Wanaka.
Wanaka
lies in the Southern Lakes area of New Zealand in the Southwest of the
South Island. It is situated at the gateway to the world heritage
listed Mt Aspiring National Park. It is the resort town for the world
famous ski areas of Treble Cone and Cardrona.
Cardrona is 34 km from Wanaka and is
renowned for its dry snow and wide
slopes. It has the best on-mountain children's facilities in New
Zealand for ages 3 months - 12 years. Magic carpets have been installed
on many of the learners slopes. Cardrona has been voted New Zealand's
snowboard riders choice for the last three years. It has varied terrain
over three large basins and is the ideal resort to learn to ski or
snowboard. Its location means that it has less than 5 closed days per
season.
Treble Cone offers both world famous
views and
deep powder spread over three large basins. It is a 35 minute drive
from Wanaka. The resort covers 500 ha and 600m vertical and has some of
the longest groomed runs in New Zealand. Treble Cone has both great
learners slopes and some areas to challenge even the best skiers and
boarders. It is famous for its 6-seater high speed chair lift, small
queues, amazing views, varied terrain and powder. It has featured in
articles on "Top Ski Resorts of the World", is a premier race training
facility for overseas ski teams and won the award for the "best free
ride destination" by Boardtheworld.com in 2001.
Other
Wanaka attractions include heli-skiing, cross country skiing, yachting,
award winning wineries, fly-fishing, hiking, rock climbing, horse
trekking, sky diving, adventure activities, an 18 hole golf course and
its proximity to Queenstown. Aspiring National Park has some
of
New Zealand's most spectacular and accessible day walks.
As usual the conference will involve
entertaining presentations and
workshops given by a variety of specialists who are leaders in their
respective fields. Presentations run from 0700-0900 and 1730-1930.
There will be many planned social engagements and “theme nights”.
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