Shadow Basin News Today

It's the end of an era. After 16 years running The Remarkables ski area, Ross Lawrence is stepping down. Ahead of handing in his NZSki name badge...

It's the end of an era. After 16 years running The Remarkables ski area, Ross Lawrence is stepping down. Ahead of handing in his NZSki name badge...

It was almost a tale of two mountains in Queenstown last winter. As Coronet Peak battled through the season, struggling with a lack of snow —...

Scoop Auckland provides news and views from Auckland, New Zealand

The Winter Games NZ FIS Australia New Zealand Cup alpine ski racing programme finished successfully at Coronet Peak today, with the second of two Slalom races. Cold temperatures overnight resulted in great snow conditions for the technical race, which was held ...

Seriously, if the lifts are running and theres snow on the ground, then the best snow resort is always the one youre at. But why be so serious when you can have another great trans-Tasman debate - namely who has the better snow experience, the Aussies or the Kiwis? Unexpected lockdowns and border closures notwithstanding, weve tracked down skiers and snowboarders with more talent than well ever know to give the inside word on their area. And in so doing, to cast their vote on who has the best w...

The single most memorable line of the Pacific Rim franchise came in the first movie when Idris Elba’s battle-armored mech marshal, Stacker Pentecost, proclaimed, “Today, we are canceling the apocalypse!” In the first season of Pacific Rim: The Black, which hit Netflix on March 4, Stacker’s name is now relegated to Easter-egg status among a new generation of Jaeger pilots. They have big blue doll eyes, anime-style no-noses, and chins so sharp you could lance a Kaiju Skinmite with the...