Queenstown Snow

Queenstown Snow Fields

With four parks to choose from, the ski grounds located in and around Queenstown provide something for all tastes and abilities.


Coronet Peak

The snow fields of Coronet Peak are situated on the southern slopes of the mountain that shares its name.  This was New Zealand’s first commercial ski resort and remains one of its most popular, due to the resorts close proximity to Queenstown and its excellent skiing and boarding terrain.  The park is also renowned for its high speed, six seater lifts.

Coronet Peak enjoys a long ski season and is the last snow field in the southern hemisphere to lose its snow, with the season typically running from June to mid October.  Coronet Peak is the only snowfield in New Zealand to offer night skiing, on Friday and Saturday nights.

Statistics

Summit: 1650m
Adult Day Pass: NZ$84
From Queenstown: 18 kilometres (roughly twenty five minutes)


Cardrona

Cardrona is situated on the Crown Range Road between Queenstown and Wanaka.  The township of Cardrona was established as a gold rush settlement in the 1860’s and today boasts a gold rush museum that is popular with tourists.  The snow fields of Cardrona are typically frequented by thrill seekers, who enjoy the multiple snowboarding facilities and the twisting and turning Gravity X ski track.
Cardrona is home to the international Race to the Sky hill climb.


Statistics

Summit: 2 059m
Adult Day Pass: NZ$74
From Queenstown: 57 kilometres (roughly one hour)


The Remarkables

The Remarkables are a mountain range located on the southeastern shore of Lake Wakatipu that dominates the Queenstown skyline.  Rumour has it they were so called because they are one of the few mountain ranges in the world that run north to south.

The ski fields of the Remarkables cover 540 acres of land over three mountain bowls.  As well as skiing, visitors to the Remarkables also enjoy the snow tubing park.  In 2007, park officials introduced automated snowmaking.


Statistics

Summit: 2 314m
Adult Day Pass: NZ$79
From Queenstown: 28 kilometres (roughly forty five minutes)


Treble Cone

Treble Cone is a steep and challenging snow field located about ninety minutes south of Queenstown.  Recent inclusions to the park, like the creation of a small terrain park, have made the ski field more beginners friendly.  Treble Cone’s ski academy is one of the best in the world, and the snow fields of Treble Cone provide an off season training ground for the national ski teams of Austria and Norway.
At NZ$2200 for a season pass, Treble Cone is believed to be one of the most expensive ski fields in the world.


Statistics

Summit: 2 100m
Adult Day Pass: NZ$89
From Queenstown: 90 kilometres (roughly ninety minutes)