Posted June 28th, 2009 by ColinTanner
Every year Queenstown celibrates the start of the winter season with a party like no other; the Queenstown American Express Winter Festival – 26th June – 5th July 2009.
There are Fireworks, a Mardi Gras, mountain bikes on snow, a drag race (where local business men dress up in drag and then have sprint races over [...]
Tags: Coronet Peak, queenstown, sitco, ski, snowboard, winter festival
Posted June 9th, 2009 by ColinTanner
It was a fine crisp day and on Saturday 6th June 2009, Coronet Peak opened. The locals and tourists all got in on the action and a very busy opening weekend was had.
These four local lads earned themselves the right to be the first people to ride the lift for the 2009 season, by starting [...]
Tags: Coronet Peak, nz, sitco, ski, snowboard
Posted June 3rd, 2009 by ColinTanner
It is being billed as the biggest winter sports event outside of the Winter Olympics.
It is definitely going to be one of the biggest events that the snowsports industry has seen in NZ.
It is the New Zealand Winter Games which are running in Otago (the region of NZ where Queenstown is), from 21st August – [...]
Tags: Cardrona, Coronet Peak, Naseby, Nordic Snow Farm, NZ Winter Games, The Remarkables