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Welcome to the Brown Bear Ski and Snowboard blog! Here is where you'll get the inside word on what's hot on the slopes, and who's been doing what – and when, and where.

School Holiday Action at Porters Ski Area

If you are after some powder action for the weekend Porters ski area in Canterbury won’t disappoint. With the school holidays in full swing, there’s plenty of skiing and snowboarding to be had for young and old.[......]

Hermitage Winter Ball Winter Event

Skiers and snowboarders rejoice – the 2011 New Zealand ski season is well underway. Heaps of snow, blue skies, crisp days – that’s how we like it best. To top off the bumper powder there are some great winter events waiting for you.[......]

Lots of Snow for Mount Ruapehu

Brown Bear has said it all along: Usually when there is a delayed start to the ski season, it gets really good a little later on. And so far this seems to prove true. Snow levels at Mount Ruapehu, for example, are soaring past 2010 levels and the Southern Lakes are getting good dumps as well.[......]

Get a Different View on the Mountains this Winter

Are you a seasoned snow-bunny who has their skis and snowboard ready and the brand-new Brown Bear Ski & Snowboard New Zealand guide in their pocket? Well, then there’s only one thing you’re missing for the 2011 New Zealand snow season, and that’s your ticket for a wintertime flight-seeing adventure.[......]

Burton New Zealand Open 2011

As usual, the Burton Global Open Series will kick off in New Zealand this year. The prestigious event which marks the beginning of the 2012 TTR World Snowboard Tour will be hosted at Cardrona Alpine Resort near Wanaka and run from 8 August till 13 August 2011.[......]

More New Zealand Ski Areas Open for 2011!

Things are just as we love it: we wake to morning frost in the mornings, temperatures continue to drop and cities like Christchurch are set against a backdrop of white peaks in the distance. After Mt Hutt and Turoa Ski Areas opened in late June, another four New Zealand ski areas have now started their 2011 ski season. [......]

Coronet Peak Open

Yay! As of today Coronet Peak ski area is open! Thanks to cold temperatures and extensive snowmaking since Monday evening the slopes of Coronet Peak now have up to 20 centimetres of snow on the upper mountain and ten to 15 centimetres on the lower mountain.[......]

Mt Hutt and Turoa Ski Area Open!

We’ve officially made it – the 2011 New Zealand ski season is underway! Yesterday, Mt Hutt Ski Area was the first New Zealand ski area to open for 2011 skiing and snowboarding. We’ve survived all those snow withdrawal symptoms and winter has finally arrived.[......]

Hang in There – The Snow Will Come!

Are you just about ready to ski and snowboard on grass because you can’t wait for the white stuff to arrive? Hang in there just a little longer and Brown Bear promises your patience will be rewarded. [......]

Register now for the Burton NZ Open 2011

Are you one of the snow-bunnies who can’t wait for the first competitions of the 2011 New Zealand ski season? While the Burton New Zealand Open 2011 is still a while off you can get in now to register.[......]