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Story: Skiing

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Skiing in New Zealand

  3. Club skiing

  4. Commercial skifields

  5. Alternative snow sports

  6. Ski racing

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Skiing in New Zealand

Antarctic explorers on skis

Antarctic explorers on skis

New Zealand ski areas

New Zealand ski areas

Snow makers

Snow makers

Skiing at Wānaka

Skiing at Wānaka

Ohakune Mountain Mardi Gras

Ohakune Mountain Mardi Gras

From page 2 - Club skiing

Ruapehu Ski Club

Ruapehu Ski Club

Walking to the skifield

Walking to the skifield

Glacier Hut, Whakapapa

Glacier Hut, Whakapapa

A Taranaki ski club

A Taranaki ski club (1st of 3)

Climbing to the skifield

Climbing to the skifield (2nd of 3)

Manganui ski area

Manganui ski area (3rd of 3)

From page 3 - Commercial skifields

Access roads

Access roads

Tourist hotels

Tourist hotels

Climbing the slopes

Climbing the slopes (1st of 6)

Rope tow

Rope tow (2nd of 6)

T-bar lift

T-bar lift (3rd of 6)

Poma lift

Poma lift (4th of 6)

Chairlift

Chairlift (5th of 6)

Quad lift

Quad lift (6th of 6)

Ski plane

Ski plane

Main commercial skifields, 2006

Main commercial skifields, 2006

From page 4 - Alternative snow sports

Back country skiing

Ski touring in the backcountry

Ski mountaineering

Ski mountaineering

Heli-skiing

Heli-skiing

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott

From page 5 - Ski racing

New Zealand-Australia competitions

New Zealand-Australia competitions

Hermann Maier training

Hermann Maier training

Annelise Coberger

Annelise Coberger

Disabled skiers

Disabled skiers

How to cite this page:

Andrew Troup, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/skiing/media (accessed 26 March 2023)

Story by Andrew Troup, published 24 Sep 2007

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