Author: The Frog

  Corin Forest became the first place to fire up the snow guns last night as temps got down to

A “great” first night of snowmaking and natural snowfalls means winter has started for Canterbury’s Mt Hutt ski area.

A drop in temperatures down to as low as minus 8 degrees at the top of the mountain allowed ski area staff to crank up the mountain’s extensive snowmaking system.

New Zealand’s largest snowmaking system fired up at Queenstown’s Coronet Peak ski area last night, heralding the start of winter for the country’s most popular winter holiday destination.

Overnight temperatures dropped to minus 7 degrees, enabling Coronet Peak’s snowmaking team to fire up its massive 217-snowgun system.

Cosy up with a hot chocolate and your favourite knit sweater this winter. Stay with Discovery Parks – Jindabyne and experience the iconic Snowy Mountains.

The team at Mt Buller has been busy since last season – here’s what you can look forward to this winter….

The highly-anticipated improvements to Queenstown’s The Remarkables ski area access road and car parking are complete.

The roading improvements include sealing to the 9.5km mark together with safety and drainage works, all designed to make for a safer, more comfortable trip to this much-loved alpine playground.

It’s that time again when all eyes are on the skies and forecastors are madly going over charts and data from past years as well as the current weather patterns, to somehow come out with what they think will happen leading into Season 2016. When will the first snow fall? When will the first snow stay on the ground more than a day or two? and when will the snowmakers get into full swing? I’ve tried to break it all down and keep it as simple as I can……

It’s the mountain everyone knows and loves, and now it’s official. Late last year Mt Hutt was voted New Zealand’s