This winter the Herald Travel is searching from high to low for New Zealand’s best ski field. Want to make the most of the South Island’s ski season? Why not try one of these smaller ski areas?

FILE- The ski slopes are almost devoid of snow at the Tūroa ski field at Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand on Sept. 21, 2022. Two of New Zealand's largest ski areas on Tuesday, Oct. 11, were placed into a ...

For many, wintertime means the ultimate playtime is upon us, with ski fields across the country powering up their snow cannons. There are club fields (like Temple Basin near Arthur’s Pass ...

TŪROA SKI AREA, New Zealand — New Zealand’s Tūroa ski ... with tiny patches of snow poking out between vast fields of jagged volcanic boulders. The ski area was forced to close for the ...

Coronet Peak, in Queenstown, is scheduled to open on June 15th, with first tracks beginning on July 1st. Tūroa Ski Field – Mt. Ruapehu, a wide-open feeling resort located on New Zealand's North ...

has handed New Zealand ski-fields a fairytale opening to the new season. With tough economics compelling ski- fields to market themselves hard to Australians, don't be surprised to see more than a ...

Ruapehu in New Zealand, home of New Zealand's longest gondola, and the only ski field in the North Island besides the club field in nearby Taranaki, "but unfortunately, the buyer of Ruapehu Alpine ...

In North America, we’re talking about closing dates, but the first snowfall of the upcoming austral winter has just graced the slopes of Treble Cone Ski Area, New Zealand. The ski area shared the news ...

New Zealand’s Tūroa ski area closed three weeks early because it has hardly any snow my favs Access and manage your favorites here DISMISS Scores Watch Odds FOX Super 6 Tom Brady Stories ...

New Zealand’s Tūroa ski area is usually ... with tiny patches of snow poking out between vast fields of jagged volcanic boulders. The ski area was forced to close for the season this week ...

This season, it's largely a barren moonscape, with tiny patches of snow poking out between vast fields ... ski area Whakapapa on the brink of bankruptcy. The two ski areas, which are among New ...