Lake Wanaka, New Zealand – The 2011 Treble Cone ski and snowboard season heralds the introduction of a new computerized ticketing system and double shift grooming to enhance the guest experience and the New Zealand ski field’s natural features.nThe new computerized RFID ticketing system with automated gates on both chairlifts will read passes without needing to remove them from pockets. The system will also serve to speed up processing in the ticket office, cutting down queue times and introduce the reusable TCpass. The TCPass allows skiers and boarders to track their vertical meters over the season with the data stored in a personal online account. Purchases can also be made over the internet to be recalled at any ticket office computer terminal.
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The views from the slopes of New Zealand’s Treble Cone ski area will be easier to access in 2011 thanks to a new RFID lift ticket system. |
“For season pass holders this will demonstrate the value of their pass and the amount of skiing or boarding they achieve throughout the season. There is also the fun element of challenging yourself to complete a maximum number of runs from a day or weekend on the snow,” said Treble Cone ski area manager Jackie Van der Voort.
To ensure optimum conditions on-piste, an upgrade to Treble Cone’s grooming fleet and increased staffing will allow a double shift of grooming for the first time in several years. This will have a marked impact on the mountain conditions, particularly for intermediate skiers and riders. It will also allow more time to develop special projects.
Treble Cone for 2011 will exclusively offer the Treble Cone Sofa Ski Improvement Camps. The Ski Camps are an all-inclusive ski training package offering serious recreational skiers a high intensity ski technique program led by some of the world’s best coaches. There are four five-day camps scheduled for 2011, starting in July. Treble Cone ski school will continue to offer a wide range of programs and camps from the Ladies Ski Improvement weeks to the Riders & Sliders or TC Freeride program for younger snow sports enthusiasts.
Treble Cone’s 2011 winter season is scheduled to open on June 23, with a scheduled closing day of October 2.