Up and away: Mt Ruapehu's first gondola lifts off
Skiing and boarding at Mt Ruapehu just got a whole lot more luxurious.
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Kiwi snowboarder went from reserve to snowboarding gold medallist at the X-Games in Aspen.
Kiwi snow sports prodigies do the double at X Games
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Skiing in December? Cardrona offers a snowy start to the summer season
Cardrona's summer opening has an unusually snowy twist.
Cardrona to reopen ski fields this December
'Unique' snowfall has allowed Kiwis a White Christmas at Cardrona starting December 1.
Skiing's next frontier: Come to the land of the ice and snow
A new crop of high-end lodges is turning the Arctic into the next frontier for skiers.
Remarkable $35m extension for South Island ski fields
Remarkables expansion plans eye up the Doolans as "the region's best terrain" for skiing.
Man killed in speed-flying crash near Wanaka named
Jimmy Keane, 43, died after a parapenting crash near Wanaka yesterday morning.
Skiing: Bilous wins bronze at World Cup Big Air
Wanaka freeskier Finn Bilous has won New Zealand's first Winter Games medal.
'Insurmountable loss': Bus crash victim's family speaks
Her family said the moment they found out that Hannah had died, their lives fell apart.
Turoa ski field lift out of action for rest of season
"I'm really sorry to say the news is not good."
Skiers, snowboarders evacuated from stalled chairlifts
Power cut out at 11.16am, stalling Mt Hutt's main six-person chairlift.
Emotional farewell for girl killed in skifield bus crash
Hannah Francis was farewelled at Morrison Funeral Home in Auckland on Monday afternoon.
Tūroa chair lift out of action for at least a week
Tūroa's six-seater chair lift will be closed for at least a week while repairs are made.
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts suspend bus operation after crash
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts has voluntarily suspend their bus operations.
Snowboarding star Ellie Soutter's father breaks his silence
Snowboarding star Ellie Soutter's dad breaks his silence and it will break your heart.
Family's heartwarming tribute to snowboarder
Soutter will be laid to rest this week but her family is already keeping her memory alive.
Fatal mountain bus crash: 'If you have a helmet, put it on'
Victim who died after a bus rolled near Tūroa skifield was a young woman.
Tragedy after snowboarding star takes her own life on 18th birthday
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