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Check out the skier on Aspen mountain (it’s me)….

Chase Dillion
Aspen Skiing Company

check out this photo taken yesterday in Aspen….so much snow!

Greetings from Aspen/Snowmass, 

We received 19 inches (46 cm) yesterday and another storm is coming this way!  We have unbelievable early season snow here in Aspen/Snowmass and the skiing has been awesome!  Yesterday was surely only the first powder day of many more to come.  Here are a few pictures from yesterday……
Chace Dillion - Aspen Skiing Company

Greetings from Aspen/Snowmass,

Aspen/Snowmass skiers and snowboarders gave thanks to the snow gods this morning waking up to over 8 inches of powder. Crowds gathered at the base while ski patrol controlled the heavy snow that fell over night and into the late morning. Yeah!

We are officially open for the season!!!  Aspen and Snowmass open today with a great amount of terrain.  We also have the Women’s FIS World Cup on Aspen Mountain this weekend!  As they say, “Aspen loves fast women!”  
Please remember that Monday is the last day to turn in orders for our great Early Purchase Offer.  This includes our Buy 8 Get 14 and Buy 12 Get 20 on lift tickets for Value Season (January 6, 2009 – February 10, 2009)  The Early Purchase Offer also includes Buy 8 Get 14 and Buy 12 Get 20 on equipment rentals and Buy 8 Get 14 on Kids’ Group Lessons.

Thanks,
Chace Dillon International Sales - Aspen Skiing Company

Greetings from Aspen/Snowmass….we received well over a foot (30 cm) of new snow on top of our four mountains last night.  Winter has arrived early in Aspen/Snowmass and hopefully this will mean another record snow fall year!  Please remind your clients that this season will be a great time to visit Aspen/Snowmass with our Buy 8 Get 14 on lift tickets and kid’s ski school lessons.  With a deal like that and four mountains all on the same lift ticket, it will be hard to find a better offer!  Below are some pictures from the recent snow.

Chace Dillon - AspenSnowmass International Sales

…..would you like 6 Days FREE Skiing at AspenSnowmass?

YES YES YES - make sure you buy your 8+ Day AspenSnowmass Lift Pass via Ski Traveller before the 1st of December 2008!! 

Call Sarah or Lianne at Ski Traveller for all the details on this FREE Ski Deal.

ALSO….accommodation in Aspen will sell out over the Winter X-Games Week (22 - 25 January 2009) if you plan to be in Aspen or Snowmass over this time BOOK NOW!!!!!!

Snowvision held a FAB BlackOnWhite First Tracks pre Apres Ski Function on the 8th of May at the VW Continental Cars Showroom…..I am a bit slow getting around to writing about this, but found the pictures I took at the evening and it reminded me to get this up on the blog.  Snowvision raises money to support NZ Ski Athletes so the function was to raise money and to introduce two new sponsors for 2008: Ski Traveller and Power Plate.  It was a fantastic evening, Morton Estate Wines (another sponsor) provided the wine and the caterers worked wonders with the food!  We offered 4 FREE Nights & 4 FREE Days Skiing in Vail to any person from the evening that signed up for the newly launched Apres Ski Club of New Zealand!  So remember, if you sign up to the club and book your ski holiday with Ski Traveller you are in to win 4 Nights in Vail & 4 Days FREE Skiing - the odds are very good ! 
Below are a few piccies from the night …….we hope our clients enjoyed the evening and we do hope that Fiona, from Snowvision, makes this an annual event.  Ski Traveller also launched our WIN A Snow Holiday to Aspen as the evening and we wanted to say a BIG thank-you to Air New Zealand, United Airlines and AspenSnowmass for providing such a fabulous prize.

Lianne - Ski Traveller

Air New Zealand has released some FAB Ski Airfares to help you get to the slopes in North America!  Give us a call today so we can get you on the flights, you must book early to get the BEST Value Airfares.

An ADDED Feature for this year is you can choose to UPGRADE to Premium Economy Class or even to Premier Business Class on your long-haul flights.

The flights at Christmas are filling fast, give us a call to book your flights as soon as you know your dates…..you have 28 days once we book the flights to decide these are right and get the e-tickets issued, but you do need to get these booked now for travel at Christmas and Early January.

Direct flights to Vancover 4 times per week: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Sunday….same days returning.
Direct flights to Los Angeles and San Francisco: daily or twice daily.
 

the Ski Traveller Team have been busy…….the Auckland Warren Miller Film & Ski Travel Expo was GREAT, new venue this year at the Sky City Theatre!  Lots of keen skiers & boarders came along to see the iconic film….always fun and I am always amazed by the antics that some of the skiers / riders get up to…..this year the WOW part was two skiers paragliding in the Alps - very impressive!