Canterbury News & Features

Down Under: Australia's Snow Gums To New Zealand's 'Southern Alps'

Australia? New Zealand? The winter Down Under is the opposite of North America and the European Alps so that means plenty of fun for those who live there and those who make... Full article

Apr 27, 2009   Comments (1)

Surf Mixes It Up With Snow In Canterbury

One season ends and another one begins when winter crosses over to summer with the Surf Snow Cup in New Zealand next weekend. Full article

Sep 22, 2008   Comments (0)

Mt Hutt Hits 3 Metre Mark; Turoa Sits On Over 4

Canterbury commercial ski field, Mt Hutt, has hit the the three metre base mark with sixty five centimetres of new snow. Full article

Sep 10, 2008   Comments (1)

New Zealand Clubfields Host The Big Boys

The K2 Big Mountain Chill Series has been consolidated into one super four day event across Craigieburn and Olympus clubfields in New Zealand's Canterbury ranges. Full article

Aug 27, 2008   Comments (0)

Bode Miller Takes On New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND - The mellow lakeside town of Wanaka on South Island is home to some big names this week as the world's elite descend upon Treble Cone ski area for some... Full article

Aug 13, 2008   Comments (0)

Bode Miller Takes On New Zealand

The mellow lakeside town of Wanaka on South Island is home to some big names this week as the world's elite descend upon Treble Cone ski area for some serious race training.... Full article

Aug 13, 2008   Comments (0)

World's Olympic Best Train In New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND - It just gets better and better for New Zealand as recent storms have dumped over two metres in two weeks in the Canterbury Region on the South Island. Now... Full article

Aug 4, 2008   Comments (0)

Mammoth Snow Dumps Metres On Mt. Hutt

NEW ZEALAND - Mt. Hutt is winning the snow wars this season with over a metre of snow dumping in 36 hours and the mountain currently closed due to blizzard conditions. The... Full article

Jul 30, 2008   Comments (0)

New Zealand Blizzards Kick-start The Season

NEW ZEALAND - Both the North and South Islands experienced a fierce snowstorm July 5, dumping over half a metre of snow on most of the country's resorts. Full article

Jul 9, 2008   Comments (0)

Mt. Hutt With Fresh, Queenstown Gets Spring

NEW ZEALAND -- The Canterbury region is winning the snow wars on the South Island with Mt. Hutt opening with fresh snow for skiers and boarders. temperatures further south in the Queenstown... Full article

Jun 16, 2008   Comments (0)