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Ski Banff–Lake Louise–Sunshine is Canada’s largest ski destination, a joint venture of three of the world’s finest ski resorts; Mt. Norquay, The Lake Louise Ski Area and Sunshine Village. Available on one tri-area lift ticket, the three resorts offer almost 8,000 acres of skiable terrain and one of the longest ski seasons in North America, from mid November to late May, all in the heart of a UNESCO World Heritage Site – Canada’s Protected Playground, Banff National Park.

Early Booking Lift Ticket Specials - book by 15 December 2011
Pay 4 days, Ski 5 days   /   Pay 5 days, Ski 7 days   /    Pay 6 days, Ski 8 days   /    Pay 7 days, Ski 10 days   /   Pay 8 days, Ski 11 days   /   Pay 9 days, Ski 12 days   /   Pay 10 days, Ski 14 days   /   Pay 11 days, Ski 15 days   /   Pay 12 days, Ski 17 days.
Valid all season for adults, senior, youth and child. Not valid with any other Ski Banff Lake Louise Sunshine special offers.

Talk to Ski Traveller today about a ski holiday in Canada on 0800 11 22 00

Free Skiing at Copper Mountain Resort in Colorado, USA for the 2011/12 season for Mt Ruapehu Season Pass Holders. Stay 7 or more nights at Copper Mountain Resort in a gold, platinum or silver grade condo to qualify. Number of days skiing will be one less than the number of nights accommodation booked. Offer open to Mt Ruapehu 2011 Season, Five-Season, Life/Life Plus and Ultimate Pass holders. Child must hold a season pass. Book accommodation and pre-reserve passes with Ski Traveller to qualify. Not valid with any other promotion. Conditions apply.

The village of Hirafu looks set to continue it’s transformation into a world class ski resort with the announcement of a brand new 8-person, high speed gondola, replacing the current Hirafu gondola! The new gondola will not only cut the trip down down to under 5 minutes, but also feature a brand new base station including a restaurant and kids centre!

This, along with the planned Hirafu main street upgrades and beautiful new developments such as ‘Shiki’, shows that the enthusiasim which you, the international ski community, have shown for Niseko is bringing plenty of exciting changes for the area!

Talk to our Japan ski specialists today, phone 0800 11 22 99 or email info@skitraveller.co.nz

A family-friendly destination, activities are safe, easy walking distance from a variety of accommodations and most alpine trails lead right back to the village. A selection of village restaurants have kid-specific menus, or consider the ease of dining in at your condo with prepared or catered meals.

For family fun off the slopes, Sun Peaks offers a Kids Adventure Park with mini-snowmobiles and a tobogganing slope for the little ones. A lift-accessed Tube Park is located next to the village and is illuminated for hours of sliding entertainment.  Guests can also ice skate under the stars on the outdoor skating rink or head to the Sports Centre to enjoy the heated outdoor pool and hot tubs.

There is never a dull moment, with plenty of great weekly activities that run from December to the end of March. Join in the fun of a bonfire and marshmallow roast, a skating party or kid’s movie night!

For a 2011/12 snow melter deal at Sun Peaks, talk to the team at Ski Traveller, phone 0800 11 22 99 or email us on info@skitraveller.co.nz

Niseko is world famous for powder. One of the best ways to learn to ski powder or improve your skills is with a local ski guide. Our powder expert, Hiro, is available for ski guiding and will give you tips to improve your technique in powder. Contact Sarah at Ski Traveller, our Japan ski specialist about booking a private ski guide for the 2011 - 2012 ski season.

Email Sarah on sarahh@skitraveller.co.nz  or phone 0800 11 22 99

Also talk to Sarah about our current snow melter accommodation deals that are now available.

Panorama has had an amazing season and spring skiing is off to a fantastic start. With the arrival of warmer temperatures, more sun and light later into the day - they are all thinking about the great days of spring skiing ahead. And, the snow hasn’t stopped falling yet, so you’ll get the best of both worlds. Goggle tans and t-shirt skiing, here we come!

Enjoy the new Twilight Skiing on Horseshoe, Campbell’s Canyon, Ski Tip Way, Stringer, Hoggsflats and the Rockstar Terrain Park - now open until 8pm! Showoff will remain open until 9pm for night skiing under the lights.

Panorama has something to keep everyone smiling through the final sunny days of the 2011 season. For the 2nd year, they are hosting the ever popular 24th Annual Easy Rider Cup, April 2nd-3rd. This fun event is open to ALL snowboarders of any ability! The main event is a banked slalom that takes riders through a terrain course. The best part is that it doesn’t matter how well you place because all prizes will be drawn! The CA$25 registration fee includes participation in all of the scheduled events.

Winter Park Resort received another 10 inches (25.4 centimetres) of snow in the past 2 days.  That brings them to 293 inches so far this season and they’ve still got a month to go!  Sunny skies and more snow on the way for this weekend!  Spring is here!  Winter Park Resort is open through April 24 so make sure you get out there for some great snow, sun filled days and fun events.

The Canyons, Utah’s largest ski and snowboard resort, has extended its 2010/11 ski season by a full week to 17 April 2011. Talk to us about a late season Snow Melter deal at The Canyons.

Just back from a snow break!  It has snowed 15cm in the last 12 hours and it’s still snowing!!  Panorama has had a great season so far with some great powder days.

This year when the sun goes down the lights will come up on the Showoff run for Night-Skiing. You can hop on the Mile 1 high-speed chairlift to ski 1,200 vertical feet and enjoy a mile-long night skiing area. Night skiers can perfect their technique ready for the next day or just have fun with friends cruising down into the heart of the village.

Big White Wins Best Access out of all North American Resorts! Silver Star comes in 2nd. Silver Star was also second for Best for Families.

Few ski resorts can rival Big White for its ski convenience – virtually all the hotels and apartments in this modern, purpose-built resort are ski-in, ski-out, with the main lifts starting below village level and even the Main Street being dubbed a ski run by the resort.  The terrain suits intermediates best, and the fact that it gets a lot of snow and has a lot of trees for shelter means that it is a good place to learn to ski powder. There’s also a great area called Happy Valley with other activities such as ice skating, snowmobiling, tubing and snowshoeing, served by a gondola that works till late.