Christchurch, New Zealand – In July 2010 I embarked upon my fourth ski trip to New Zealand. On the previous three visits I spent most of my time in the Southern Lakes district, based in the popular international tourist center of Queenstown. Coronet Peak and The Remarkables are the closest ski areas to Queenstown, while…
New Zealand – There is a different air in the mountains of New Zealand. It might be because there are absolutely no trees of any kind in any of the ski resorts. But it’s not just the skiing. The population of New Zealand numbers only 4 million, and with more than one third living in…
As an Australian, I imagine that most of the world has an image of Australia as being filled with kangaroos, beautiful beaches and the outback – but on the Great Dividing Range, stretching down the southeast coast of mainland Australia, there are snow-covered mountains that each winter host some world class ski resorts. No, they…
