The 2022 winter was a record-breaker for NZSki.
"The last time we had that measured was in 2019, and it was $430million, so we’re 28% up on that."
Mr Anderson said the domestic demand continued to be strong, while the Australians "came back in droves", up 15% on 2019.
"We also got quite a few visitors, we think, from Ruapehu being largely closed for the season, so that filled up the resort, also."
On that, Mr Anderson said NZSki hoped a solution could be found for Mt Ruapehu’s troubled Turoa and Whakapapa skifields, which went into voluntary administration last month, owing an estimated $40million.
If they could not operate next year, Mr Anderson said the displaced demand would make it a busy southern winter season.
"But we don’t want them not to get going — it’s not good for the industry if we lose Whakapapa and Turoa, even for one year.
"We’ve made it clear to the administrators we’re here to help if they want to talk about anything— if we can help in any way, we’re willing to do so."
However, when asked if that meant an NZSki bail-out might be on the cards, Mr Anderson said that would be "very unlikely".
Looking ahead, work was continuing on planning for an eventual expansion of The Remarkables into the Doolans, but the priority was on replacing the 38-year-old Shadow Basin chairlift.
"But it’s 100% dependent on Doc [Department of Conservation] approving the replacement ... and also giving us a new concession to operate on The Remarkables — we submitted that application a year ago," he said.
