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4RAVEL$AILY 2010 Southern Hemisphere Ski Issue (KTUVYKVJVJGPGYU Welcome Travel Daily welcomes you to its 2010 supplement dedicated to Southern Hemisphere skiing. The first flakes are set to fall across Australasian resorts and with cold weather predicted and lots of new snowmaking equipment, it’s shaping up to be a cracking start to the ski season. For all you ski bunnies, in this issue we feature the latest updates from Australian, New Zealand and South American ski resorts. WEATHER FORECASTER: 2010 Southern Hemisphere Ski Season is near JOHN MOORE IT’s going to be a white one, with the Australian Wanaka, Christchurch and Canterbury and Mount season set to begin officially on 12 Jun and run until 03 Ruapehu, each offering great snow, from mid Jun to 2010 is Oct 2010. Ski fields in Australia have had a busy the beginning of Oct - although the North Island expected to summer, installing new snowmaking facilities to does boast a longer ski period with some resorts be an ensure it’s whiter than ever. able to stay open until Nov. above average Relatively undiscovered by many skiers, South The owner of Falls Creek and Mount Hotham has snowfall invested $2.5 million in snowmaking over the two America is set to become popular with the booming year, alpine resorts, with Hotham boosting its snowmaking Australian dollar and the great conditions for ski and according to by 40% with the addition of 22 extra snow guns. snowboarding on the Andes Mountains, from late renowned Mount Buller has also spent more than $1million to Jun to mid Oct. long-range forecaster for Mount further upgrade its snowmaking and snow grooming. The Chile earthquake has not affected the main ski Buller, John Moore. In NSW Thredbo has bought a new $500,000 snow resorts. They’re all fully operational and receiving He’s predicting light snowfalls groomer and invested $400,000 in new clothing, ski bookings. this month to freeze the ground. May will have a very good start to and snowboard equipment. the season with early heavy Perisher has also upgraded and enhanced its facilities Win a ski trip to New Zealand! snowfalls, while June is to have and services and purchased over $500,000 in new hire IN this issue, we’re giving readers the chance to win average snowfalls, with skiable equipment for its rental outlets. snow for the opening weekend. a fantastic six day ski holiday to Queenstown in New Getting to the Victorian snowfields is easier, with July’s snowfalls are to be above Zealand, thanks to our good friends at Value Tours, QantasLink set to operate from Sydney to Hotham four average but August will see below Air New Zealand and Rydges Lakeland Resort. times a week from 25 Jun to 12 Sep - while Aeropelican average snowfalls. This incredible prize includes return airfares, five will operate direct daily flights between Sydney and A good snow depth will be night’s accommodation including breakfast, return maintained with above average Cooma’s Snowy Mountains airport starting 11 Jun. airport transfers, daily ski bus transfers and ski hire. September falls, while October New Zealand is geographically the perfect location See page 8 for full details on how to enter. will see light snowfalls early in the for snow sports, with a range of mountains in the month...Good Skiing! South Island, while the North Island has three large Check out the full page advertisements in this volcanoes that reach up to 2,800 metres above sea issue from Jetstar (pg 9) and Snowscene (pg 10) level. The main areas for skiing include Queenstown, SkiSki NZNZ onon SALESALE WIN! A SKI HOLIDAY TO NEW ZEALAND SEE THIS ISSUE OF TRAVEL DAILY FOR DETAILS Now! 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Ski Mt Hutt: Travel between 19 June – 2 July and 12 September – 11 October 2010, book by 25 June 2010. Ski Queenstown: Travel between 25 June – 04 October 2010, book by 30 June 2010. All car hire for New Zealand is subject to Britz car hire conditions. VT0957 SYD 04/10 VT0957 SYD For more information or bookings contact Value Tours: EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.valuetours.com.au PHONE: 1300 361 322 Travel Daily Australia | 1300 799 220 | www.traveldaily.com.au | April 2010 Page 1 2010 Southern Hemisphere Ski Issue 4RAVEL$AILY 2010 Southern Hemisphere Ski Issue (KTUVYKVJVJGPGYU Victoria Victoria - something for everyone in 2010 THE Victorian high country is easily accessible from Melbourne, with 26 lifts and 80km of groomed trails. Melbourne and there are a variety of resorts popular This year $1 million has been invested to upgrade In This Issue... with skiers from across Australia. snowmaking systems and the Buller grooming fleet. FALLS CREEK is Victoria’s largest alpine resort For 2010 Baby Boomers (born before 1954) will be Australia covering over 450 hectares of terrain with 92 trails, and entitled to the ‘Buller Boomers Bonus Day,’ when * Victorian skifields page 2 its terrain park and car free village makes it a family purchasing a lift pass on any Wed or Thu to ski free on * NSW skifields page 3 favourite, with Australia’s longest beginner run at the following day. And season pass holders and Buller New Zealand 2.2km. The resort is about 370km from Melbourne and Club members will have new chip enabled cards to * Queenstown page 4 is also accessible via flights to Albury-Wodonga. hold their rental equipment info, registration details * Wanaka/Canterbury page 5 This year the resort has 28 new snow guns with top to for ski school and validate their 10% discount at * North Island page 6 bottom snowmaking, which will also make night skiing selected retail and hospitality venues. South America available throughout the season. Victoria also boasts a number of smaller resorts * Argentina & Chile page 7 On the accommodation front the the Quay West including MOUNT BAW BAW which boasts the Resort and Spa has opened a new West Wing adding an cheapest lift tickets in Victoria and a number of cross- NEED TO KNOW extra 23 rooms to the 40 that were opened in the East country resorts such as LAKE MOUNTAIN, MT Wing last year. BUFFALO, MT STIRLING, DINNER PLAIN, MT ST ONE DAY LIFT Along with sister resort Mt Hotham there is a new GWINEAR and MT DONNA BUANG. TICKET (PEAK) Snow Reward Loyalty Program with cards costing $49 Falls Creek Adult offering discounts on lift tickets, hire and activities. $102, Youth (15-18) MT HOTHAM village is located at 1750m and is easily $87, Child (6-14) $51 accessible via the Great Alpine Road, which runs from Mt Hotham Adult $102, Youth Wangaratta to Bairnsdale. A wide range of on-snow (15-18) $87, Child (6-14) $51 accommodation is on offer set in spectacular scenery Mt Buller Adult $99, Child (to for an unforgettable snow holiday. year 12) $54 Hotham has 13 lifts, more than 35km of cross county Mt Baw Baw Adult $64, Student trails and some of the most advanced runs in Australia $54, Child $44 All resorts also offer season passes with just 20% allocated to beginners. Mt Buller snow guns on Bourke St Photo: Nathan Richter and other packages with lessons MOUNT BULLER is just three hours drive from and gear hire, and there are also Falls Creek for kids Night skiing tickets combining some resorts. Exclusive FALLS Creek’s Snowsports school A NUMBER of resorts will this GETTING THERE Reader Offers is offering 15 to 17 year olds the season offer night skiing - perfect Mt Buller is a three ‘Cloudsplitter Teen Club’ - a school for some apres-ski adventure. hour drive from Melbourne. holiday winter camp all day program The Wombats Ramble run at Falls Mt Hotham is a 4-5 hour drive from 28 Jun until 16 Jul, to develop Creek has been equipped top to from Melbourne, and is also the skills of teenage skiers and riders. bottom with lights (and snow guns) easily accessible via direct Each day the same instructor will and will offer night skiing each Wed QantasLink services from Sydney be allocated to the teens to and Sat night for just $20. four times a week. accelerate them to the next level at Mt Hotham also offers night Falls Creek is also accessible via a pace that can only be determined skiing for $10 each Wed and Sat flights to Hotham and Albury. by someone who has been with from 6.30-9.30pm - and there are Resorts are also accessible by limousine transfers from Melbourne them every action packed day.