New Zealand is a relatively small country but there are enough big mountains around to make it seem like an endless sea of peaks. On the south Island, the legendary Canterbury club fields offer bare bones big mountain free riding to those with no need for frills and fancy chairlifts. Some of the best Skiing in the southern hemisphere can be found at Temple Basin, Mt. Olympus, Craigieburn, Broken River, and in between. They also host a handfull of grass roots Big Mountain and other competitions that attract competitors from all over the world. The Mt. Olympus Big Mountain and The Craigieburn Free ride competition are just a couple of the events on the Chill Series tour of events, and all the club fields are covered by the chill pass. Also In the canterbury area is the popular Mount Hut.

Likely the most well known Ski areas in New Zealand are the ones around Wanaka and Queenstown. Near Wanaka are Treble Cone, cardrona and Snowpark. Cardrona and Snowpark both offer world class park facilities and cater almost exclusively to free style, while Treble cone offers arguably the best freeriding in the area. Wanaka and surrounds are also the host of most of the Major internationl events including the NZ Free Ski Open Big mountain and NZ Free Ski Open slopestyle and halfpipe Competitions.

On the north Island is the massive Volcano of Mt. Ruapehu, which is large enough to host 3 seperate ski hills, Whakapapa and Turoa. This is likely the best place in the world if you want to surf and ski in the same day, and the area has one of the most diverse and beautiful landscapes I've ever seen. The Volcano is a unique skiing experience and hosts a huge spring competition and party called the Marmot extreme ski competition.

Follow the links to read more about each and enjoy your journey. Just dont be suprised if you have to pay for Ketchup.



Temple Basin
Mt. Olympus
Craigieburn
Broken River
in between
The Mt. Olympus Big Mountain
The Craigieburn Free ride competition
Chill Series
Mount Hut
Treble Cone
cardrona
Snowpark
NZ Free Ski Open Big mountain
NZ Free Ski Open slopestyle and halfpipe
Whakapapa
Turoa
Marmot extreme ski competition
kingswood