Pisa Alpine Charitable Trust

The Pisa Alpine Charitable Trust (PACT) is a charitable trust that was formed to secure the ownership of the Snow Farm to ensure that the area remains available for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, summer recreational activities, along with winter and summer educational programmes.

During the period between 2009 and 2012 PACT sourced funding to purchase the Snow Farmland with the help of the following charities and organisations:

Queenstown Lakes District Council
Central Lakes Trust
Otago Community Trust
The New Zealand Lottery Grants Board

On securing the 298 hectares of land on which the Snow Farm sits, the land title was transferred to the Queenstown Lakes District Council on the 30th of November 2012. It has now been established as a new recreation reserve protected in perpetuity for cross-country skiing sports and summer recreational uses.

PACT took over the Snow Farm business and now manages the day to day operations of the Snow Farm under the subsidiary Snow Farm NZ Ltd. This charitable company acts on a not for profit basis with any surplus generated being reinvested into assets essential for the Snow Farm e.g., a groomer, trail maintenance, hut maintenance, etc.

If you wish to help with the upkeep of this amazing community resource either financially or via our working bee programme, please contact us today.

The Trustees

Tom Pryde (Chairman)

Lawyer, former President of Southland District Law Society
President of the New Zealand Triathlon Association
Company Director of several Southland companies
Trustee of many local and national trusts including Halberg Trust, Hump Ridge Track Trust and Paradise Trust

Mary Lee

Hands-on management experience at the Snow Farm for over 20 years
Founding Member of executive holder of NZCCSA, NZNSDA & Biathlon NZ
Member of the FIS ladies committee (cross country skiing)

John Hogg

Accountant, Chief Financial Officer, Company Director
Considerable corporate finance, lending and listing experience
Committee member New Zealand Nordic Sports Development Association

John Burridge

Retired business manager
Long-serving ex-President of the New Zealand Cross Country Ski Association
Race Director Winter Games Cross Country Skiing
FIS member of the Popular Cross-Country Committee

Peter Soundy

Engineer and Project Manager
30 years project development and construction experience including 15 years in Europe and Asia

Brent O’Callahan

Specialist solicitor and director
Conducts litigation in many aspects of the law including commercial law, insurance, public law, professional negligence, and fiduciary duties
Spends as much time as possible in Cardrona and at the Snow Farm