New Zealand
New Zealand offers spectacular Southern Hemisphere skiing with stunning alpine scenery. From the Remarkables to Mt Hutt, New Zealand ski fields provide uncrowded slopes and a unique adventure-focused ski culture.
4 Resorts
New Zealand ski resort rankings
Ranked lists computed from the slope, lift and elevation data of every New Zealand resort on Intski.
Compare all ski resorts in New Zealand
Slope kilometres by difficulty, lifts, elevation and season side by side. Click a column header to sort.
| Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardrona Cardrona Alpine Resort | 60 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 1,260–1,894 | Jun–Oct |
| Coronet Peak Coronet Peak | 40 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 1,168–1,649 | Jun–Oct |
| Mt Hutt Mt Hutt | 35 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1,500–2,086 | Jun–Oct |
| The Remarkables The Remarkables | 36 | – | – | – | 7 | 1,586–1,943 | Jun–Oct |
Frequently asked questions about skiing in New Zealand
Quick answers computed from the resort data above.
New Zealand has 4 ski resorts featured on Intski. Together they offer around 171 km of marked slopes, served by 26 ski lifts.
Cardrona is the biggest ski resort in New Zealand, with 60 km of slopes and 7 lifts. It is part of the Cardrona Alpine Resort ski area.
Mt Hutt offers the highest skiing in New Zealand, with slopes reaching 2,086 m above sea level. Its skiable terrain runs from a base elevation of 1,500 m up to 2,086 m.
Yes, New Zealand is a solid choice for beginners: about 26% of its graded slopes (35 of 135 km) are rated easy, with plenty of terrain to progress to as skills improve.
The ski season in New Zealand typically runs from June to October, though exact opening and closing dates vary by resort, elevation and snow conditions.
Coronet Peak has the largest lift network in New Zealand, with 8 ski lifts serving 40 km of slopes.
Coronet Peak has the most expert terrain in New Zealand, with 16 km of black expert slopes out of 40 km of slopes in total.