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Skiing and snowboarding
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Christchurch region
TOPICS:
Skiing and snowboarding
Christchurch
Arthur's Pass
Craigieburn
Hanmer Springs
New Zealand
Canterbury
Chatham Islands
Several skiing areas lie within a two-hour drive of Christchurch.
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Buxom babe boards banned
TOPICS:
Skiing and snowboarding
Sport
Vermont
United States
American winter gear manufacturer Burton has come out with a range of snowboards that have heated up controversy both on and off the slopes. Their Love line of...
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Mount Buller like the locals do
TOPICS:
Skiing and snowboarding
Victoria
Adventure
Mount Buller
Australia
Mount Buller has been one of Victoria's most popular ski resorts since the 1920s and before, when adventurous skiers used packhorses, not ski lifts, to get to...
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Breaking in Breckenridge
TOPICS:
Skiing and snowboarding
Adventure
Breckenridge
United States
Colorado
Just as you're never too old to dance on tables or learn a language, you're never too old to ski.
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Jules Lund's fantasy New Zealand winter holiday
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Adventure
Skiing and snowboarding
New Zealand
Jules Lund
Jules Lund is a long-term reporter for Channel Nine's Getaway show and the host of the Logies. He's also an avid snowboarder and outdoor adventure fan...
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Jules Lund's favourite ski/snowboard spots
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Skiing and snowboarding
Adventure
New Zealand
Jules Lund
Jules Lund is a long-term reporter for Channel Nine's Getaway show and the host of the Logies. We've asked him to contribute his travel tips and stories...
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Jules Lund's New Zealand tips
TOPICS:
Skiing and snowboarding
New Zealand
Adventure
Jules Lund
Jules Lund is a long-term reporter for Channel Nine's Getaway show and the host of the Logies. He's also an avid snowboarder and outdoor adventure fan...
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A first-time snow bunny hits NZ
TOPICS:
Skiing and snowboarding
New Zealand
Adventure
Mount Hutt
Chatham Islands
Let's get this straight from the start. Skiing is not my idea of a romantic winter weekend away. I don't ski. Can't ski. Tried once as a school kid and it all...
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A parent's guide: introducing your child to snow
TOPICS:
Skiing and snowboarding
Kids and family
We all know first impressions count and nowhere is that more important than on the snowfield. If your child's first memory of skiing is being wet, cold, lonely...
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Beginners' ski tips
TOPICS:
Skiing and snowboarding
We know what it's like to be a raw beginner! The information is here to help you navigate your way through your first day.
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Your guide to winter gear essentials
TOPICS:
Skiing and snowboarding
If you're going to invest in a ski and snowboarding holiday, you may want to look the part. Sure, you could pull out the toothpick skis of yesteryear, dust off...
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Boards and bikinis in France
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Skiing and snowboarding
Sport
Tignes
France
Region Rhone-Alpes
Here in Oz, the ski season is just hotting up, but over in the Europe it's winding down. Undeterred, the resort of Tignes took advantage of the late-season...
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Ben Lomond National Park, Tasmania
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Skiing and snowboarding
Ben Lomond National Park, Tassie's most reliable skiing hot-spot (or rather, cold-spot), 165 square kilometre park, 55km south-east of Launceston
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Dinner Plain and Mount Baw Baw, Victoria
TOPICS:
Skiing and snowboarding
Dinner Plain is a stylish alpine resort that's lovely in both winter and summer with attractive 'high country' architecture and endless outdoor activities....
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Falls Creek, Victoria
TOPICS:
Skiing and snowboarding
Falls Creek is the most fashion-conscious and upmarket ski resort in Australia, combining a picturesque alpine setting among the snow gums with...
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First snow Mount Hotham, Victoria
TOPICS:
Skiing and snowboarding
My children have never seen snow. So we head to Victoria's "powder capital", Mount Hotham, caring not that it is the end of the season or that...
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Mt Buffalo, Victoria
TOPICS:
Skiing and snowboarding
Mount Buffalo, Victoria's smallest ski resort, is four hours' drive from Melbourne and managed by Parks Victoria.
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Mt Buller, Victoria
TOPICS:
Skiing and snowboarding
Three hours' drive from Melbourne, Elevation 1805m, Mt Buller is Victoria's largest ski resort.
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North Island ski areas
TOPICS:
Skiing and snowboarding
North Island
Mount Ruapehu
New Zealand
Chatham Islands
Wellington
The twin ski resorts of Whakapapa (Tel 07-892 3738)and Turoa (Tel 06-385 8456), snowphone 08-322 2182; www.mtruapehu.com; daily lift pass...
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Perisher Blue, Mount Selwyn and Charlotte Pass
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Skiing and snowboarding
Perisher Valley, Smiggin Holes, Mt Blue Cow and Guthega make up the massive resort of Perisher Blue.
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