New Zealand
Exclusive Ski Express Hosts
Meet your Queenstown Hosts
NAME: Margie Slattery Smith, Resorts Manager
SKI EXPRESS EMPLOYEE SINCE: 1989
CLAIM TO FAME: Competed in the Harris Mountain
Heli Ski New Zealand Power Eights.Currently
competes in the New Zealand Ski Masters.
OFF SEASON JOB: Full time Ski Express.
SKIED: Falls Creek & Thredbo, Australia, various
resorts in Colardo, USA, Western Canada & France.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: Ski Instructor at Mt
Selwyn & Perisher Australia, Ski guide for 5 seasons
in France in Les Arcs, Meribel & Val Thorens. Ski
Manager for 2 seasons in Kitzbuhel, Austria.
NAME: Paula Squire Thomas, Head Host
SKI EXPRESS EMPLOYEE SINCE: 1991
CLAIM TO FAME: Fluent in French & German.
Grew up in Vanuatu.
OFF SEASON JOB: Ski Instructor at Beaver Creek,
Colardo, USA.
SKIED: Falls Creek, Mt Buller, & Hotham Australia,
Whistler Canada, various resorts in USA & Europe.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: Ski Guide at Les Trois
Vallées France, La Thuile Italy, Obergurgl Aust
NAME: Giulia Boffa, Ski & Snowboard Host Queenstown
SKI EXPRESS EMPLOYEE SINCE: 2006
CLAIM TO FAME: Fluent in 3 languages; English,
French & Italian. Born in Switzerland, grew up in
Italy and UK. Father was a ski instructor so she was
on skis by the time she was 2 years old.
OFF SEASON JOB: Glacier Guide at Franz Josef
Glacier, New Zealand
SKIED: Most of Europe
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: River Boarding Guide,
Queenstown New Zealand.
NAME: Chris “Squid” Bradley, Snowboard Host Queenstown
SKI EXPRESS EMPLOYEE SINCE: 2000
CLAIM TO FAME: Otago and Southern Districts
Junior and Senior Representative at Tennis. With a
passion for all sports he can surf, ski & Ice Hockey.
OFF SEASON JOB: Previous seasons in Les Trois
Vallées, France & USA.
BOARDED: Various resorts in Europe
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: Jetboat driver for Kawarau
Jet & Shotover Jet and apres ski entrepreneur.
