NZ ski fields Start to open
The New Zealand Ski season, the largest in the Southern hemmisphere is about to open with a good season of snow expected. The Remarkables area near Queenstown is expected to open within a week. Travel Insurance for seniors is advised for anyone over 60 and heading to the slopes.
The snow base at Coronet Peak is a very good 80cm which is excellent for this early in the seasons. The pre-season conditions have been attributed to consistent snowfalls earlier in the month and storms. Blizzard conditions created two metres of snow drifts at Cardona Alpine Resort, such conditions that the resort hasn’t experienced since 1995.Wanaka is also brimming with snow and excitement in hopes that the change in weather heralds a great season ahead.“It looks like mid-winter now and it’s only May,” said James Helmore, Lake Wanaka Tourism General Manager.