Ski and snowboard enthusiasts looking for the ultimate winter break can take advantage of a new initiative announced by Release: Private Retreat featuring the best of the international ski resort of Lake Wanaka in New Zealand’s South Island.

With all the pre-season excitement as fresh snow falls on the mountains, New Zealand Boot Camp Systems are encouraging mountain bunnies to sign up to their 6 Week Winter Sports Boot Camp, sponsored by Coronet Peak and The Remarkables.

Early snow has come to South Island ski areas. Cold temperatures and light snowfalls overnight on 8 April 2009 have delivered early snow to New Zealand’s premier ski areas Coronet Peak, Mt Hutt and The Remarkables.

If you are looking to buy or sell some new skis ahead of the 2009 season, make sure you head to Christchurch for the start of May.
Thousands of ski items, second-hand and new, will be going on sale at this year’s Canterbury Snowsports Association (CSA) Ski Sale and Snowshow. [...]

We’ve just discovered a great new website that we want to share with you so you can plan ahead for the 2009 ski season!
www.snowpool.org.nz is a no thrills website, simply designed to help people organise car pooling to the ski fields this winter.
‘Car Pooling’ is basically sharing a ride with others in a bid [...]