Queenstown's closest ski area, 20 minutes from town, with night skiing.
Coronet Peak is the closest ski area to town — 18km of sealed road, about 20 minutes from the centre of Queenstown — and the only one you can ski after work. Night skiing runs 4pm to 9pm on Wednesday and Friday nights through the middle of the season, with the lights on over the lower mountain and the lake spread out below.
The terrain covers 280 hectares with 462 metres of vertical, and there is something at every level. The 2.4km M1 is the pick of the intermediate runs, snaking down the mountain and linking into black diamond terrain if you want to finish in style. Hedi's Hut, reached from the Rocky Gully T-bar, does coffee and pizza with the basin in view.
Not skiing today? The tubing lanes are open to anyone, and there is a snow play area for small children near the base.
Getting around:
- Two high-speed six-seater chairs, one fitted with gondola cabins
- One high-speed quad chair
- One T-bar, leading to the on-mountain café
- Four surface conveyor lifts for learners
- A large café and restaurant at the base
- Night skiing and tubing
Day hours are 9am to 4pm. First Tracks tickets get you onto the snow ahead of the public lifts.
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