Coronet Peak Spring Skiing open until 9 October 2011
Coronet Peak ski area will extend its opening dates for skiers and boarders to enjoy an extra week of skiing and riding, thanks to fantastic spring snow conditions.
Coronet Peak was originally scheduled to close this weekend but will now stay open until Sunday, October 9 (conditions permitting of course). At this time of year we would normally only have one mountain open in Queenstown and the conditions at Coronet Peak are currently better than at The Remarkables. This means that The Remarkables will bring its closing date forward and will now shut this Sunday, October 2 at 4pm.
Spaceships now for hire !
Spaceship campervans have landed !
We are very happy to announce that the Spaceship campervans for your New Zealand campervan adventure can be hired with us
These vehicles are so easy to drive - like a car. The spaceship campervans are ideal to roam around New Zealand during the Summer months !
Check them out on our campervan pages !
Winter has arrived !
Winter Wonderland in Queenstown !
Winter has arrived - the conditions at Coronet Peak and The Remarkables are now fantastic with powder snow up to nearly 1 m deep !
The School holidays are here so make the most of it. You can book all your lift passes, combos, rental ski and snowboard etc with us !
Look forward to seeing you on the snow !
The Remarkables - Open for Skiseason 2011
WELCOME to the 2011 Ski season to the Remarkables
Skifields open Saturday 2 July 2011
Clear blue sky - upper snow base 40 cm and lower snow base 20 cm - Snow surface: Machine Groomed
Some light snow fell on 2 July 2011 (4 cm New snow)
Limited skiing/snowboarding only - mix of beginner, novice and intermediate terrain OPEN
Coronet Peak - All Go on the Snow
Hi All !
STOP PRESSS - STOP PRESS - NZSKI Update 29 June 2011
At last - Coronet Peak has now a upper mountain snow base of between 15 and 25 cm and will open up at 9 am Thursday 30 June 2011 thanks to the hard works of its snowmaking and grooming teams :)
It will be limited skiing but all guests can be catered for.
The Ski area will open with limited beginner, novice and intermediate terrain. Trails can be accessed from the Coronet Express and Meadows Express chairlifts and tow conveyor lifts.
Snow cover on the main trails is still thin with an average 15 to 20 cm on the upper mountain and 10 to 15 cm on the lower mountain.
Runs open will include the main M1 Trail from trop to bottom, the Big Easy trail and beginners area.
Base buildung services will include rental, snowsport school, creche, cafe, coffee bar, guest services and retail !
Furthermore.......Now that colder days and nights would seem to have finally arrived, snowmaking and grooming are continuing on all trails and will open up as sson as possible - conditions will be improving from now on further into the winter.
thursday's opening day will also mark Coronet Peak's first American Express Queenstown Winter Festival event - the iconic Speight's Dog Derby ! On a slighly differen course than previous years........it's guaranteed to be the usual mad mix of barking, mayhem, farmers and dogs !
Further events: Air NZ Holidays Mountain Mayhem day will now go ahead as scheduled on Saturday 2 July !
PS The Remarkables skifield is still on hold as limited fire power there - but snow making has also made progress. It will take a bit longer.
All Guests with tickets to the Remarkables can upgrade to Coronet Peak either at the Snow Centre in Queenstown, or at Guest Services up on the mountain (CP)
Mt Hutt Skifield opens 27 June 2011
Hi all
Good news !
NZSki has announced that Mt Hutt Ski Area is the first to open for Winter 2011 in New Zealand - today 27 June 2011 !
It will be a partial opening for Mt Hutt with just the MAGIC CARPET and the QUAD CHAIR operating, accessing half of the main Broadway trail !
The other trails do not yet have sufficient snow coverage to open, but snowmaking will be continuing to try and open more of the area as soon as possible !
Coronet Peak and The REmarkables Skifields at Queenstown still on hold !!
Will keep you updated
PS
We can't wait to get underway with winter and welcome all visitors and locals to the slopes !
Snow on mountains in Queenstown !
Snow on Coronet Peak and The Remarkables - check it out !!
18 May 2011
Coronet Peak
1 cm NEW Snow and 6 cm Snow base !
Current temperatures 2 Degrees !
Opening date as scheduled: 04 June 2011
Change for Mt HuttSkifield closing date
Hi All !
NZSki has decided to revise the closing date for Mt Hutt.
Revised Closing date is now 16 October 2011 in line with the Remarkables. Coronet Peak will close as scheduled on 2 October 2011 !
Earthquake 2011 Christchurch
Christchurch City and its people have been deeply affected by the Earthquake which struck the City on 22 February at 12:51 pm local time !
They need all the help they can get to get back on their feet !
Please go on our home page where you find a link to the Red Cross NZ website to make a donation - thank you very much
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Christchurch !
Sunny days in Nelson
Hey Everyone
We've had some fantastic weather in Nelson recently and very hot. Now the temperatures are back to normal - with warm sunny days and cloudless blue skies !
Come and explore the Abel Tasman National Park - book the Seashuttle which will take you by boat from Nelson to Kaiteriteri daily departures 8:15 am / return from Kaiteriteri at 4:30 pm ! Walk and cruise options available too :)
