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![Ash casts cloud over ski operators](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ash casts cloud over ski operators
Industry sources are warning that the volcanic ash cloud's impact on the tourism sector will be serious if the disruptions continue much longer.
![They're skiing in Oz, but there's no snow at home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
They're skiing in Oz, but there's no snow at home
As NZ skifields delay opening because of unseasonably warm weather, some Aussie resorts are blanketed...
![Colorado: Secret super powder](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Colorado: Secret super powder
Even bad jokes and -25C gusts couldn't keep Kieran Nash off the slopes at Winter Park in Colorado.
![Early snow raises hopes for ski season](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Early snow raises hopes for ski season
The country's skifields have had an early taste of snow, with 10-15cm falling yesterday on the upper slopes of Mt Ruapehu's Whakapapa field.
![Mount Hutt revises plans for transport service](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mount Hutt revises plans for transport service
Christchurch earthquake, hurricanes and floods in Australia have driven the review.
![Europe: Icing on the cake](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Europe: Icing on the cake
Champion skier Claudia Riegler enthuses about the shops, cafes and clubs that make the European ski experience so special.
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Snowsports: NZ skiers boosted by Olympic chance
The prospect of world No 1 halfpipe skier, Wanaka's Jossi Wells competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics is a step closer.
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Skiing: Skiers' mountain battle for money
New Zealand's best skier in a generation is on the fast track to success - but funding is still an uphill battle.
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Mt Hutt's year from Hell
It's been a tough year for Mt Hutt skifield, with three deaths, an avalanche and now 1200 skiers trapped overnight in bad weather.