Coronet Peak gears up for winter festival

Festivities for the 35th annual Queenstown Winter Festival starts this Friday, June 26 at Coronet Peak.

According to the organizers this year’s party will host a range of events with mountain bikes and dogs joining the skiers and riders on the snow.

Coronet Peak’s festival celebrations get underway with the Browns Mountain Bikes on Snow event on Saturday. The festival promises to include a celebrity charity breakfast, hiking contests, a dog derby, a suitcase race, and a dash for cash. We’re not quite sure what these last two events are but can guess by the name that people will be falling over left, right, and center in the name of entertainment.

The Queenstown Winter Festival Rail Jam (July 5) will see Queenstown’s hottest snowboarders and skiers compete with a DJ to hype the skiers and crowd. The rail jam will then crank up the music and turn into the Festival Closing Party.

For information on dates and times of the winter festival can be found at www.nzski.com.

Posted by Brendon on June 24th, 2009 in Coronet Peak and New Zealand and Winter Festival

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Hi, I'm Brendon, editor and one of the co-founders of CherryPow. When work isn't calling I'm planning the next snow adventure and writing about it.