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Register your kids today for Nancy Greene Ski League.
The Sun Peaks Alpine Club will be offering Nancy Greene Ski League programs for skiers aged 5 to 11 years old for the 2010-11 ski season. These programs deliver customised free-skiing and introduce young skiers to alpine ski racing.  The philosophy of the Nancy Greene Ski League is to encourage participation, interaction, and the development of technical skiing skills in an exciting and motivating atmosphere.
For more information visit www.sunpeaksracers.ca
Visit our Sun Peaks page for accommodation options and specials.

  After skiing NZ for 25 consecutive winters I decided it was time to fufill a life time passion to have a northern hemisphere ski holiday.We are a family of five with two 15 yr olds and one 17 yr old.We belong to a Ruapahue ski club and I had seen some info kicking around the club about ski holidays but everytime I multiplied the cost by five I just about fell over.Last winter I saw a ski holiday featured in the herald travel section.This was run by Lianne Stott at Ski Traveller in Auckland.I began to email Lianne and with the benefit of her advise and experience we decided that our destination would be Copper Mountian in Colorado.  Copper mountian is an area called Summit County that includes the towns of Silverthorne, Dillon, Breckinridge and Frisco.The adjoining ski fields are Breckinridge, Keystone, Araprahoe Basin and Copper Mountian.These are all within a 15-40 minute drive from Frisco.From Frisco is a free bus service that runs between all these towns and ski fields that runs for about 19 hours a day.Brilliant.We never felt the need for a hire car at all and still managed to see a lot of the local area.Vail, reputed to be Americas largest ski field is only 20 minutes down the road from copper mountian but is not included in the Summit County area but easily accessible.  We booked 12 nights at Copper in a two bedroom, two bathroom, pull out sofa bed, fully equiped kitchen condo that was about 2-3 minutes walk to the chair lift.Copper village was very quaint, spotlessly clean, zero litter,comes with all the restaurants, shops, hot tubs, lap pool, skating rink, medical center and hire shops.For a family ski holiday this was fantastic.The ski field was supurb with great variety of beutifully groomed to challenging moguled steeps.The facilities on field were excellent.Copper had a deal Mt Ruapehue where we were able to ski on our 2009 seasons pass.This made to holiday way more affordable than I thought possible.  Liannes booking and airport advise was right on the button.Also her advise on comprehensive travel insurace was invaluble.Dont skimp on insurance.We had a great time, really loved it, and I cant wait to plan the next one.  Go Ski TravellerMark.

It’s not too late for a 2010 ski holiday….check out Alta & Snowbird in Utah they have the best late season skiing in North America.  I was there in mid April 2009 and we had nearly two feet of snow dump over night in the Little Cottonwood Canyon.  Snowbird and Alta are located side by side (you can ski from one to the other) in the Little Cottonwood Canyon under an hour from Salt Lake City Airport.  Alta is a skiers only mountain, Snowbird you can snowboard or ski.

Check out the amazing snow at Alta: http://www.altachalets.com/alta/check-out-our-new-alta-video

We have some fanatastic homes, lodges, chalets and condos available at Alta and Snowbird.
Get a group of friends together and book our ski home that sleeps 22.

Please talk to Lianne about your ski holiday to Utah.
Toll Free NZ: 0800 11 22 99
email: liannes@skitraveller.co.nz

Hi Lianne,
 
This was my first trip to Copper Mountain.  I have previously skied Keystone (3x) and Breckenridge(1x) when I lived in the US.  I must say that I was a bit hestant as my general perception of Copper developed over the years was that it represented a smaller mountain with less challenging trails (I’m an expert skier) and less exciting nightlife. 
 
Boy was I completely wrong.  I found the mountain fabulous. Staff were very friendly, the sking great and the range of expert trails super.  As an added bonus the mountain was extensive enough to hide a crowd of skiers. …but that wouldn’t have mattered as the lodge/ski pass combination provided a “fast pass” electronic ski pass that vertually put you in the front of any lift line.  Add two days of fresh powder …what more can you ask for.
 
The lodge (single bedroom with murphy bed) was also super.  Easy check-in, 5 minute walk to the lift with views from our room of the slopes.  The village bars and restaurants were also great.  My wife and I also took day trips to Aspen and Breckenridge to view the shops and the slopes and concluded that Copper was definitely our choice.  
So an emphatic 10. 
Cheers,
Terry P

Hello,  Panorama Mountain Village started the Mile One quad to load skiers for the first time in the 2009-2010 season.  The Canadian men’s national team will be training slalom on Hay Fever for the next couple of days.  Panorama Mountain Village opens to the public on December 11, 2009. See you on the slopes!!  Jennifer MossDestination SalesPanorama Mountain Village

Why not ski and then get a few days in the tropical sun in Tahiti?  Ski Traveller can package any ski resort in the USA with a Tahiti Stopover.

See our best deals package for Ski Mammoth & Sun in Tahiti.
http://www.skitraveller.co.nz/best_deals

A quick 90 minute train ride on the Shikansen Bullet train from Tokyo will deliver you to Nagano Station, only an hour’s drive from Hakuba.

The Hakuba Valley is spread across 30 kms of mountainous terrain.  Here the mighty ski jumps from the 1998 Winter Olympics still sit at the base of Goryu Toomi , one of eight ski resorts.   The area is well suited to all levels, with a variety of terrain from wide open groomed slopes, tree lined bowls, steeps and backcountry skiing & boarding and with one interchangeable lift and shuttle bus pass, what could be easier.

The Evergreen Ski School, owned and operated by a Canadian/Japanese couple provides expert tuition for all levels, from children to adults.

The nice thing about Hakuba is it retains a Japanese charm yet has over 100 bars and restaurants.  The Lodge at the Tokyu Hotel is a great place to enjoy an après ski drink.  For lovers of food and wine, The Phoenix Hotel Bar and Restaurant is run by the team from Falls Creek’s award winning Summit Ridge Lodge. 

Accommodation is located at the base of Happo One with hotels and pensions (bed and breakfast) and a few apartments scattered through the woodlands.

Talk to Sarah about Hakuba she was in Hakuba last season.
sarahh@skitraveller.co.nz
www.skitraveller.co.nz

Dear Ladies,
Welcome to the 2009 season.  Turoa Snow School once again is holding 3 Salomon Lindauer Ladies weeks.
Week 1                        August 3- 6 with 7^th being the contingency day
Week 2                        August 17- 20 with 21^st being the contingency day
Week 3                        August 31- September 3^rd with 4^th being the contingency day

We have taken on board the feedback received from participants last season & have made a few improvements.
·         Every week ladies will have the opportunity to ski thru a race course with specific high end drills for those ladies wanting to really improve their skills.
·         If there is enough interest each week there will be a specific high end group which will spend more time within a gate environment.
·         We will aim to limit each group to 6 -7  ladies, however if the best fit for example of 14 ladies, ability wise, was to have a group of 6 and a group of 8 it makes more sense to do this.
·         On receipt of your registration from an email will be sent out saying we have received your form & processed your payment with an information letter sent out no later than the Wednesday prior to the start of the programme.
Continuing the success
·         Product night at Snowcentre with more dedicated Ladies information
·         Cyprus Tree on the Tuesday Night for dinner
·         Being a safe & socially responsible Snow School we will be offering Lindauer bubbles on Monday night during the product night, Tuesday at the dinner with a drink after skiing on Wednesday & Thursday. 

You will find the registration forms on www.mtruapehu.com under Programmes & events.
Michelle Simpson is the programme co-ordinator. 

Hi Guys Thought you would all like to see some pictures from opening day on Saturday at Treble Cone.  We were pleasantly surprised at how good the coverage was and mostly skied off trail and did a couple of tours out of bounds which was great to get some blood pumping thru the legs.  We had good intensions of having a cruisey day as I was breaking in new boots but ended up going a bit crazy. We’ve also been living in an inversion down here in town for the last week so we all enjoyed getting up into the blue sky.   Hope all of you are managing to enjoy the ski season as well and look forward to catching up for some turns if any of you make it down our way. Gleni & Blair

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