VOTED NZ’S BEST SKI RESORT for 5 CONSECUTIVE YEARS A scenic 90-minute drive from Christchurch Airport and just 35 minutes from Methven village, you can experience for yourself why Mt Hutt has been voted the Best Ski Resort 5 years...
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Memoirs
Getting to know Methven
Methven is a small country town in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand’s South Island. Methven is known for its warm personality and perfect for a quick ski trip being 90 minutes’ drive or bus transfer outside of Christchurch. With...
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Ski in your own Backyard this year…
Australia in focus for 2020 By Emily Warbrick Sprinkle a little snow and magic into your family holiday - fall in love with a snow holiday. Australia is a perfect destination for skiers & snowboarders alike - from first timers...
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5 ideas for a Snow Holiday at home!
We are missing the snow. We miss travelling. The entire country is practising social distancing (and doing a great job I might add) and strict travel restrictions are in place. This has meant that ski resorts are currently closed and...
Read StoryMilestone Birthdays – Trip of a Lifetime
Hands up if you’ve recently had, or are about to have one of those birthdays? You know. The ones that end in a zero. Now I don’t have anything against zeros per se. But if you’re anything like me, they’re...
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Some questions answered…
Some questions answered... By Emily Warbrick. Looks like I am not the only one waiting for that day to come. My beautiful clients are starting to resurface – wanting to plan ‘ahead’ mostly for milestone birthdays, or multi-generational ski getaways....
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Life During COVID-19 and keeping the snow dream alive…
Life During COVID-19 and keeping the snow dream alive... By Emily Warbrick. I woke up to a beautiful morning and looked out my window – the day before Good Friday. I smiled because, you see, I had forgotten a few...
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Design now Pay later
A MESSAGE TO OUR VALUED TRAVEL CLIENTS WE ARE STILL HERE FOR YOU ... Just in a different way Our team are working remotely and our office is currently closed to the public both our Travel Agency and our Ski...
Read StoryIts Snowing in Canada
December has started off with Christmas lights – and light powdery snow! Banff and Lake Louise - beautiful places no matter the season. But with the ski season has truly started. If you have never known the breath-taking beauty of...
Read StoryBook an appointment with our ski store
At Snowscene we understand how valuable time is. We know how hard it is to find the time to get everything done and that’s why we offer our customers the opportunity to book an appointment with one of our Retail...
Read StoryGetting to know Hayden Foy
Proud Owner – Snowscene Retail Store During the almost five years Hayden worked as a sales rep for Adidas, he learned that not all retailers think about the customer experience. ‘They just think, we’ve bought all the stock so we’ll...
Read StoryThe Snowscene Store – We’re here to help (We Really Are)
Does anyone remember the days when you pulled into a service station, someone came out, filled your tank, washed your windscreen, checked your oil and put air in your tires? Anyone? Those days are long gone – no one does...
Read StorySnow and Sport – The Best of the U.S!
Americans do sport well. They play hard, they play to win and they produce sporting events that are loud, exciting and most of all, entertaining. Pack your favourite fan shirt and cap and book your USA sporting experience as pre-release...
Read StoryTravelling with infants has become easier
Elsie Cowan cheering aloud she can bring her own bag next trip to Bali Club Med with Snowscene We all know we have a lot of luggage with kids – even going to Noosa can be a mission with a...
Read StoryRainbow Mountain A Heaps Gay Snow Week at Thredbo September 4 – 8
Snowscene proudly supports Rainbow Mountain – A Heaps Gay Snow Week at Thredbo as the representative of Aspen Snowmass. This incredible week offers entertainment and activities both on and off the snow and Snowscene has limited packages still available. Snowscene packages include 7...
Read StoryQueenstown… other than snow sports
But wait, there’s more……So much to do in Queenstown In a recent blog I told you about my own off-snow experiences in Queenstown but I feel it would be remiss of me not to mention some of the other activities on...
Read StoryKids – When and why they should learn to ski
Keeping our kids away from games and devices - we’ve either heard about or had firsthand experience of trying to do that. And, let’s be honest, we’ve probably all been guilty of facilitating it at one time or another. A...
Read StoryQueenstown – Where words fail…
When you Google Queenstown you find a Lonely Planet entry that says, ‘Queenstown is as much a verb as it is a noun.’ It would be more accurate to say that Queenstown is an adjective. But which one? Queenstown offers...
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