http://www.brownbearski.co.nz Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:11:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Woo hoo! The 2011 season isn’t yet over at Mount Hutt ski area but already skiers and snowboarders can start planning for next year’s winter adventures on the iconic Canterbury mountain. And the really great news for families is that children aged 10 and under will ski for free at Mount ... http://www.brownbearski.co.nz/2012-mount-hutt-ski-pass-prices-announced/ Anyone for some awesome spring skiing or snowboarding? The mountain is coated in snow and the ski area is scheduled to close at the end of this coming weekend (16 October) – better get your skis and board ready and get up to Mount Hutt for one more blast before ... http://www.brownbearski.co.nz/mount-hutt-still-blanketed-in-snow/ Great news for New Zealand skiers and snowboarders! Coronet Peak ski area in Queenstown has just announced that its season has been extended due to fantastic spring snow conditions in New Zealand. This means an extra week of awesome skiing and riding for skiers and boarders at one of New ... http://www.brownbearski.co.nz/coronet-peak-spring-skiing-extended/ Spring may be in the air but it’s still winter at ground level! Spring snow conditions at The Remarkables ski area just out of Queenstown in New Zealand’s South Island just got a whole lot better with the arrival of a southerly front in mid-September 2011. Skiers and boarders were ... http://www.brownbearski.co.nz/spring-skiing-at-the-remarkables/ Wax your skis and snowboards, boys and girls, for one final weekend of marathon spring skiing at Coronet Peak in the Southern Lakes region – this weekend marks the end of the ski area's night skiing operation for the 2011 winter season. Tomorrow, opening at 8am with First Tracks and running ... http://www.brownbearski.co.nz/last-weekend-for-night-skiing-at-coronet-peak/ The first few days of extreme skiing and snowboarding in the 2011 Export 33 Xtreme at Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand, have been dominated by Kiwis! Despite top international competition, local skiers have led the pack in the ski competition and local snowboarders have already won the snowboarding event. Local boys Sam ... http://www.brownbearski.co.nz/kiwi-extreme-skiers-and-boarders-on-top-at-mount-ruapehu/ Germany comes to the snowy slopes of Porters in Canterbury, New Zealand, this weekend with the Porters Oktoberfest scheduled for Sunday 11 September 2011. This season’s spring skiing and snowboarding in the South Island is epic, with warmer temperatures of late and plenty of snow on the runs, and there’ll ... http://www.brownbearski.co.nz/porters-oktoberfest-this-weekend/ It’s official. The 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games have gone high-tech with a new app available for owners of iPhone and Android smart phones. Wherever you are in the world, you’ll now receive updates at your fingertips with news feeds, real-time comp results and the latest on night-time action in ... http://www.brownbearski.co.nz/winter-games-on-your-smart-phone/ Now this is après-ski action at its finest: the mega-event of the Burton New Zealand Open will be followed by a massive party at the Queenstown Events Centre. The Burton Open Session brings you ace live music on Saturday 13 August. While the world’s best snowboarders will give it their all ... http://www.brownbearski.co.nz/burton-open-session-in-queenstown/ The challenge is on: whacky multisport athletes from all over the place are training hard to break records at the up-coming The North Face Peak to Peak event to be held on 6 August. The iconic mountain-to-mountain race is now in its 18th year. The North Face Peak to Peak is ... http://www.brownbearski.co.nz/2011-the-north-face-peak-to-peak/