Mt Dobson Rainbow Mt Lyford Hanmer Springs Craigieburn Porters Methven# Mt Cheeseman Broken River Remarkables Treble Wanaka# Snowpark Queenstown# Cardrona Mt Hutt ZEALAND NEW 40 30 40 4 3 50 5 4 54 5 5 5 5 5 * * * * * * * * * * * 2 hour group 8 0 0 4 6 6 3 4 5 lesson (adult) 100 105 105 110 115 80 60 70 44 45 45 45 95 47 95 75 Private 1 hour (adult) 4 480 5 4 43 4 00 80 50 * * * * ****6035013 * * * * * * 31 Private full day (adult) 109 105 109 124 First-timer 80 80 90 93 70 65 99 75 * * * ***7540**

9 package adult (ski) 4 29 43 4 43 45 43 43 45 * * * * * Beginner lift 0 3 ticket (adult) 30 40 40 40 50 4095 40 32 39 39 35 * * * 2 hour group lesson (child)

Chid ski school 76 * * * * * * ***603517* * * * full day (lesson only) 80 85 65 65 56 * * * * *18* Child-care full- day 2 2 2 1 7-24 2-36 2-36 2-36 20 20 30 20 30 25 25 25 374763479950 6 0 15 Child ski set 3 rental Rental ski set - 2 2 - 2 93 6 - 3 93 9 32-3645-4935-42**** 30 0*5 54 7 0 40 75 50 * 40 40 4050408140 6 0 295038 42 35 35 35 45 47 76 78 707 0 47 87 47 62 47 76 79 907 0 49 93 47 62 47 76 28 707 0 47 87 62 62 47

* mid performance (adult) Rental ski set - * *476538255* *456826266 *405030155 *504520010 *45603520 *4560300 *5662300 7 high performance (adult) Snowboard boots & board (recreational) 53 05 10 35 45 **** **** 7 Adult lift ticket 47 Youth lift ticket

Child lift ticket

n/a Under what age 10 7 children are free Mt Hotham Mt Buller Thredbo Full day ski school for kids is common in Aus but is not in NZ, Cardrona and Treblecone are the only resorts to offer it so this comparisonhasnotbeenincluded. Full dayskischoolforkidsiscommoninAusbutnot inNZ,CardronaandTrebleconearetheonlyresortstoofferitsothis The definitionof"youth"inAustraliaisveryinconsistent withNZ.Forexample,MtHotham"youth"isaged15-18. The definitionsof First-timer packageincludeslift,lessonandrentalin NZ, butinAustralia(#)itonlyincludesliftandlesson Rentals andliftticketpricesarefor1day-multi-day discounts usuallyapply been includedwith the2hourlesson Ski/snowboard lessonsareofferedinslightlydifferent formatsateachresort.Someprovidelessonsfor1:50hrbutthesehave NZ resortpricesarein$.Australianresorts AUD.Peakseasonpricesareprovided. most uptodateprices. The priceslistedaboveareforthe2008seasonandserve asaguidetocompareresortcosts.Checkthewebsitefor * reliableinformationnotavailableorapplicable PRICE/COST COMPARISONBETWEENNEW ZEALANDANDSOMEAUSTRALIANSKIRESORTS ZEALAND NEW " child child " and and 52 * * 2 hour group lesson (adult) " youth youth 125 110 112 Private 1 hour " varysomewhatbetweenresorts varysomewhatbetweenresorts.Checktheresortwebsites foraccuratedefinitionsofthecategories. (adult) 549 575 575 Private full day (adult) 101# 94# 78# First-timer package adult (ski) 56 * * Beginner lift ticket (adult) . Checktheresortwebsitesforaccuratedefinitionsof categories 70 * * 2 hour group lesson (child)

Chid ski school * * * full day (lesso n only) 101 94 94 Child-care full- day 40 38 35 Child ski set rental Rental ski set - 50 62 57 mid performance (adult) Rental ski set - 65 48 76 47 80 94 57 66 55 45 0* 50 50 94 50 65 17 7na5 5 53 n/a 97 77 81 high performance (adult) Snowboard boots & board (recreational) . Adult lift ticket

Youth lift ticket

Child lift ticket

Under what age children are free