Coronet Peak Ski Area

Coronet Peak, Queenstown

Coronet Peak, Queenstown's Local Ski Area

Explore a huge variety of terrain with epic views over the Wakatipu basin. As the home of Night Ski, Coronet Peak lights it up from 4-9pm for more skiing after the sun goes down, its Après Ski, Queenstown style. Coronet Peak ski area is only 20 minutes from downtown Queenstown along a sealed road.

Coronet Peak, located in Queenstown – New Zealand, was the country’s first commercial ski area

The mountain is Queenstown’s urban playground, only 20 minutes from downtown along a sealed road. Guests are treated to freshly groomed trails during First Tracks from 8am daily, right through to Night Skiing on select nights until 9pm. Coronet Peak has 280ha of skiable terrain, 1649m elevation with 462m vertical drop. An extensive state-of-the-art snowmaking set up (the largest in the Southern Hemisphere) ensures peak conditions throughout the whole season.

Coronet Peak, Queenstown

The facts

Mountain info:

Vertical: 462m
Skiable Area: 280 Hectares
Lifts: Two high-speed six-seater chairs, one high-speed quad chair, one T-bar and four surface conveyor lifts
Average Snowfall: 1.99m per annum (excl. snowmaking)
Access: 16km sealed road, just 20 minutes from Queenstown

Terrain:

Beginner:14%
Intermediate: 33%
Advanced: 25%
Expert: 27%

Night Ski Time!

A winter bucket list activity for Queenstown. Take in an amazing sunset over the Wakatipu basin before cutting laps on a floodlit mountain!

Trail Map

Coronet Peak is committed to kaitiakitanga, guardianship, over the mountain

There is a strong programme of activity to restore and enhance the environment, including work to eradicate wilding, and non-native plants, revegetating trails, and pest control.