We need to talk about New Zealand
New Zealand is the elephant in the snow room this season. It is time we talked about it.
The Kiwi snow news (or lack of it)...
Ski and board New Zealand’s hidden gems for less this winter
For Southern Hemisphere snow bunnies, New Zealand is the winter wonderland we all live for: it's easy to get to, the views are incredible,...
The Rees Hotel Queenstown’s deal for SnowsBest readers
The luxury Rees Hotel Queenstown on the shores of Lake Wakatipu is rewarding you just for reading SnowsBest.
I love a luxury hotel at the...
Queenstown Winter Festival new four day format
One hundred days to go before the start of the 43rd Queenstown Winter Festival, planning is well underway as the team behind the scenes...
How Wanaka stole one Aussie’s soul
Tori Beattie reveals her affair with Wanaka.
You know that one drop-dead gorgeous friend who’s good at everything and boldly proclaims so to anyone who’ll...
Live like a gazillionaire in Wanaka from $210 a night
Some days my job sucks. Today is not one of them.
I am writing this from my villa on the outskirts of Wanaka in New...
New chairlift for Porters
Porters Ski Area announced today the installation of a new four-seater chairlift to replace its first T-bar. It will be the closest chairlift to...
8 reasons why you need to ski/board Queenstown this winter
Aussies love heading over the ditch to ski and board in New Zealand. It's close and easy to get to; the pricing is reasonable;...
Kiwi snowgrammers – who to follow this winter
Adventure photographer, Camilla Rutherford (nee Stoddart) reveals her top ten Kiwi snow instagrammers.
Camilla Stoddart, oops, I mean Rutherford lives an enviable life. The supremely...
7 totally unique snow experiences in Australia and New Zealand
There's more to a snow holiday than skiing and snowboarding (I know, sacrilege right?).
What do you do when the chairlifts stop turning for the...
$50million gondola for Queenstown to Remarkables
Big news in Queenstown today as Alastair Porter from the Porter Group announces plans for a $50million, 9.8km gondola from Queenstown to The Remarkables.
The...
Kamana Lakehouse – a new hotel in Queenstown you won’t want...
I didn't come to Queenstown to have fun. I came battered and bruised from an insane work schedule that saw me in five different...
Coronet Peak breaks spring snow records
Coronet Peak in New Zealand receives over three metres of snowfall in 2015 with more to come.
The latest Southerly blast brings snow conditions to...
24 spring hours in Queenstown
Ski in the morning, hike, bike and golf in the afternoon then hit the town for lakeside sundowners. Twenty four hours in Queenstown never...
The Rees: The Queenstown hotel you’ll never, ever want to leave
Endless, gorgeous lake views. Lush hotel rooms with all the little touches. A lobby that’s straight out of the pages of a magazine.
I’d only...
Insider Guide to Queenstown New Zealand from local Damian Chapparo
American expat, Damian Chaparro, is the co-founder of Aro Hā wellness retreat in Glenorchy near Queenstown. The software executive turned yogic entrepreneur runs hiking style...
