Latest from Holidays in the Snow

Skiing: Swiss skier wins Extreme event despite breaking leg

Every day's a winter wonderland

Skiing: Daredevils set to defy laws of gravity

Skiing: Griffin and Jarvis blaze to top at Coronet Peak

Skiing: Swiss wins freestyle cross title

Snow sports: Murphy keen to push future of biathlon

Skiing: Griffin rapt with second in giant slalom

Skiing: Brotherly love sidelined for 42km

Skiing: Lynden, Kuzma win Freeski

Skiers freed as Mt Hutt road reopens

Many of the skiers enjoyed their night on Mt Hutt, including a quiz, hot food, and "spooning" - while at least two now have a coffee date.

High winds trap skiers on Mt Hutt

About 1200 skiers - including several hundred schoolchildren - remain trapped on Mt Hutt this morning after gales of over 200km/h closed the only road off the mountain.

Winds drop but skiers still stuck

Around 1200 mountaingoers are still trapped at Mt Hutt skifield, with conditions still too dangerous to leave.

I just tried to stay on top, says avalanche survivor

A skier caught in an avalanche on Mt Hutt has described how he fought to stay on top of the snow.

Mt Hutt skifield reopens after shock avalanche

An avalanche closed Mt Hutt today but the mountain has now reopened and though some skiers were partially buried, no one was hurt.

Heli-skiing in the Harris Mountains, Otago

Harris Mountains Heli-Ski operate in New Zealand's stunning Southern Alps surrounding the international resort towns of Queenstown and Wanaka and into the Mount Cook National Park region. <BR><BR><I>For further information see <a href="http://www.heliski.co.nz" target="_blank">heliski.co.nz</a>.</I>

Deaths hit mountain operators hard

Otago: To heli and back

Doug Sherring fulfils a lifelong ambition on Wanaka's pristine backcountry slopes.

Fresh call for use of snow sport helmets

The Mountain Safety Council is strongly recommending skiers and snowboarders wear helmets after another fatality at Mount Hutt skifield in Canterbury.