Photo: ODT filesA cloud of uncertainty hangs over the New Zealand ski industry because of the Covid-19 outbreak. Management of the five main southern skifields - Cardrona, Treble Cone, Coronet Peak, Remarkables and Mt Hutt - acknowledged yesterday they might not be allowed to open. Cardrona Alpine Resort and Treble Cone skifield general manager Bridget Legnavsky said that would be the worst-case scenario. The total economic value to New Zealand of the ski industry is not accurately calculated, although last season there were 1.7 million visits to skifields, and a record 1.9 million in 2018. Cardrona and Treble Cone have 50 permanent staff and normally employ about 900 seasonal staff from June.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 18, 2020 23:03 UTC