Treble Cone Wanaka Opens 27 June 2009

Treble Cone is the home of New Zealand’s most exhilarating snow and winter experience, with the largest skiable terrain, longest groomed trails and the highest vertical rise in the South Island.

On the edge of the majestic Southern Alps, Treble Cone ski area offers outstanding views across Lake Wanaka and Mt Aspiring, an award winning cafe and unparalleled Snow School clinics that will keep you fizzing.

Treble Cone have introduced further benefits and savings for this winter, with very affordable snow sport programmes and free access to the lower mountain.

For the first time in Treble Cones history, the lower mountain learner lifts will be accessible at no charge all season long. This includes the Nice n Easy Platter and Magic Carpet which are located beside the ski area base lodge. Fees still apply for those who require hire equipment, lessons and chairlift access to the upper mountain.

Treble Cone will open for the 2009 winter season on 27 June (weather & snow conditions permitting).

Festival of Colour Wanaka 2009

The 2009 Festival of Colour features six exciting days and nights of astounding performances, exhibitions and thought-provoking discussions set against the spectacular autumnal backdrop of the Southern Lakes.

Come and join us for world premieres in theatre, dance and music:

Dave Armstrong’s new comedy Le Sud where the South Island has been successfully colonized by the French and is leisured, wine-loving and wealthy – unlike the North!

Mike Nock’s new piano work Southern Suite based on the southern landscape and played by Michael Houstoun and Diedre Irons.

A first look at Grahame Sydney’s documentary Dreaming of El Dorado: The Old Dunstan Road – Central Otago’s iconic artist takes up the video camera as his paint brush.

Raewyn Hill’s stylish new dance work Finders Keepers, which takes the caged songbirds of Hong Kong as its starting point.

All this and Aspiring Conversations, street performers, exhibitions, film and Schoolfest.

Book your tickets online from 23 February. Refer to the programme for details of each performance.

The Festival is based in Wanaka and the touring programme reaches out to the wider region with performances in Luggate, Hawea, Tarras, Bannockburn and Arrowtown, and new for 2009 – touring shows in Clyde and Glenorchy.