Coronet Peak

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Overview 

Coronet Peak is barely out of the outskirts of Queenstown and boasts a sealed road all the way to the carpark. Like most NZ resorts it isn't all that large and is above the tree line but does offer a great range of skiing and boarding. There are very limited onsnow facilities other than the main complex (which offers ski hire, lessons etc) as it is so close to Queenstown there is no on snow accommodation.

Contents 1 Location 2 Pros 3 Cons 4 Contacts 5 Planning 5.1 Getting There 5.2 Accommodation 5.2.1 On Mountain 5.2.2 Off Mountain 5.3 Lift Tickets 5.4 Ski School 5.5 Equipment Hire 6 Resort Facilities 6.1 Getting Around 6.2 Parking 6.3 Activities 6.4 Dining 6.5 Bars & Entertainment 6.6 Shopping 6.7 Children 7 Ride Guide 7.1 Beginner Areas 7.2 Groomed Runs 7.3 Off Piste 7.4 Out of Bounds 7.5 Cross Country 7.6 Parks & Pipes 7.7 Bumps 7.8 Powder Zones 7.9 Sheltered Runs 7.10 Snowplay 8 Other 8.1 Weather 8.2 Geography 8.3 History 9 Resources 9.1 Maps

Location

18 km from Queenstown

Pros

• Sealed road from Queenstown
• Good range of runs
• Extensive atomated techno alpin snowmaking system
• Modern express Lifts

Cons

• Sealed road from Queenstown
• Above treeline, so visibility is difficult in poor conditions.
• Low base slush and spring snow common at the lower part of the mountain

Contacts

Phone: 64 3 442 4674

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Postal: P O Box 359 Queenstown New Zealand

Planning

Getting There

Once in Queenstown it is an easy half hour drive to Coronet Peak on a fully sealed road. Getting to Queenstown you generally have to transit via Christchurch and then either get a connecting flight or a bus (or hire car).

Accommodation

On Mountain

Zero, zip, none

Off Mountain

Queenstown - a bit of everything, pretty much whatever you want, hotel, B&B, apartment etc

Lift Tickets

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Ski School

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Equipment Hire

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Resort Facilities

Getting Around

There is nothing there other than the resort and a cafe/shop/ski hire.

Parking

Plenty of sealed parks.

Activities

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Dining

Cafe only

Bars & Entertainment

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Shopping

One small unimpressive ski/board shop. Not worth buying anything there, best to buy your gears in Queenstown due to more competition and variety of products.

There are on slope photographers who would take your pictures during the day and print the picture for you at the end of the day for you to take home as a souvenir. Be warned that buying the photos from the official photographers are expensive, at $30 per print.

Children

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Ride Guide

Beginner Areas

Standard beginner pomas and bunny runs

Groomed Runs

There are groomed runs off every lift and a supertrail style one the whole way down. Like most resorts these are hard and fast early and then depend on traffic and weather as to how they hold up.

Off Piste

Quite a lot but don't do it in a white out! There are no trees here, nothing for definition and there are some VERY big cliffs.

Out of Bounds

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Cross Country

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Parks & Pipes

They have 2 pipes and a terrain park, maybe more now.

Bumps

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Powder Zones

Lift out to the far skiers left usually holds the powder for a little while after a dump and you can get freshies there for quite a time. It is a T-bar which slows the traffic volumn down a bit.

Sheltered Runs

Being above the treeline there isn't a lot of option here, if it is miserable you are out in it.

Snowplay

Lots of options as the base elevation is above the snowline so plenty around if that is all you are after.

Other

Weather

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Geography

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History

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Resources

• ski.com.au/resorts
• http://www.nzski.com/mountain.jsp?site=coronetpeak

Maps

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