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Would you like to ski Japan this coming season? 
Not sure if Japan is for you? 

Talk to Sarah, she has skied on the mainland at Hakuba, Nozawa Onsen and Shiga Kogen.  Sarah has also skied in Hokkaido at Niseko, Furano, Tomamu and Rusutsu.

Email Sarah at: sarahh@skitraveller.co.nz
NZ Toll Free: 0800 11 22 99
AU Toll Free: 1800 15 95 25
Visit: http://www.skitraveller.co.nz/japan
Sarah is still working on the website to add more resorts in Japan, so call her for a chat about your ski holiday plans to Japan.

Keep an eye on our home page we go live next week with best ski holiday available to New Zealand skiers, worth $15,000 and includes:

• Return flights ex Auckland through to Denver with Air New Zealand  for 2 adults
• Return transfers from Denver to Vail for 2 adults
• 8 nights in Vail for 2 adults
• 7 day Vail Resorts lift pass for 2 adults
• All airline taxes
• 10 days comprehensive snow holiday travel insurance

To sign up visit our homes page and look for the WIN banner…..this goes live next week with full terms and conditions.
www.skitraveller.co.nz

If you want to enter right now, please email your name and contact number to Ski Traveller.
info@skitraveller.co.nz

You need to call us about the United Airilnes airfare to Denver ex Auckland / Wellington / Christchurch to Denver for approximately NZ$2100 including taxes.  We will package this will accommodation, transfers and lift passes.  Ski in Colorado for two weeks for under NZ$5000pp - you must buy this airfare before 30th of June 2009.

NZ toll free 0800 11 22 99
http://skitraveller.co.nz/hot_deals
http://skitraveller.co.nz/usa/vail

We have a fantastic short life ski airfare to Colorado….you must purchase this airfare before the 30th of June 2009.
Ring Ski Traveller for more details, ski or snowboard in Colorado for under $5000 each for 2 weeks.

More information about this package:
http://skitraveller.co.nz/hot_deals

NZ Toll Free 0800 11 22 99 

Ski NZ in the 2009 season and then use your season pass to get free or half price skiing in the Northern Hemisphere in 2010.  Ski Traveller has put together a comprehensive list, we can get you to all these ski resorts.

2009 Mt Ruapehu Season or Life Pass
* ski free at Winter Park - USA
* ski free at Copper Mountain - USA
* ski half price at Kicking Horse - Canada 

2009 Cardrona - Full Season Pass
2009 Treble Cone - Unlimited Season Pass
2009 nzski.com Queenstown Season Pass: Coronet Peak/Remarkables Season Pass
2009 nzski.com NZskipass Season Pass: Coronet Peaks/Remarkables/Mt Hutt
* ski half price at Banff, Lake Louise, Sunshine Village - Canada
* ski half price at Val Gardena - Italy
* ski half price at Saas Fee - Switzerland
* ski half price at Bariloche - Argentina

Vail Resorts have announced their opening dates already for the 2009-2010 ski season and we haven’t even started skiing in New Zealand yet. 

Vail Resorts mountains are: Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly.  Your lift pass is also valid at Arapahoe Basin (close to Keystone).

Opening and Closing Dates for the 0910 Season

VailFriday, November 20, 2009 through Sunday, April 11, 2010 Beaver CreekWednesday, November 25, 2009 through Sunday, April 11, 2010 BreckenridgeThursday, November 12, 2009 through Sunday, April 18, 2010 KeystoneFriday, November 6, 2009 through Sunday, April 11, 2010 HeavenlyFriday, November 20, 2009 through Sunday, April 18, 2010

Have you skied in Utah?  Would you like to?

I was lucky enough to ski at 6 of the resorts in Utah in April this year and I can report the snow was fantastic even in mid-late April.

The Canyons ski resort are offering some really good early booking specials…..take advantage of these and check out Utah for yourself.  This resort is ski in/out or very close to ski in/out from nearly all the on-mountain accommodaiton, it has nearly 4000 skiable acres and is 10 minutes on the free bus to Park City township & mountain and from there you are 5 minutes on the free bus to Deer Valley…..all the ski resorts around Park City are very close together.   Stay at The Canyons and it is very easy to ski all three mountains: The Canyons, Park City and Deer Valley. 

2009 – 2010
EARLY BOOKING PROMOTION at THE CANYONS SKI & SNOWBOARD RESORT
Park City, Utah
Purchase 8 nights, get the 9th and 10th nights free on 1-Bedroom units and larger.
Book by 1 Nov 09
Valid on bookings 4 Dec 09 - 11 Apr 2010 
Blackout dates: 25 Dec 09 - 2 Jan 2010. 
Includes ticket promotion of either:· 
Buy a two day lift ticket at The Canyons, get 1 day free· 
Buy a five day lift ticket at The Canyons, get 2 days free

Includes 2 breakfast vouchers per room per day

Ski Traveller has a great Colorado Credit Crunch package for travel in February - March 2010.
14 nights with 13 days skiing at five ski resorts all for under NZ$ 5000 pp

more information:
http://skitraveller.co.nz/hot_deals

Oh this sounds interesting….Air New Zealand is not just our national airline they are a match making service too!

www.thematchmakingflight.com

Join the BlackOnWhite Ski Camps in 2009
Improve your skiing, have fun and support future NZ skiers

Dates: Cornet Peak 1-4 Aug / Treble Cone 8 - 11 Aug / Coronet Peak 3-6 Sept / Mt Ruapehu 21-24 Sept
Time: Four days between 9am – 3pm

Cost: $1300. Camp cost covers the four days coaching.
(Lift passes, food, accommodation, transport etc not included).

Who: Any level of recreational skier, male or female, that loves to ski and wants to advance. Skiers are divided into groups of similar ability. Numbers are limited to approximately 6 people per coach. Coaches alternate between the groups over the four days.

What: Focus is on technical freeskiing, confidence building and integrating new technique to allow you to have A LOT more fun with your skiing and the new ski technology.• Learn to carve properly • Drills and techniques to correct and develop your skiing quickly • Dynamics • Stance • Off-piste skills and experience • Moguls • Steeps • Crud
 

New options:

Off Piste: Each camp will offer a dedicated off piste day option. 
Scheduled for the final day for those that want to.

Gates: For those that would like to ski gates, this option will be arranged by request.

Golf: September camps have a golf option. Grant, is also a PGA Golf Pro, and will take those that want to for Golf in the afternoons or if there is a weather day. (Details will be provided).

For more information -
RSVP:  f.stevens@snowvision.org.nz.
Phone Fiona Stevens:  021 969 834 or 09 520 1887.
Visit: www.blackonwhite.co.nz