 A stormy May, with waves of snow-laden southerlies marching up the country, has handed New Zealand ski-fields a fairytale opening to the new season.
With tough economics compelling ski- fields to market themselves hard to Australians, don’t be surprised to see more than a few Wallaby jerseys in the queue this season.
Interest from Aussie skiers at nationwide ski fairs this month has been reportedly at record levels and bookings are up on the last (albeit scantily clad) snow season.
Northern ski areas are inundated with snow bases of more than a metre. Mangonui, on the slopes of Mt Taranaki, is the first field to open this year…Â Details