More fresh snow on Queenstown’s premier ski areas, on top of consistent snowfall throughout May, is delivering spectacular pre-season conditions.
Coronet Peak ski area, scheduled to open on Saturday, 6 June, has received 50 – 100cm of snow in four days, resulting in an 80cm base at the top of the mountain and a 50cm base at the bottom.
Hamish McCrostie, Coronet Peak Ski Area Manager, said they couldn’t have asked for a better build up to season opening.
“It’s just fantastic. We’ve had consistent snow falls since early May which is unusual but very welcome,†he said. “We’ve started … Details
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Taranaki’s humble Manganui skifield is the first in the country to open for the season.
Yesterday Mt Taranaki’s skifield opened thanks to a 25cm dumping of snow the previous day.
Other skifields around the country in both the north and south are still almost a month behind, with most opening in mid to late June.
Manganui ski field operators had initially hoped to open today, but got in a day early after the weather cleared up.
Stratford Mountain Club member Jack Cran said the field was opened about 11am.
“It was lovely, the wind turned south-west and it cleared,” Mr Cran said.
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Bode Miller plans to ski next season but won’t commit to the Vancouver Olympics.
The two-time overall World Cup winner disclosed his plans to his ski manufacturer Thursday during a long meeting on the Kaprun glacier. Miller skipped the final four stops of the last season to spend time with his 1-year-old daughter and said he was considering retirement.
“He’s planning to continue,†Head’s racing director Rainer Salzgeber told The Associated Press. “I wouldn’t have been surprised if he had told us he was taking the year off. But he said, ‘No, I don’t want to do that.â€â€™
Miller declined comment when contacted by the AP.
“I’m not going to talk about it. I don’t have much faith in … Details
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