Christchurch man Brendan Lindsay today became the first person to claim the First-on-the-Chair title for three mountains in a row with the opening of the new Coronet Express chairlift today.

Queenstown and Wanaka residents have the chance to ski for $20 while supporting local youth at the NZSki Locals’ Day this Saturday (June 22).

Snow Sports NZ has announced the selection of the following athletes to the NZ National Ski Team.

Canterbury’s best-loved ski area Mt Hutt today celebrated its opening day with new trails and facilities, bumper crowds and the best snow base in 10 years.

New Zealand snowboarder Mitchell Davern (Auckland) has signalled that he will be one to watch in coming seasons, with a win at the World Rookie Tour Slopestyle finals in Kitzsteinhorn – Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria on Saturday (local time).

Queensland will be home to the southern hemisphere’s first year-round freestyle ski-jumping facility to be built at the Sleeman Sports Complex at Chandler.

Australian Olympians Matt Graham and Jakara Anthony have won Men’s and Women’s Moguls World Championships silver medals in Park City, Utah.

Coronet Peak, the popular Queenstown ski field, has extended the ski season by one week off the back of great snowfall in spring, continued cold temperatures and demand from locals.

Winter Games NZ Cup Big Air Canada’s Elena Gaskell and Switzerland’s Andri Ragettli (SUI) claimed the gold medals. New Zealand’s Finn Bilous earned his first World Cup medal, finishing in third place in front of an enthusiastic home crowd.

On a glorious bluebird day at Snow Farm, Benjamin Saxton and Jessie Diggins from the USA took home gold at the FIS Australia New Zealand Cup Classic Mass Start Race.