The 7 Best Ski Resorts in New Zealand

South America gets all the rap for skiing in the Southern Hemisphere, but New Zealand has a vibrant ski scene and some of the best ski areas around.
You can stay on the South Island in New Zealand's quintessential mountain town, Queenstown, to explore the Southern Alps and see some of the country's most beautiful areas.
If volcano skiing in a National Park is more your speed, Mt. Ruapehu is only three hours from the Auckland airport and has two of the country's biggest ski areas. All the sk