12th August 2020 Air NZ / Ski FieldsNZSki and Wayfare’s ski fields close for the day while other large operators make adjustments or shut Auckland businesses.
31st July 2020 Ski FieldsThe Sugar Bowl Express chairlift at The Remarkables will open this Saturday 1 August, giving visitors lift access to the Sugar Bowl Basin for the first time this season.
28th July 2020 RAL / Ski FieldsRuapehu Alpine Lifts chief executive Jono Dean said the new car park booking system helped ease the traffic congestion.
23rd July 2020 RAL / Ski FieldsThe new booking system would be free this season and would operate for the busiest 10 of the 17 weekends that the mountain is open in winter.
17th July 2020 Ski FieldsThe Remarkables will continue its daily operations daily for a further one more week after a busier-than-expected school holiday period.
8th July 2020 RAL / Ski FieldsRuapehu Alpine Lifts have updated its new carpark booking system following an uproar from the public.
6th July 2020 Scenic Cruise / Ski FieldsCEO Ian Jackson says forward bookings are good but Covid has halved staff numbers on the operator’s ski fields.
3rd July 2020 Ski FieldsThe Remarkables would be open daily for two weeks during the July school holidays until Sunday 19 July, then weekends only.
2nd July 2020 Ski FieldsMt Ruapehu has officially opened for the season, with snow arriving in time for the July school holidays.
26th June 2020 Government / Ski FieldsPrime minister Jacinda Ardern, tourism minister Kelvin Davis and Tourism New Zealand chief executive Stephen England-Hall will attend today’s opening of the ski season at Cardrona Alpine Resort.
23rd June 2020 OTA / Ski FieldsBooking.com says Kiwis are showing a promising appetite for winter travel and recreation.
19th June 2020 Ski FieldsAfter years of international growth, operators are pinning hopes on the domestic market but losses appear inevitable.
18th June 2020 DOC / Ski FieldsRuapehu Alpine Lifts aims to limit ski field numbers to 4500 a day at Whakapapa and 3700 at Turoa, says RAL chief executive Jono Dean.
10th June 2020 Ski FieldsThe first major snowfall of the season marks good news for the Southern Lakes ski areas, says Destination Queenstown.
9th June 2020 Events / Ski FieldsThe move comes as ski fields prepare to open and enables the hard-hit events sector to plan for a restriction-free recovery.
3rd June 2020 RAL / Ski FieldsMore than 2000 people headed up Mt Ruapehu over the long weekend to sightsee and ride the Sky Waka.
20th May 2020 RAL / Ski FieldsRuapehu Alpine Lifts is planning to open its first ski area on Mt Ruapehu in late June or early July, says RAL chief executive Jono Dean.
15th May 2020 Ski FieldsNZSki, RAL and Cardrona Alpine Resorts say they have agreed level 2 guidelines with the government.
7th May 2020 Ski Fields / TravelPeople will be allowed to travel for tourism and operators such as ski fields could be open.
30th April 2020 RAL / Ski FieldsRuapehu Alpine Lifts operational team members have commenced general maintenance work on Mt Ruapehu in preparation for the winter ski season, says RAL chief executive Jono Dean.
16th December 2019 Acquisition / Ski FieldsThe decision paves the way for the consolidation of ski field ownership in the wider Wanaka area.
5th December 2019 Ski Fields / WeatherCardrona Alpine Resort near Wanaka has postponed its summer opening after a dump of snow this week.
25th November 2019 Awards / Ski FieldsMt Hutt has taken out the title of New Zealand’s best ski resort for the fifth year in a row at the World Ski Awards in Austria.
30th October 2019 NZSki / Ski FieldsGround has officially broken on the new Sugar Bowl chairlift at The Remarkables Ski Area in Queenstown.
11th October 2019 Ruapehu / Ski FieldsA group of 35 Chinese Winter Olympic Games staff took the slopes of Mt Ruapehu in a bid to hone their rescue knowledge and techniques in time for the World Cup and the Winter Olympic Games in 2022.
9th October 2019 People / Ski FieldsThe operator has promoted its Whakapapa GM Jono Dean to take over from Ross Copland.
9th October 2019 Cardrona / Ski FieldsCardrona Alpine Resort plans to have its first chairlift installed into the 500 hectare Soho Basin extension in time for winter 2022.
19th September 2019 Conservation / Ski FieldsNZSki funding for The Kea Conservation Trust will see the body extend its monitoring efforts from The Remarkables ski field across Ben Lomond from early 2020.
11th September 2019 Ski FieldsA collaborative mountain effort has led to the establishment of New Zealand’s first-ever Spring Ski Week.
9th September 2019 Acquisition / Ski FieldsWayfare’s Cardrona Alpine Resort Limited has sought clearance from the Commerce Commission to buy Treble Cone ski field for $7.6m.
29th August 2019 Data / Ski Fields / SpendVisitor spending in some of NZ’s snow regions fell sharply after unusually mild weather.
28th August 2019 Ski Fields / TransportA police and NZ Transport Agency check of Queenstown ski field transport operators over the weekend found a dozen operators were not complying with the rules.
21st August 2019 Event / Ski FieldsQueenstown Resort College has secured naming rights to the Winter Games.
20th August 2019 Ski FieldsKiwis should continue to buy annual ski passes despite this year’s patchy season, according to new research.
29th July 2019 PGF / Ski FieldsThe money will go towards long-term planning to foster sustainable tourism growth.
10th July 2019 Ski FieldsTreble Cone will open today but skiing and snowboarding will be limited to groomed snow on the Easy Rider and the Platter runs.
3rd July 2019 Adventure / Ski FieldsChris Jolly Outdoors is expanding its portfolio of products after recruiting a new operations manager and drawing on his diverse background that spans tourism, rock and roll touring and survivalism.
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28th June 2019 Ski FieldsTūroa’s beginner ski field opens today from 9am with the lower slopes of Alpine Meadow ready for skiing and sledding.
26th June 2019 Australia / Ski FieldsA sluggish Australian economy and plunging house prices will be felt on Kiwi slopes, says the bank’s chief economist.
25th June 2019 Ski FieldsTreble Cone Ski Area has delayed its opening due to low levels of snow during June.
20th June 2019 Acquisitions / Ski FieldsCardrona is on track to add a second skifield to its stable having made a long-expected offer to buy Treble Cone.
10th June 2019 Ski FieldsVisitors have been flocking to New Zealand’s skifields as the 2019 season gets underway with some of the country’s leading resorts having pumped millions of dollars into infrastructure improvements over the summer.
9th May 2019 People / Ski FieldsQueenstown’s NZSki Limited has hired Meghan Blair to be its new general manager of sales and marketing.
12th March 2019 DOC / Ski FieldsThe Department of Conservation has rejected criticism that it was cause of delays to NZSki’s $16m chairlift upgrade at The Remarkables.
11th March 2019 Ski FieldsPaul Anderson blames a lack of “direction, support and certainty” from DOC for the delay to The Remarkables upgrade.
11th March 2019 Australia / Campaigns / Ski FieldsA game that educates Australian travel trade about New Zealand’s ski regions forms a key part of Tourism New Zealand’s freshly launched $1.55m Australian winter campaign.
5th March 2019 Ski FieldsBorders, bikers, walkers and riders were out in force on Saturday for Mt Hutt Ski Area’s 2019 Open Day.
20th December 2018 Airports / Ski FieldsA new winter profile of Queenstown Airport’s passengers has been released, showing an uplift of 5% in numbers for the 2018 season.
12th December 2018 Māori / Ski FieldsSix of the iwi’s businesses have formed a partnership to help fund the $25m project.
