2026 Porters Race Team with Tawny Wagstaff, renowned speed skier and coach, to lead the Race Team.
Tawny will be supported by a crew of experienced and passionate race coaches.
Spots are limited so book early! See programme information below and choose yours.
Price: $3500
Payment Plan available. Purchase in 10 easy payments starting October 2025.
What’s included?
- 30 days of race coaching
- 5-hour lessons per day (weather dependent)
- Early start from 8:00 AM when possible (weather dependent)
- Gate training with timing gear
- Free ski training
- Video analysis
- Freeride aspect included
- Free registration for Porters school races
- Porters Race Team Ski jacket loaned for the season
- Workshop deals at Porters
- Race tuning deals at Gnomes
- A Race Team Hoody
When?
July School Holidays:
- 1st week: 6th – 10th July (Mon-Fri)
- 2nd week: 16th – 19th July (Thu-Sun)
Friday, Sat & Sun after school holidays:
- 24th – 26th July
- 31st July – 2nd August
- 7th – 9th August
- 14th – 16th August
- 21st – 23rd August
- 28th – 30th August
- 4th – 6th September
Requirements:
- 6–17 years old
- Must be comfortable skiing on any kind of lift
- Must be comfortable skiing the entire mountain
- Helmet and goggles
- Race suit (optional)
- SL protection gear (optional)
What’s not included?
- Lift passes
- Entries to any recognised races (please contact snowsports@skiporters.co.nz)
- Coaching in any recognised races (please contact snowsports@skiporters.co.nz )
- Personal equipment purchase
- FIS Licence
Terms & Conditions
- Individual video analysis will be used to visualize your progress over the span of the course.
- In case of a closing day, back up days for the programme will be communicated as early as possible.
- In case of bad weather we will also introduce indoor technique video analysis days.
- The programme fee cannot be refunded due to cancellations or injuries during the course.
- Programme entry does not include lift pass, this must be purchased separately.
- Lessons will start on the hour so please ensure you are ready to be at the meeting point.
- Minimum of 4 people required for the programme to go ahead. If not enough people are booked in, you will receive a credit instead that can be used for ski lessons.
Zero Liability Policy: We take the safety of our clients very seriously, and we take all necessary precautions to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience during our ski school lessons. However, we cannot be held liable for any injuries or accidents that may occur during the lesson. By booking a ski school lesson with us, you acknowledge that skiing and snowboarding involve inherent risks, and you assume full responsibility for your own safety. Instructors will decide what they consider in their sole discretion appropriate terrain for the level of skiers or boarders in their lessons. This may be on or off the piste or steeper lifts,… You must ensure that you, and everybody you book on behalf of, has insurance to cover this eventuality, or you must decline from going off-piste/lifts. If you or those for whom you have booked do so without such insurance, it will be due to your own negligence. If you or any of your party become uncomfortable, you must tell the instructor immediately so they can take immediate action to keep you safe.
All persons who use our services must always act in a safe and appropriate manner, both on and off the snow. Situations can develop for the worse very quickly in mountainous environments and without any prior indication that they might happen. We reserve the right to remove and exclude anyone from lessons without warning (and without giving any reason at the time) to those who are not adhering to relevant safety guidelines and/or directions from instructors. This can be expected where you are in any way endangering yourself or others, where the experience of other participants is being adversely affected, where physical or verbal abuse of any other person is evident or suspected, and whether or not you believe exclusion is acceptable or not. In such a circumstance you will not be entitled to any refund or reimbursement.
Such situations may include but are not limited to the following:
a. not adhering to the safety guidelines mentioned by the instructor and/or using your common sense to keep yourself safe;
b. not following directions given to you by the instructor;
c. failing to adhere to the International Ski Federation Code of Conduct – ie the 10 FIS Rules of Conduct;
d. skiing under the influence of alcohol or any drug that may adversely affect your physical coordination or mental state;
e. putting any other person at risk of injury and/or in danger
You remain responsible at all times for the conduct of persons for whom you book services at Porters Alpine Resort.
Changes to Terms and Conditions: We reserve the right to modify these terms and conditions at any time without prior notice. The most current version of the terms and conditions will always be available on our website. By booking a ski school lesson with us, you agree to be bound by the most current version of these terms and conditions.
Price: $1200
What’s included?
- Coaching every Sunday after the School Holidays, commencing July 26th.
- 5-hour lessons per day (weather dependent)
- Early start from 8:00 AM (weather dependent)
- Gate training with timing gear
- Free ski training
- Video analysis
- Free registration for Porters school races
- Workshop deals at Porters
- Race tuning deals at Gnomes
- A Race Team Hoody
When?
Every Sunday after the July School Holidays, commencing July 26th.
Requirements
- 6–17 years old
- Must be comfortable skiing on any kind of lift
- Must be comfortable skiing the entire mountain
- Helmet and goggles
- Race suit (optional)
- SL protection gear (optional)
What’s not included?
- Lift passes
- Entries to any recognised races (please contact snowsports@skiporters.co.nz)
- Coaching in any recognised races (please contact snowsports@skiporters.co.nz )
- Personal equipment purchase
- FIS Licence
Terms & Conditions
- Individual video analysis will be used to visualize your progress over the span of the course.
- In case of a closing day, back up days for the programme will be communicated as early as possible.
- In case of bad weather we will also introduce indoor technique video analysis days.
- The programme fee cannot be refunded due to cancellations or injuries during the course.
- Programme entry does not include lift pass, this must be purchased separately.
- Lessons will start on the hour so please ensure you are ready to be at the meeting point.
- Minimum of 4 people required for the programme to go ahead. If not enough people are booked in, you will receive a credit instead that can be used for ski lessons.
Zero Liability Policy: We take the safety of our clients very seriously, and we take all necessary precautions to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience during our ski school lessons. However, we cannot be held liable for any injuries or accidents that may occur during the lesson. By booking a ski school lesson with us, you acknowledge that skiing and snowboarding involve inherent risks, and you assume full responsibility for your own safety. Instructors will decide what they consider in their sole discretion appropriate terrain for the level of skiers or boarders in their lessons. This may be on or off the piste or steeper lifts,… You must ensure that you, and everybody you book on behalf of, has insurance to cover this eventuality, or you must decline from going off-piste/lifts. If you or those for whom you have booked do so without such insurance, it will be due to your own negligence. If you or any of your party become uncomfortable, you must tell the instructor immediately so they can take immediate action to keep you safe.
All persons who use our services must always act in a safe and appropriate manner, both on and off the snow. Situations can develop for the worse very quickly in mountainous environments and without any prior indication that they might happen. We reserve the right to remove and exclude anyone from lessons without warning (and without giving any reason at the time) to those who are not adhering to relevant safety guidelines and/or directions from instructors. This can be expected where you are in any way endangering yourself or others, where the experience of other participants is being adversely affected, where physical or verbal abuse of any other person is evident or suspected, and whether or not you believe exclusion is acceptable or not. In such a circumstance you will not be entitled to any refund or reimbursement.
Such situations may include but are not limited to the following:
a. not adhering to the safety guidelines mentioned by the instructor and/or using your common sense to keep yourself safe;
b. not following directions given to you by the instructor;
c. failing to adhere to the International Ski Federation Code of Conduct – ie the 10 FIS Rules of Conduct;
d. skiing under the influence of alcohol or any drug that may adversely affect your physical coordination or mental state;
e. putting any other person at risk of injury and/or in danger
You remain responsible at all times for the conduct of persons for whom you book services at Porters Alpine Resort.
Changes to Terms and Conditions: We reserve the right to modify these terms and conditions at any time without prior notice. The most current version of the terms and conditions will always be available on our website. By booking a ski school lesson with us, you agree to be bound by the most current version of these terms and conditions.
Get to know our race coach Tawny Wagstaff:
- Speedski athlete (8 years)
- Ski race coach and Instructor, (9 seasons)
- Previous heli ski guide (6 seasons)
- Previous ski guide in Japan (6 seasons)
“For the last 9 years of my life I have been putting all my focus on ski racing in the world of speed, and more recently returned to race coaching during my off seasons in NZ.
During my current time competing in the World Cup I have achieved, in more recent years, 4 NZ records with a top speed of 248.61kph and 3 World Cup podiums, including my career best this year with a second place in France.
I am passionate about passing on my skills and knowledge and excited to work with the race team at Porters.”
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