Skiers and snowboarders will face variable weather this weekend as another Canterbury ski area opens with a good snow base near Hanmer Springs. Guy Nurse, of the Porters Ski Area, said people began arriving before 9am yesterday for the first day of the season. "The cloud began to clear and left a pristine vista of the ski area cloaked with a fresh coat of snow," he … [Read more...] about Hanmer Springs Snow New Zealand Skiing