Snow Sports

Listing and background information on the ‘club fields’ for skiing and snowboarding in the Canterbury region, New Zealand.

Canterbury – New Zealand’s largest region – rises from the Pacific Ocean, sweeps across vast plains, through braided river valleys, and climbs into the magnificent Southern Alps that divide the length of the South Island.

Hanmer Springs – 90 minutes north of Christchurch airport – is New Zealand’s premier alpine spa and a holiday destination that’s popular with locals and international visitors.

Dare-devil Kiwis have made their names internationally in many sports and high adrenalin outdoor pursuits.

At 82, Queenstown man Les Brough clocks in as one of New Zealand’s oldest skiers but when he takes to the slopes each day, he’s just one of an exclusive club with “one ski in the grave”.

Great regions for New Zealand snow adventures. Covering best skiing and snowboarding areas, in North and South Island.

Snow is gathering on New Zealand’s high country, and mountain resorts are grooming their fields as the country says goodbye to autumn and welcomes visitors for another season of uniquely Kiwi winter events.

New Zealand alpine ski racer Adam Hall thrives on a constant diet of winter – his recipe for turning adversity into triumph.

Classed as the world’s best freeskier, at just 19 New Zealander Jossi Wells has already jumped off more mountains and stood on more podiums than most other sportsmen of his age.

Star Kiwi snowboarder Rebecca ‘Bex’ Sinclair is a young athlete at the pinnacle of her sport.