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Ski Traveller are excited to announce that we have prices for the Epic Season Pass and Epic 7 Day Pass for the 2011/12 season.

Valid at Vail - Beaver Creek - Keystone - Breckenridge - Arapahoe Basin - Heavenly - Northstar at Tahoe.

Epic Season Pass: Unlimited ski days for 2011/12 season.
ADULT:      US$629 (13 & older at the time of purchase)
CHILD:       US$319 (5 - 12 Years)

Epic 7 Day Pass:  Valid for 7 days at listed resorts
ADULT:      US$479 (13 & older at the time of purchase)
CHILD:       US$239 (5 - 12 Years)

- Unrestricted Dates
- You must purchase your Epic Season Pass or Epic 7 Day Pass from Ski Traveller by 30 May 2011, phone our specialists on 0800 11 22 99 or email us on info@skitraveller.co.nz

As if you weren’t fired up enough for the season, Breckenridge had 20 inches in the past 24 hours to get you itching for some mountain action. The T-Bar lift on Peak 8 opened 17 Nov and skiers and riders will be able to access North Bowl out to Forget-Me-Not as well as Contest and Horseshoe Bowls. Open terrain includes Duke’s, with access back to the Colorado SuperChair. Northstar and the Rocky Mountain SuperChair open 19 Nov. Nearly 600 acres and chair 6 will be up and running by Saturday 20 Nov.

Keystone are gearing up to open more terrain with eight inches of snowfall in the past 24 hours! The North Peak and Outback open Friday giving Keystone 604 acres with more terrain opening next week. It’s the earliest opening in Keystone history for the Outback, accessible via the Outpost Gondola. Current resort stats boast a 31″ base with more than two feet of snow falling in the last week, and with a Winter Storm Warning until Wednesday morning skiers and riders should look for more terrain openings as the week progresses.

Operations crews at Vail Mountain expanded their opening day plans to seven lifts and 550 acres of terrain. Both Lionshead and Vail Village bases open this Friday 19 Nov and with nearly a foot of new snow over the weekend at mid-mountain and snowmaking conditions prime for lower elevations.

A serious amount of snow blanketed the Rocky Mountains this past week - 13 inches have been reported in Vail, 11 inches in Breckenridge, 8 inches in Beaver Creek and almost 2 feet recorded on Keystone’s North Peak Mountain.   Heavenly Mountain was scheduled to begin making snow on Nov 1, but with the early season powder showing up on our front door, they fired up those bad boy snow guns as of Tuesday.  The Snow Gods are shining on us this season, we can feel it!

Let the celebration begin in the Vail Valley, as Vail and Beaver Creek Resorts were selected by the International Ski Federation (FIS) Council to host the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships.

Vail and Beaver Creek Resorts have been supporting and hosting international ski racing events and World Cups since the circuit began in 1967. Today, the Birds of Prey World Cup at Beaver Creek stands as one of the most highly respected and most difficult stops on the men’s World Cup tour.

With the 2015 announcement, Beaver Creek plans to upgrade the Birds of Prey venue, increasing the finish area for the men’s events, building a new Red Tail Camp Restaurant and building a new women’s speed course which will rival the men’s course. This run also will serve the combined events and the nation’s team event during the 2015 Championships. The women’s technical events, including the giant slalom and slalom will be held at Vail which will have a new, dramatic stadium located in the heart of Vail Village. Opening and closing ceremonies also will take place in Vail.

Plans for the 2015 World Championships will begin immediately as World Cup racing action returns to the Vail Valley, 03-05 December, 2010 for the Men’s Birds of Prey World Cup.
Follow the action at www.beavercreek.com, www.vail.com and www.bcworldcup.com.

Air NZ has a fantastic airfare sale to the USA, Canada, Europe and Japan ….you must travel from 01 March 2010 onwards and you must pay on/before the 19th of October 2009.

Skiing in the USA and Canada is fantastic in March……head for Banff in Canada, Park City in Utah or any of the Colorado ski resorts….or head to Mammoth in California it has the 2nd best end of season snow after Snowbird in Utah.

Fly from anywhere in NZ to Denver or Salt Lake City from $1700 + taxes approx $130 per adult.
Fly from anywhere in NZ to Aspen from $2013 + taxes approx $130 per adult.

FREE Koru Club for 2 months with all economy class airfares, must book by 19 October 2009.

Please call Lianne or Sarah for more information or to book your flights to ski the USA or Canada in March / April 2010.
Toll Free 0800 11 22 99
email: info@skitraveller.co.nz

Vail Resorts 2009-2010 Epic Season Pass
* US$ 599 per Adult
* US$ 299 per Child
Book with Ski Traveller before 15 November 2009.
Unlimited skiing at Vail - Beaver Creek - Breckenridge - Keystone - Arapahoe Basin in Colorado and also at Heavenly in California.

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 

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