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WānakaMay 31

Too early to open

Two Lakes District skifields will be open this weekend, but not the one claiming to have the best snow.
Too early to open
Too early to open
SportDecember 12

Wells leads Team Atomic to top in Colorado

Snowsports have always been the individual against the mountain.
Wells leads Team Atomic to top in Colorado
Wells leads Team Atomic to top in Colorado
QueenstownMay 19

Skifields get early snow boost

Three days of snow have given the Queenstown Lakes district's skifields an early shot in the arm.
Skifields get early snow boost
Skifields get early snow boost
QueenstownAugust 26

Honing skills further

While completing their "summer" training programme at Coronet Peak, the Russian men's and women's alpine ski teams have also been competing in a transtasman competition.
Honing skills further
Honing skills further
QueenstownAugust 12

Queenstown US ski team head for the slopes - and pies

While the United States summer Olympic sport's team is carving up the opposition in London, the country's winter Olympians are carving up the snow slopes on Coronet Peak.
Queenstown US ski team head for the slopes - and pies
Queenstown US ski team head for the slopes - and pies
QueenstownJuly 30

Snow falls and makes spirits rise

Snow falls and makes spirits rise
Snow falls and makes spirits rise
QueenstownJuly 15

Rain forces skifields to close

NZSki hopes the Coronet Peak ski area will reopen for snowsports enthusiasts today after the ski area was closed all day yesterday because of the rain-soaked snowpack.
Rain forces skifields to close
Rain forces skifields to close
QueenstownJuly 9

Skiers banned for two years

Two international visitors living in Wanaka for the winter have had their ski season cut short after being the first people this year to be trespassed from all the region's skifields.
QueenstownJune 26

Mountains high and top people

In part two of our weekly winter series Off Piste, profiling NZSki staff at Coronet Peak and the Remarkables, Michele Fuller fills us in on the ups and downs of her job.
Mountains high and top people
Mountains high and top people
QueenstownJanuary 12

Queenstown skier well placed in Snow King

Queenstown alpine skier Adam Barwood has achieved four podium placings in as many days in Snow King, Wyoming, winning two golds and two silvers since last Thursday.
Queenstown skier well placed in Snow King
Queenstown skier well placed in Snow King
QueenstownAugust 18

Skiers told to consider their safety

Police and mountain safety officials are reminding skiers of the importance of staying within skifield boundaries after two Coronet Peak skiers were lost and then found over four days this week.
SportAugust 18

Smith hungry for top-class competition

Adaptive alpine skier Quentin Smith (34) is keenly looking forward to some strong Winter Games competition in Queenstown and Mt Hutt next week.
Smith hungry for top-class competition
Smith hungry for top-class competition
SportAugust 17

Freeskiers rise to nature's challenge

Challenging weather conditions marred yesterday's freeski halfpipe competition at Cardrona Alpine Resort, the first freestyle skiing event of the Winter Games.
QueenstownJuly 10

Tips to avoid powder injuries

Injuries among skiers in the first week and a-half of the season have been mainly "frost injuries", St John Wakatipu operations team manager Alana Reid says.
QueenstownJuly 10

Famine turns to `feast' as snow blankets area's skifields

Snow, freezing temperatures and dangerous roads marked Wanaka's weekend.
QueenstownMay 19

Been there, done that: still skiing at 82

When Wanaka's skifields received an early fall of snow this week, few were more pleased than one of Treble Cone's most senior skiers, Betty Main.
Been there, done that: still skiing at 82
Been there, done that: still skiing at 82
QueenstownMay 5

Ski area funding goal progress

The Pisa Alpine Charitable Trust is in good heart as it works towards its goal of raising about $2 million to buy the Snow Farm from the Lee family by September.
Ski area funding goal progress
Ski area funding goal progress
QueenstownMarch 28

Ski season may be affected by recent disasters

NZSKI says it would be "naive" to think recent natural disasters in New Zealand, Australia and Japan would not have an impact on the 2011 season, but it was "too early to tell" if the impact would be negative.
QueenstownFebruary 15

Skier was within a whisker of his goal

Tim Cafe, of Queenstown, has celebrated a career best finish at the Alpine World Championships in Garmisch, Germany, coming 31st in super G - one-hundredth of a second off 30th position.
QueenstownOctober 11

Mypass 'success of season'

The introduction of new ski-pass technology has been hailed the biggest success of the past ski season by NZSki chief executive James Coddington.
Mypass 'success of season'
Mypass 'success of season'
QueenstownOctober 4

Coronet closing early

Coronet Peak has been forced to revise its closing day for the second time this season as warmer spring temperatures bite into ski and snowboarding operations.
QueenstownOctober 4

Foreign pair faked ski passes

Faking a ski pass was a serious offence and two foreign former employees of NZSki Ltd were told they had "really messed things up for themselves" in New Zealand by Judge Dominic Flatley, when they appeared in Queenstown District Court yesterday.
QueenstownSeptember 27

Coronet extends season

"Phenomenal" snow conditions have prompted Coronet Peak to extend its season, allowing for up to an extra week of skiing and riding, or as long as conditions allow.
QueenstownSeptember 24

Gale-force winds force all skifields to close

Gale-force winds shut down all the skifields in Queenstown and Wanaka, as another cold southwesterly front blasted the South Island yesterday.
QueenstownSeptember 20

Winds dash big air attempt

Blustery winds blew away Swedish skiing star Jon Olsson's attempt at a world-first big air trick at Treble Cone skifield on Sunday, but the freeskier hopes to return next year for another attempt.
Winds dash big air attempt
Winds dash big air attempt