Skeleton racer; the Olympic sport involves athletes descending the bobsleigh track head first, their chin and toes only millimetres from the ice

Tour operator based in Ashburton; joint venture between Mt Hutt Helicopters & Backcountry Concepts; organises heliskiing, heliboarding, heli adventures etc; also provides services like aerial herbicide application, firefighting, avalanche rescue etc

Alpine resort in Kaikoura, Canterbury for snow sports, skiing, snow boarding; website gives details on the accommodation available, coaching facilities, events, alternate activities, employment opportunities, transportation etc

Web site set up by Ruapehu Alpine Lifts Ltd, Mount Ruapehu; has information on ski areas, events, snow schools, rentals, weather, webcams etc

Adventure tour operator based in Christchurch; conducts cycle & mountain bike, sea kayaking, snowboarding & skiing, water skiing & wakeboarding tours etc; also hires & sells snowboards, skateboards, wakeboards, mountain bikes etc

Adventure tourism company based in Wellington; activities include guided tours, heli skiing, mountaineering, personalised tours, skiing & snowboarding, fishing, hunting, packaged ski vacations, ski & snowboarding courses etc

National governing body for the Olympic sport of curling; administers the sport in New Zealand; based in Ranfurly, Central Otago; web site has info on the history of the game, clubs, news, results, calendar, and other links

Auckland-based company that arranges skiing & snowboarding holiday packages in the South Island

Company based in Greenlane, Auckland; organises surf camps, surf lessons, surf tours, snow tours etc

Snow fields on Mount Sutton (2000 m), Twizel; company offers ski lifts, ski/snowboarding instruction, rents skis & snowboards, and runs a lodge on the shores of Lake Ohau; lodge has 75 rooms (backpacking, double & twin rooms, luxury rooms etc)