Ski Adventures hot tips

1. Research accommodation first

Many sites across the snowy regions mention 5-star luxury and their accommodation represents this beautifully. But be mindful that these places come at a significant cost ($$$). We highly recommend checking out what is available and booking in advance to avoid disappointment. We have stayed in dorm style accommodation (only recommend for short stays) to 5 star luxury. Sometimes it is best to figure out what type of trip you want before booking anything

2. Gear Hire vs. Gear Buy

Best to organise before you leave, however, there are loads of places to hire gear in and around the snow fields. Over the years we have accumulated our own gear but if you are just starting out, hiring or borrowing is a suitable option. If you’re a newbie I would recommend purchasing a pair of gloves, goggles and thermals to start.

3. Ski schools/kids clubs: 

Ski schools cater for beginners to those wanting to fine tune their existing capabilities. Kids clubs are available to entertain and develop those small humans that can ski and board much better than I ever will. I get the impression the parents’ love the ski school as much as the kids do.

Cardrona & Remarkables (New Zealand)

We have absolutely loved our three trips to New Zealand and highly recommend you book a trip to NZ to experience this beautiful destination yourselves. This page is designated to our snow trip, however, you can check out our two week trip to the North and South Islands on another page.

This trip we spent with family and friends and OMG what a great time we had. We spent two weeks together but could have easily stayed longer as we had just as much fun on the ski fields as we did exploring of the slopes.

Hot tip: Cardrona Hotel is very cosy, yet quirky place to eat or drink so call in and say Gday
Hot tip: Visit Arrowtown and book in for a meal at Postmasters Cottage Cafe, you wont be sorry you did
Hot tip: Long lunch at Amisfield Bistro and Cellar Door
Hot tip: AirBnB Lake Hawea Veiw, Wanaka > breathtaking views
Hot tip: For something sweet call into Patagonia Chocolates, Arrowtown  

Wrap Up

We are relatively new to the world of winter wonderland holidays as we usually prefer to stick to a warmer climate, however, after we sold our wakeboarding but we missed those action packed, high energy activities, that we could share and experience with friends. Good friends suggested we join them for a long weekend away and we jumped at the opportunity to experience something new and hit the snow for the first time.

 We both enjoyed the camaraderie, laughs and physical exhaustion that come with snowboarding/skiing and needless to say we have not missed a season yet.