Press Release – Ski Time Not unexpected but still disappointing. Peter and Susanne Wood who run Ski Time in Methven say they received their first cancellation from booked Australian guests, 19 minutes after the Prime Minister announced the travel bubble would be … “Not unexpected but still disappointing.” Peter and Susanne Wood who run Ski Time in Methven say they received their first cancellation from booked Australian guests, 19 minutes after the Prime Minister announced the travel bubble would be closed from 1159pm tonight. Ski Time provides accommodation, one of the region’s leading restaurants and boutique conference facilities a little more than an hour out of Christchurch.