Snowpark, New Zealand
Snowpark is New Zealands latest resort, only opening a couple of seasons ago, and is the only one dedicated to freestyling. Natural terrain wise this place will not get your pulse racing, but natural is not was this place is. What you get is a resort packed with pipes, rails, hips, boxes the lot; and a team dedicated to making it happen and happen big. Theres no equipment hire so make sure you turn up with everything.
New for season
2008: More terrain on box run creating new freestyle run of intermediate jumps and jibs. Half Pint Park has been moved and expanded. Night riding every tuesday & friday.
06 season: lots of playing with diggers resulting in most of the advanced jumps are now earth formed, providing more snow to expand the intermediate facilities. Planning to build an artificial cliff drop.
05 season: NZ$3million investment in new chairlift & 30 snow guns improving coverage by 350%. X -games shaper Frank Wells onboard for the terrain parks.
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Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: end June-October
Lifts
Total Lifts: 1
Chair lifts: 1
Board Leashes required: Yes
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 0
Total ride area: 60 acres
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
1 Day Pass NZ$65-75, half day $57-67
5 day anytime pass $338
Season $599-1099
Lift times:[No information]
Snowfall
Average annual snowfall: 0.5m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 100%
Facilities
Snowboard Schools:
4 day pipe camps on offer throughout the season for $375 (ex. passes)
Snowboard Hire:
NO rental equipment available, demo equipment available. Rent equipment in nearby Wanaka and Queenstown.
Night Riding: :
Tuesday and Friday (during July and August) from 5pm to 9pm.
Floodlighting covering both pipes and a selection of rails/kickers.
Other activities
Heliboarding: :
Not available
Snowmobiles:
Not available
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Summary
Exactly what it says on the tin. If you like terrain parks, then its a must visit, otherwise don't bother.
Terrain & parks
HALFPIPE:
Yes - 2+super
TERRAIN PARK:
Yes - 2 huge
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:
TREE RUNS:No
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Resort News
Wanaka to host 2010 FIS Junior World Championships 14Feb10
>> more news on Snowpark ...FIS Snowboard Junior Championships 2010
19-31 August
The event, scheduled for 19-31 August, marks the first time a FIS World Championship will be staged in New Zealand, and also marks the first time that snowboarding and freestyle skiing will share the same stage in a World Championship.
