an additional 17,000 visitors were recorded in Otago in June, a 9% rise on the same month a year ago.
Snowboarders and skiers are not the only ones enjoying a booming winter season at Coronet Peak, with gangs of youth-like kea now roaming around the skifield.
A specially built course at the Remarkables will be used this weekend as Winter Games NZ action gets under way at Queenstown.
The deaths of a Queenstown tramping guide and a United Kingdom tourist will be subject to inquests before Coroner David Crerar in Queenstown tomorrow.
One of the country's largest and most competitive annual ski races started at Coronet Peak yesterday when the Intercollegiate Ski Association of Japan presented the Air New Zealand FIS Southern Cup Race Series 2009.
Clients and invited guests were on hand to celebrate the relaunch of the Arrowtown Boutique Hair Company on Saturday and its transformation from "London Underground" to "Boutique Boudoir".
