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Brown Bear Ski & Snowboard Guide – all you need to know about New Zealand skiing and snowboarding. Get prepped for the snow with Brown Bear by clicking on our info on where to hire your ski gear or buy snowboarding equipment and where to buy ski clothing and gear. Look up New Zealand’s 26 ski areas before you hit the slopes and get the latest snow reports so you know what to expect when you get there. If you’re up for that special snow adventure in the 2010 season, check out our links on heli skiing and backcountry snowboarding experiences. Keep browsing the website for Brown Bear’s low-down on events, festivals and gigs for awesome après-ski.

With Brown Bear you can: get your heart racing with adrenaline-pumping activities and adventure; book your ski accommodation for your New Zealand ski holiday; plan your ski transport with a rental car or campervan; indulge yourself at a local New Zealand restaurant after a long day on the snow; or experience New Zealand’s nightlife at one of the local bars or nightclubs. It’s all right here – so check us out!

Brown Bear has a history of helping snow seekers get out there and get amongst it. Every year the publication gets better and better, and our website helps the cause by giving you online access to everything you need to know. Brown Bear Ski & Snowboard is the essential guide to New Zealand skiing and snowboarding – nowhere else can you find everything you need in one place: where to stay, where to eat, what to do, where to party, how to pump yourself full of adrenaline and how to relax – Brown Bear’s got it all. No wonder Lonely Planet called us “an outstanding reference for snow bunnies” in the 2007 guide and “a brilliant reference for powder-hounds” in the 2008 edition.

Brown Bear has all the inside information on New Zealand ski areas, the latest ski gear, events and festivals, heli skiing and adventure activities. From Whakapapa Ski Area in the north, to Coronet Peak in the south – we’ve got you covered! So what are you waiting for? Grab the info you need and get your planks waxed – we’ll see you out there!

Brown Bear Tips What you need to know before you hit the slopes.

Fast Facts Brown Bear reckons it’s better to be in the know.

Gear Guide Gear that works – from head to toe.

Organisations Talk to a dedicated organisation.

Travel How to get around the country and where to stay.