Southern Snow

Cardrona Alpine Resort has broken its accumulated snowfall record by over a metre, with 317cm of snowfall this season. The previous biggest year on record was 2004 (213cm).

Jessica Zhao receives a warm welcome from the Kings High School-Queens High School kapa haka group, Tane Pupuke, at the opening of the Winter Games ice-skating competition yesterday.

A Beijing Paralympic gold medallist has praised the "open-minded" Winter Games organisers for including International Paralympic Committee races alongside events for able-bodied athletes.

Ongoing stormy weather at Cardrona Alpine Resort forced the first cancellation of a Winter Games event yesterday.

A class international trio took the top three placings in the giant slalom at Coronet Peak yesterday, with Canadian Marie-Michele Gagnon winning in conditions described as "tricky".

Despite winds and variable snow conditions, Dunedin International Paralympic Committee standing skier Adam Hall managed a personal best time and a bronze medal in the Winter Games yesterday.

The New Zealand women's team nearly pulled off a huge upset in the semifinal of the women's curling yesterday when it fell just short of beating China.

Queenstown alpine skier Tim Cafe is one step closer to qualifying for the Winter Olympics after coming sixth in the Super G in the Winter Games at Coronet Peak yesterday.

Footage from the Winter Games on Wednesday.

Action and interviews from the Winter Game on Thursday.

Australian skip Hugh Millikin (53), the oldest curler at the Winter Games, has played a key role in Australia's top position at the championships.

The Mountain Safety Council yesterday again warned skiers and boarders to stay clear of back-country areas because of the avalanche risk, described as "high" for the Wanaka area and "considerable" for Queenstown.

Queenstown skier Mitchey Greig's start will be vital against the world's top racers in the crash, bash, and tumble of the skier cross event at Cardrona Alpine Resort today.

Japanese adaptive cross-country skiers Yoshihiro Nitta (29) and Shoko Ota (20) enjoy a professional sporting career many New Zealand athletes can only dream about.

When Warren Kearney was growing up in Ranfurly he wanted to be an All Black like his great uncle.

The great South American cross-country skiing showdown fizzled yesterday after Cesar Baena (22), of Venezuela, was diverted from his task by a Kiwi woman.

There is still ice on the course and the natural luge demonstration sport will be held at at Naseby on Sunday.