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Southern Snow

QueenstownAugust 29

Timely snow for skifields

Winter made a late return to Southern Lakes mountains yesterday, with fresh snow providing a much needed boost for Queenstown's Coronet Peak, and Wanaka skifield operators reporting the new snow added to the already good coverage on the area's three skifields.
QueenstownAugust 8

Passion for power in snow

Torte Lyons does not look like your average ''horrible little bogan'', as her mother jokingly calls her.
Passion for power in snow
Passion for power in snow
QueenstownJuly 31

MXers, boarders and skiers in show

Once again freestyle snowboarders and skiers will share an event with motocrossers, in a rugby field loaded with truckloads of snow hauled down from Queenstown's skifields.
MXers, boarders and skiers in show
MXers, boarders and skiers in show
QueenstownJuly 31

Challenge a family affair

Members of the Bilous family, of Hawea Flat, have been stalwart participants in the long-running World Heli Challenge, held annually in Wanaka's back country.
Challenge a family affair
Challenge a family affair
QueenstownJuly 24

Athlete buddies to encourage young

Five Upper Clutha primary schoolchildren will be ''buddied'' up with some of Wanaka's top snow sports athletes this winter as part of a programme aimed at promoting snow sports to youth.
Athlete buddies to encourage young
Athlete buddies to encourage young
QueenstownJuly 17

Biathlon exchange hits mark

A Sweden-New Zealand winter biathlon exchange programme was launched at Snow Farm on the Pisa Range this month, with the first of the foreign athletes involved already full of praise for New Zealand's snow conditions, facilities and weather.
Biathlon exchange hits mark
Biathlon exchange hits mark
QueenstownSeptember 20

Avast there, me hearties

The Remarkables held a pirate-themed day yesterday to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
Avast there, me hearties
Avast there, me hearties
QueenstownSeptember 19

Women invited to slopes to get active in the snow

If you are female, then head to the mountain this Saturday.
QueenstownSeptember 19

Late snow improves base but Treble Cone still to close

Challenging snow conditions have been replaced by what was claimed to be the best snow in the South Island, though Treble Cone will not be extending its closing date past next Sunday. Queenstown NZSki fields Coronet Peak and The Remarkables are scheduled to close on October 7, as is Cardrona in Wanaka, Mt Dobson near Fairlie and Ohau Snow Fields.
QueenstownSeptember 12

No barriers for disabled

Proving that snow is for everyone, a growing programme at the Remarkables skifield is making it possible for disabled skiers and snowboarders to "come up here and do what everyone else does".
No barriers for disabled
No barriers for disabled
QueenstownSeptember 5

Wind delays free ski event

Strong winds at the Remarkables yesterday closed the skifield and delayed the big mountain final of the Freeski Open of New Zealand.
Wind delays free ski event
Wind delays free ski event
QueenstownAugust 29

Father's Day activities join others on Sunday

NZSKI lift operator Megan Burke is stocking up on eggs and spoons before Father's Day on Sunday.
North OtagoAugust 22

Awakino opening day 'worth the wait'

The Waitaki Ski Club's Awakino Skifield has finally opened, and a club member says the skiing on opening weekend was "worth the wait".
QueenstownAugust 22

Airtime

Back for the fourth time on Southern snow this week was Gus Kenworthy of Telluride, Colorado.
Airtime
Airtime
QueenstownAugust 22

Inter-university events hit by membership changes

The number of competitors in inter-university sporting events has been set back by the introduction of voluntary student association membership say organisers, who hope numbers will return to their former glory over time.
Inter-university events hit by membership changes
Inter-university events hit by membership changes
QueenstownAugust 16

Walkers reach new heights

Skiing and snowboarding are not the only ways to enjoy winter snow in Central Otago.
QueenstownAugust 15

Flurry of events on local slopes

Wanaka skifields will host a series of major snow sports events in the next few weeks.
Flurry of events on local slopes
Flurry of events on local slopes
QueenstownAugust 8

Masters skiers set for the slopes

Ask masters ski racers why they continue to race and it becomes clear they have a lifelong passion.
Masters skiers set for the slopes
Masters skiers set for the slopes
QueenstownAugust 2

Stay safe and within limits

Skiers and boarders should stay within their abilities on the slopes to avoid injury and take regular ski lessons, according to an orthopaedic registrar who treats injured skiers and snowboarders.
Stay safe and within limits
Stay safe and within limits
QueenstownAugust 1

School ski programme educational fun

At the end of a busy school week, 230 years 4 to 8 Arrowtown Primary School pupils descend on Coronet Peak for learning disguised as fun.
School ski programme educational fun
School ski programme educational fun
QueenstownJuly 26

Snow camps begin

Women-only ski and snowboard freestyle camps, the Burton Snowbroads, will be held at The Remarkables at the end of the month.
Snow camps begin
Snow camps begin
QueenstownJuly 25

Living in darkness

Snow Park snowmaker Leith Huffadine describes his "nocturnal" lifestyle during winter months as "a bit of a blur".
Living in darkness
Living in darkness
QueenstownJuly 25

Mountains his ministry

Andrew Higgins is the pastor on the powder and the mountains are his ministry.
Mountains his ministry
Mountains his ministry
QueenstownJuly 18

Skifield buses prove popular

The buses NZSki lays on to take snow enthusiasts to Coronet Peak and Remarkables skifields are proving popular this winter.
QueenstownJuly 18

Games on agenda

Next year's Winter Games New Zealand will be a platform for national and international competitors on the road to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Games chairman Sir Eion Edgar says.