Porters Newsletter - 18th March 2010

Thursday 18th of March 2010 | Porters Newsletter

 

Kia ora, and welcome to Porters first newsletter for 2010!

Hopefully you’ve all managed to enjoy some fine kiwi summer weather, albeit fleeting, over the past few months. As is customary during our summer period, we’ve been flat out on the hill, working hard and implementing our annual maintenance programmes.

Image taken Friday 12th March - (C) Luke Armstrong

We’re now in full swing preparing for the upcoming winter, and the weather has decided to come along for the ride! We’ve got fresh snow out of the southerly systems on Friday 12th through to Tuesday 16th March.

All 2010 Season Pass products, including the new Porters ULTIMATE Family Season Pass, are available for purchase online now via credit card or cheque*.

(*cheque admin fee of $20 applies).

PORTERS SEASON PASSES 2010

Our passes are now on sale for 2010. You can get all the pricing and information via our online store from here.

NEW FOR 2010! We’re all about the families up here at Porters, so for 2010, we’ve introduced our ULTIMATE Family Season Pass – giving your family the best valued access this season to a NZ commercial ski area. For just $995, you get full season passes for two adults and two youths, plus you can add additional youth passes for just $100 each (conditions apply). Each family pass is for immediate family members only – adult passes can be parents, grandparents, or adult children. Family passes are only available until 30th April 2010. Apply now!

All other Porters season passes are also available via our online store. 2009 pass-holders receive a $50 discount off 2010 Adult and Student full-season Early-Bird rates (excludes mid-week passes). For full information and pricing, get online to our Season Passes page.

 

FROM THE MOUNTAIN

The maintenance and operations team have been battling the summer heat to complete several key enhancements to the ski area. Up at the top of Bluff Face, some nerve-racking moments ensued as work was completed on re-aligning the corner of Adrian’s Highway which wraps out onto upper Bluff Face. This improvement will make access to this popular terrain smoother for regular users, and inviting for those skiers and riders looking to tackle Bluff for the first time. Well done to the team, not an easy job!

New alignment of Adrian's Highway leading to Bluff Face - (C) Luke Armstrong

We’ve also been completing a full overhaul of our snow fencing, which contributes considerably to catching and retaining as much snow as possible in key areas. Work is also progressing on number of improvements with a focus on enhancing your family’s experience at Porters – we’ll have more for you on those additions closer to the season…

Behind the scenes, the Porters directors continue with consultation and planning relating to the Porters Expansion, and are looking to lodge their applications later this year.

ARE YOU A PORTERS FAN?

If you’re receiving this email message from us, no doubt you love skiing or snowboarding, and you obviously enjoy doing it with us at Porters! We’re up and running on Facebook for 2010, and will be looking to update the page regularly with information direct from the mountain. In addition, we’ll be using the events platform on Facebook to promote the latest weather information, event updates, postponements etc.

So become a fan of Porters on Facebook. To encourage you to join us, we’ve put a 2010 individual full season pass up for grabs. To be in to win, all you have to do is become a fan before the 30th of April. We’ll randomly select the winning fan on the 1st of May, and notify the winner via Facebook and our web platform (by 15th May).

You can still purchase your 2010 Early-Bird pass in the mean time – if you’re selected as the winner, you’ll receive a full refund of the price you’ve paid for the individual pass.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

  • Now – April 30th - Early Bird Season Pass sales, including ULTIMATE Family Pass.

  • Now – April 30th - Become a fan on Facebook.

  • April 30th - May 2nd - Snow and Surf Sale

  • May 15th/16th - CSA Snow Show and Sale. Winner of free season pass notified.

  • June 1st - Cut off day for all instructing programmes.

  • June 25th -  Porters anticipated Opening Day 2010.

YOUR NEWSLETTER - FEEDBACK LOOP

We'd love yo hear from you, and what you'd like to see in the Porters Newsletter. If you've got an idea on something related to Porters that you'd like more information about, drop us an email to marketing@skiporters.co.nz. We'll take your ideas on board, and we'll do our best to incorporate them into our news messages.

COMING UP IN THE NEXT NEWSLETTER...

  • An introduction to the core winter team at Porters.

  • Early predictions on what to expect from the weather this winter.

  • Gear buying tips leading into the ski sales 2010.

  • A secret Porters mountain recipe.

THANKS – SEE YOU SOON!

We look forward to seeing you soon – your first tracks down Porters are only a few months away! Our anticipated opening date for this winter is the 25th June.

Keep an eye out for us at the 2010 Snow and Surf Sale (April 30 – May 2) and the CSA Ski Sale (May 15 & 16).

Thanks,

THE PORTERS TEAM.