Dean Hunter - Company Director
Dean Hunter has been skiing Treble Cone since he saved enough paper-run money for a lift ticket and a ride up the hill. He was about 11 years old then, hanging out in Wanaka with his parents on family holidays from his hometown, Dunedin.
Dean started the Rookie Academy in 1992 and has been acknowledged as one of the most experienced and talented skiers you would be likely to find on the mountain. He is an NZSIA examiner, former moguls competitor and has been instructing for eleven years in New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan.
He takes an active interest in every Rookie Academy student, working hard to ensure that all students gain the essential base of technical skills that will allow them to achieve their snow sports goals. He and Garett strive to ensure everyone is well looked-after and getting the utmost from their chosen course and their Lake Wanaka and Treble Cone experience.
Dean is an all-round sportsman; these days spending more time on the golf course. He lives in Wanaka with his wife Mugi and daughter Noa. When he is not away skiing the Northern Hemisphere winters. Dean is a keen rugby fan, enjoys a drink (or two or three) and has been known to write poetry when the mood hits. |
