--- title: "Outside Sports vs Snowcentre: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Outside Sports or Snowcentre more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ski and snowboard shops set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/outside-sports-vs-snowcentre" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Outside Sports vs Snowcentre: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Outside Sports or Snowcentre more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ski and snowboard shops set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Outside Sports and Snowcentre - **Competitive set**: Ski and snowboard shops - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Outside Sports Share of Search**: 19.5% - **Snowcentre Share of Search**: 3% ## Is Outside Sports or Snowcentre more popular in search? - In September 2026, Outside Sports had more branded searches than Snowcentre among ski and snowboard shops in New Zealand. Outside Sports had about 6,600 branded searches, while Snowcentre had 1,000. Outside Sports made up 19.5% of all ski and snowboard shop searches we track, and Snowcentre accounted for 3%. - Outside Sports was ahead of Snowcentre in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Outside Sports’ share of searches among ski and snowboard shops in New Zealand moved from 27.4% to 19.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 6.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Snowcentre’s share of searches among ski and snowboard shops in New Zealand moved from 3.7% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 880 to 1K. ## Top ski and snowboard shops in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, both Outside Sports and Snowcentre showed up in all three answers. Snowcentre was listed before Outside Sports in two of them. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Snowcentre | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Outside Sports | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Boardertown | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Browns Ski Shop | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Snow Mania | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Small Planet | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Snow Biz | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about ski and snowboard shops - Asked ChatGPT "Which ski and snowboard shop should I shop at in New Zealand?": 1. Snowcentre, 2. Boardertown, 3. Outside Sports - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best ski and snowboard shops in New Zealand?": 1. Snowcentre, 2. Boardertown, 3. Outside Sports, 4. Browns Ski Shop - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best ski and snowboard shop in New Zealand for ski gear?": 1. Outside Sports, 2. Snowcentre Not named in any answer: Snow Mania, Small Planet and Snow Biz. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand ski and snowboard shops in September 2026? - In September 2026, Outside Sports overtook Snow Mania to rank 2nd among ski and snowboard shops in New Zealand, with 19.5% of the searches. - In September 2026, Snowcentre lost share of searches among ski and snowboard shops in New Zealand, from 4.4% to 3%. ## Month by month | Month | Outside Sports estimated searches | Outside Sports Share of Search | Outside Sports rank | Snowcentre estimated searches | Snowcentre Share of Search | Snowcentre rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 27.4% | 2 | 880 | 3.7% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 25.5% | 2 | 590 | 2.3% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 6.6K | 21.4% | 2 | 720 | 2.3% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 20.5% | 2 | 880 | 3.3% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 31% | 2 | 720 | 2.8% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 4.4K | 20.4% | 2 | 590 | 2.7% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 6.6K | 24.4% | 2 | 720 | 2.7% | 5 | | May 2026 | 4.4K | 17% | 2 | 880 | 3.4% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 3.6K | 12.9% | 2 | 1.3K | 4.7% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 11.5% | 3 | 1.9K | 4.1% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 15.3% | 3 | 1.9K | 4.4% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 6.6K | 19.5% | 2 | 1K | 3% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Outside Sports’ and Snowcentre’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Outside Sports**: Measured on the search term “outside sports”. - **Snowcentre**: Measured on the search terms “snow centre” and “snowcentre”, summed into one figure. - [Outside Sports profile](/demand/nz/brands/outside-sports) - [Snowcentre profile](/demand/nz/brands/snowcentre) - [All ski and snowboard shops in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ski-and-snowboard-shops): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Outside Sports or Snowcentre more popular in search? In September 2026, Outside Sports had more branded searches than Snowcentre among ski and snowboard shops in New Zealand. Outside Sports had about 6,600 branded searches, while Snowcentre had 1,000. Outside Sports made up 19.5% of all ski and snowboard shop searches we track, and Snowcentre accounted for 3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Outside Sports vs Snowcentre: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/outside-sports-vs-snowcentre This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/outside-sports-vs-snowcentre. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.