Ten Reasons to Ski Queenstown
by Jules Older, Ski Press Canada, National ski magazine distributed throughout Canada and on the web, 2006

 Here are 10 good reasons to ski Queenstown now:
1. It’s in New Zealand, so your season starts in summer.
2. In New Zealand, the water is pure, the coffee is outstanding, the wine is renowned, and everybody speaks English, mate.
3. You choose between five nearby mountains: Coronet Peak, Remarkables, Treble Cone, Cardrona and Snow Park.
4. Don’t like lifts? This is where they invented heli-skiing.
5. Also where they invented bungy jumping. And jetboating.
6. Queenstown is where the perfectly named Remarkables — drop into the depths of Lake Wakitipu. The beauty will stun you.
7. Ski Teams train at Coronet Peak —Yanks, Swedes, Finns, Kiwis — they must know something.
8. Need a ski break? Play golf and tennis at Millbrook Resort.
9. There are beaucoup wineries near Queenstown, many with fabulous restaurants and Cellar Doors. A Cellar Door is what we call a tasting room. Try the Pinot. Take home the Sav.
10. In Greater Queenstown, pop. 18,000, there are 150 restaurants: Thai, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, French, Fusion, Mexican, Turkish, Vietnamese, Kiwi. And there's no tipping for any of them

FoMoInfo go to the Destination Queenstown website: www.queenstown-nz.co.nz