Major Sponsors

Rainbow Sports Club is very fortunate to have a business community that understands the need for Volunteer work and business sponsorship to operate successfully.

Rainbow sports club is a not for profit organisation that has successfully run Rainbow Ski area for the last 5 seasons. This has been made possible by the 100's pf volunteer days that are put in every year by contributors from club members to interested tradespeple to companies who share the vision of keeping the Rainbow a sustainable community asset.

Ther are many businesses who suport Rainbow through the provision of services and sponsorship. Take a look at who has helped us out and let everyone know what a great help they have been to making it happen for Rainbow:

This months feature Sponsor

Contour roofing

Supplied Roofing materials for the new staff accommodation block.

Contour are local manufacturers of roofing, windows and steel framing products who are based in Nelson and Blenheim providing:

  • Manufacture and installation of roofing products including Colorcote and zinc/alum longrun roofing iron, fascia, gutter, flashings and other roofing accessories.
  • Supply and installation of clear roofing products
  • Manufacture of Aluminium Joinery, including a Timberview range
  • Supply and installation of Garage doors
  • Manufacture, supply and assembly of Steel Frames

Contour have Sales people who can call on you or you can visit them at their show rooms:

  • 41 Venice Place, Stoke, Nelson.    Phone: 03 538 0824   Email: sales@contourroofing.co.nz
  • 35 Kinross Street, Blenheim.   Phone: 03 577 5520


Major Sponsors

MARTELLA AIR CONDITIONG & REFRIGERATION have donated and installed heat pumps for the staff accommodation, ticketing and main buildings.

* Marlborough’s only authorised Daikin Dealer
* Air Conditioning design & Engineering expertise
* Martella’s carry out customised heatpump and airconditioning solutions for Domestic and Commercial installations by fully qualified technitions.
* Martella’s specialise in Commercial Refrigeration design & installation for Coldstores, Wineries & Customed manufactured plant to meet many applications
* Martella’s provide 24hr service by qualified Refrigeration Engineers.
 
Alan and Sally Martella are proud to sponsor Rainbow by heating the Ticket Office, Staff Quarters and the Café with Daikin heat pumps.

As Sally says  Don’t blame us if our Daikins are so efficient they melt the snow!

Mike Edridge Contracting Ltd
has carried out the preseason maintenance metalling of the main access road and constructed the new tubing area beyond the learners slope.Mike Edridge Contracting Ltd of Pelorus Bridge is family owned and operated Earthmoving Contractor specialising in forest roading & road maintenance, road construction work, drainage, Quarrying and a varied range of other work. We have a very highly motivated team of experienced staff with a focus on quality work.  We are based at Pelorus Bridge and carry out work through out the Nelson/Marlborough Region.  With high quality equipment we are able to manage any earthmoving, roading or drainage projects.

Mike Edridge Contracting Ltd, 155 Maungatapu Rd, Pelorus Bridge RD2, Rai Valley, Marlborough

Freephone   0800 EDRIDGE,p 03 571 6082,f  03 571 6083                    admin@edridgecontracting.co.nz

More FM - Nelson and Marlborough

Rainbow ski area has been supported every year by More FM since Rainbows re-opening in 2003.
Every year More FM have run Family days, broadcast from the field for events such as Slush Cup, Jump Jams and Big Air events.
More FM support many significant causes in the Nelson and Marlborough communities and Rainbow Ski Area is grateful to be included as one of them.

Nelson's 93 MORE FM, and Marlboroughs 92.9 FM is the station that gives you More Music Variety and More Local information, fun and chances to win.

want MORE?  then go to www.morefm.co.nz.

Net Maestro

Power Signs

Nelson Contracting

The Car Company

Pak World

HOWS THE SNOW TODAY?
Field:
Open
Road:
ChainsAll
Weather:
Sunny
Snow depth:
42cm - 52cm
Last fall:
27 July 2010 
Amount:
13
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T-Bar Fully Open

The T-Bar is now open all of the way to the top of the mountain. Fresh snow fall over the last two days has added enough to our existing base to give great conditions from top to bottom. Easy Way is also now open providing beginner and intermediate access to the base from the T-Bar.

The Rainbow T-Bar Is Opening!

Tomorrow, Thursday, we will be opening the main T-Bar for the first time this season. Our snow-making crew have been working flat out for the last few weeks in perfect conditions to add more cover to our natural snow-base, and we now have enough cover to open the main part of the field for the first time this season. Read more...

Opening Day

Yes, Rainbow is opening for the 2010 Season on Saturday 3rd July with the Beginner tow and Nelson Contracting Platter Lift only. Read more ...

Holiday 5-pack for the school students - a great deal!

This year we are introducing the Holiday 5 pack - 5 days of action for School aged skiers and boarders from beginner to expert. A 2.5 hour afternoon lesson during the week or one hour on the weekends - any 5 days of the holidays.