Whakapapa and Turoa
opened today - Torvill and Dean apparently were there
due to the quality of ice on the upper mountain.
Down
on the South Island there's still no new snow
so things have damped down a bit and firmed up as
it were. It has been cold though, so snowmaking where
applicable has been running.
It's still looking good but we could do with some
more snow. Hopefully it'll come this weekend, when
several more fields
come online.
Porter Heights, Rainbow and the Remarkables open this
weekend. Cardrona opened today with a crowd
of several hundred undeterred by poor
weather. The resort opened up a day earlier than scheduled,
mainly due to the 'best snow cover for ten years'
(that's the official line).
Rumours - Whakapapa are going to buy Turoa
? Did someone just say monopoly ? They have claimed
that they won't push prices up etc. as there's no
competition (apart from Tukino :-} )
Anyway that's that, short and sweet until the next
time.
Colin
