New Zealand Powder Tour

Ability Level: intermediate - advanced

Ages: teen, adults, mixed groups

Max group size: 12

Guide to Guest ratio: 1:6

Accommodations: comfy stylish houses

Meals: All breakfasts & two dinners

Duration: 11 days/10 nights : $4290. Heli day add on is additional $650 USD; private room is priced from an additional $1,900 USD

Escape the summer heat and head down to New Zealand for the ultimate snowboard trip...a tour through the South Island's top snowboard regions and best resorts. Enjoy expert instruction and guiding, untracked powder, unforgettable helicopter access riding, world-class terrain parks and stylish accommodations.

We'll put you into the mix with the locals. All Star guides will provide you a true locals experience while touring the very best of Middle Earth's spectacular scenery (really amazing!).

We transport you on a daily basis to the snow and to activities off hill, and on arrival and departure days we pick you up and drop you off at the airport.

The climate for these snowboard trips is Winter/Spring in the mountains with frequent sunny days. The valley floor remains green and lush throughout much of the southern hemi winter opening up opportunities to skate, play golf, mountain bike, sky-dive, fly by wire, canyon swing, hike around in the rainforest, bungee-jump, kayak, ride in the hot seat of a rally car, jet boat or an abundance of other great activities!

All this with legendary guides. Could it get any better? Probably not. Our New Zealand ski and snowboard trips are over the top....a must for anyone interested in having fun!

What's Included:

Comfortable accommodations @ Stylish houses.

Group size no more than 10 guests

24/7 adult supervision for teens

Instruction by our All Star staff

Local guides to show you the time of your life

Max 1:6 Coach:Camper ratio; learn more

All Breakfasts, two dinners

Daily ground transport

Lift serviced and snowcat serviced terrain

Optional activities: Bungee jumping, skateboarding, jet boating, street luge, golf, fishing, rally car rides, heli-skiing, rainforest exploration, and much more…

Singles / Solo Travelers - If you're traveling on your own and want to share the experience with other solo travelers, we've set aside departures for many of our trips. Itineraries are identical to our those of our open trips but, because these departures are composed entirely of independent travelers, there's a unique, fun dimension to the group dynamic. Of course, solo travelers are more than welcome on all of our open departures as well, where often more than half of our guests are traveling alone.

Sample Itinerary:

Day one - Arrival day. Your All Star hosts will greet you at the airport and transport you to our stylish and comfy accommodations. Once settled we’ll show you around the town (Wanaka) and then enjoy a dinner together at one of Wanaka's favorite spots.

Day two and three - We’ll be skiing and riding one of the resorts in the Queenstown region basing our choice on the best snow quality. There are several world-class resorts to choose from in this region and we'll take you out to explore two or three of them during our stay here. Evenings in Wanaka we'll meet for dinner and show you around to the night life spots if you're interested.

Day four -Time to explore New Zealand with an optional activity day. Queenstown is the adventure capital of New Zealand; choose from bunjee jumping, jet-boating, para-gliding, fly by wire, rally car driving, sky diving, or something more tame. If you're not ready to take a day off snow, hit the ski slopes for another day of ski and snowboard time. In the evening we'll head back over to the township of Wanaka to settle in to our accommodations and have dinner.

Day five and six -Welcome to the home of some of the best freeriding and skiing on planet earth! The Wanaka area offers 3 resorts: Treble Cone (recently voted #3 in the World for terrain thanks to extensive back country access), Cardrona (New Zealand's most popular), and SnowparkNZ (known the World over for its amazing freestlye terrain - halfpipes and park features). We'll take you out to ski and snowboard these amazing resorts during our days in Wanaka. In the evenings we'll take you to enjoy a soak at the local luxury hot springs resort, take in a movie at the eclectic Cinema Paradiso, savor the food at one of Wanaka's restaurants, and visit some of New Zealand's most famous pubs.

Day seven and eight- Optional Heli-day(s). Enjoy long powder runs serviced by helicopter (a highly recommended extra). This is a chance for the powder hound in you to explore the mighty Southern Alps of New Zealand. Prices for heli skiing in New Zealand are some of the least expensive anywhere, so take advantage of this optional extra if you please. For those not opting for a heli experience we'll hit the slopes of one of the local ski areas. The terrain serviced by the helicopters is not extreme, unless you want to go that way. All of your runs will be on moderate pitches that any intermediate skier or snowboarder can handle.

Day nine -Today is a rest and travel day. We'll take a scenic drive to the North.... to the land of New Zealand's highest peak and the area where many scenes for 'Lord of The Rings' movie was filmed. Here we'll settle down in a rustic mountain lodge for the last part of our journey.

Day ten -Today we'll climb aboard a helicopter and be whisked away to a day of un-touched powder, powder, and more powder served by powder cat! In the evening we'll relax back at the lodge and soak in all the memories of the trip.

Day Eleven – departure day; today we have the sad task of saying goodbye. Your All Star hosts will shuttle you to the airport. We’ll make sure you make it to your flight home, and see you off….until next time.

Bonus:Earn lots of air miles! Earn air miles which are redeemable for airline tickets, hotels, rental cars, and vacation packages.

All Star Adventures specializes in unique travel to prime international locations with professional sports instruction for all levels. Offering first-class holiday destinations and encouraging you to expand your cultural and personal horizons. Guest of an All Star adventure are invited to realize their full potential, while enjoying a vacation and making new friends. The atmosphere of an All Star trip is relaxed, positive, and exciting, while the classes are fun-filled, patient, and never intimidating. The entire experience is geared toward helping guests maximize their pleasure while honing new skills you’ll draw upon for the rest of your life. Coaches include top skiers, snowboarders, surfers and skateboarders.

All Star Adventures, the only comprehensive adventure tour company of its kind, offers a wide range of exciting, proprietary, instruction-based tours designed for today’s dynamic travelers. All tours include professional instruction, breathtaking destinations, innovative itineraries and unique accommodations.