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Coronet Peak
Coronet Peak
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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.
The Peak is one of New Zealand's most popular ski resorts due to its
proximity to Queenstown, varied terrain and quality facilities,
offering a high speed quad chairlift, high speed six-seater
chairlift and, as of the 2010 season, a high speed beginner
chairlift. The view from the skifield south across Lake Wakatipu and
the smaller nearby Lake Hayes is a further contributor to the
mountain's success. Dubbed the "original" resort ski area Coronet
Peak is only 25 minutes from Queenstown. |
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Coronet Peak has extensive snowmaking and receives about 2 m of snow
per year. The season typically runs from early June to early-October
or late-September. It is one of the only skifields in New Zealand to
offer night skiing on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights from
July to mid-September and First Tracks, operating between 8.00 am -
9.00 am offer a more secluded period before the main traffic hits
later on during the day. Coronet Peak (and nearby mountains) are
popular locations for school trips in the Oceanic region because of
its extensive facilities. Children 6 and younger receive free day
lift passes.
Popular runs on Coronet Peak include Big Easy (beginners), M1,
Greengates and Shirtfront (intermediate), and Exchange Drop and the
Back Bowls (expert). Like European Alpine ski resorts, Coronet's
Peak offers much well-developed piste skiing.
Coronet Peak is often the site of calendared international ski races
and the training ground for many world class athletes.
The field is operated by NZSki Ltd, who also manages The Remarkables
skifield just across the valley and Mount Hutt in Canterbury, near
to Christchurch.
Getting
There
This tourist attraction
is well serviced by public transport including taxis, buses and
shuttle.
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