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Snowplanet is New Zealand's first and only indoor snow facility [1] and began working in March 2005. [2] The snow dome, approximately 40 × 200 m and built on the side of a hill, features 50 centimetres of real snow (man-made), three tows, a terrain park for freestyle skiers and snowboarders and a separate learners slope.
Mount Lyford (1590m) is the home of an alpine village and ski resort in the South Island of New Zealand. It is 146 kilometres by road north of Christchurch on the Inland Kaikōura Road (SH70) between Culverden and Kaikōura. The resort is a 40-minute drive to Hanmer Springs and a 45-minute drive to Kaikōura.
View of Coronet Peak during the ski season Coronet Peak is a commercial skifield in Queenstown, New Zealand located seven kilometres west of Arrowtown, on the southern slopes of the 1,649-metre peak which shares its name. A popular ski resort in the Southern Hemisphere, Coronet Peak offers a long snow season, well received skiing and snowboarding terrain and lift systems. Location The Peak is ...
This is a list of ski areas and resorts in New Zealand where the public can pay to ski. North Island. Mount Ruapehu. Tukino (club skifield) Turoa; Whakapapa;
Operated from 1987 to 2005. Built in a state without any ski resorts, it was probably the world's first indoor ski slope on artificial snow. [13] Swiss Pavilion at World Expo 88, Brisbane. Two lifts operated for six months. Included a ski slope on artificial snow serviced by a handle tow and a double chairlift operating on a rectangular route ...
The inaugural New Zealand Winter Games was held in August 2009 in Dunedin, Queenstown, Wānaka, and Naseby, which are all situated in the Otago region of New Zealand. [1] Events included alpine skiing , cross-country skiing , curling , figure skating , freestyle skiing , ice hockey , and snowboarding , as well as two demonstration events of ...
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The Remarkables (Māori: Kawarau) are a mountain range and skifield in Otago in the South Island of New Zealand. Located on the southeastern shore of Lake Wakatipu, the range lives up to its name by rising sharply to create a remarkable backdrop for the waters. The range is clearly visible from the nearby town of Queenstown.