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  • Top 10 Summer Ski Resorts

    OnTheSnow has compiled a Top 10 list of the most popular places to ski or ride in July and August. Full Article

    26th June 2008

  • Snowboarders Boost Perisher Blue

    AUSTRALIA - Perisher Blue ski and snowboard resort in New South Wales is again hosting the premier event on the Australasian snowboard calendar: the Boost Mobile SNOSHO. An impressive list of international and Australian snowboard stars will compete in a "game show" style event in hopes of scoring the $30,000 winner-takes-all prize Aug. 29â€"30. Full Article

    25th June 2008

  • Australian Resorts Welcome Winter

    AUSTRALIA -- Ski fields in New South Wales and Victoria experienced an overdue cold front on the weekend (6/14-15)with most reporting 15 centimetres of snow. Temperatures remained low enough for snow making with more snow forecast. Full Article

    16th June 2008

  • 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 region hit a balmy 14 degrees Celsius (57 F). Full Article

    16th June 2008

  • Mt. Potts Trades In The Cat For A Helicopter

    New Zealand's Mt. Potts cat skiing operation has traded up this season, launching the Southern Hemisphere's first 'heli park' for mad skiers and boarders wanting some heli skiing on a private mountain. Full Article

    10th June 2008

  • Australia: All Systems Go For The Season

    Australia's major commercial resorts cranked up their t-bars and chairlifts for the opening weekend of the ski season on June 7. A number of early season snowfalls in May pointed to a record opening weekend with many predicting a bumper season similar to North America's just gone. Full Article

    10th June 2008

  • Perisher Blue Spends Big On Snowmaking

    Australasia's largest ski resort, Perisher Blue, has invested AU$9.75 million into snowmaking for 2008 with snow guns already firing for the June 7 opening. Full Article

    4th June 2008

  • NZ$30 Million and It's Snowing!

    Coronet Peak is the first to crank up the chairlifts this winter with opening day on June 7. With a $30million upgrade completed over summer, the new-look resort now boasts the biggest automotive snowmaking system in New Zealand. Locals are expected to descend upon Coronet Peak's sleek new day lodge on Saturday to enjoy the already 90cm snow base. Full Article

    4th June 2008

  • Perisher finishes on a high

    Perisher Blue's new snow fall in the past week has invigorated the resort for Spring. Full Article

    19th September 2007

  • Heavenly closes at Mt Hotham

    Hotham's most popular ski area, Heavenly Valley, has closed for the season due to marginal snow cover. Full Article

    19th September 2007

  • More spring madness at Mt Hutt

    Mt Hutt's annual Spring Back To Hutt festival starts on September 23 for seven days of snowcapped hilarity. Full Article

    19th September 2007

  • Ski for half price at Treble Cone

    It's spring season and Treble Cone on New Zealand's South Island are pumping it up with fifty percent off lift tickets on September 21 and 28. Full Article

    19th September 2007

  • Hotham makes 2008 snow

    Mt Hotham will invest a further AU$3million into snowmaking for the 2008 season, ensuring perfect snow conditions every season. The popular Heavenly Valley will have its own snowmaking system for next season. Full Article

    9th September 2007

  • Winter conditions in spring in NZ

    New Zealand has experienced fresh winter snowstorms in the first week of spring, bringing over half a metre of fresh dry snow. Full Article

    9th September 2007

  • Snow News

    Skiing and riding is on hiatus in North America and most of Europe, but things are still going below the Equator. Full Article

    4th September 2007

  • Snowboarding "Gameshow" Down Under

    Perisher Blue, Australia hosts the Boost Mobile/Samsung SNOSHO. Formerly known as Boost Mobile's "King of the Rail," it purports to be Australia's biggest snowboarding competition. Full Article

    30th August 2007

  • Biggest jump in Australian snowboard history

    Falls Creek hosted Australia's biggest jump at the TTR World Snowboard tour 'stylewars' this week. Full Article

    29th August 2007

  • Austria Comes To Mt. Hutt

    The Austrian Ski team gave Mt Hutt the thumbs up this season as they took their training south of the equator. Herman Maier is already a regular season trainer at Mt Hutt and this year a further two Austrian training camps for World Cup and Olympic racers were run on the mountain. Full Article

    29th August 2007

  • Mt. Ruapehu breaks all records

    Ruapehu's new six seater high speed chairlift worked overtime on Saturday, August 25 as a record 12 500 skiers and boarders descended upon the snow fields of Whakapapa and Turoa. Full Article

    29th August 2007

  • Völkl Free Ski Open Takes Off in New Zealand

    The steep slopes of Shadow Basin at The Remarkables, NZ is the site for a tough terrain challenge: the Völkl Free Ski Open. Full Article

    24th August 2007

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