New Zealand is a winter mecca with so much more to do beyond skiing and snowboarding. You can try snowshoeing, glacier climbing, ice skating, soak in hot pools, see the southern lights, celebrate Matariki (Māori new year) and lots more.

Here are some of the best ski resorts in New Zealand:

  1. Cardrona Alpine Resort : Cardrona Alpine Resort is located between Wanaka and Queenstown in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. It is renowned among skiers and snowboarders for its dry powder snow and wide slopes.
  2. Treble Cone : Treble Cone is the largest ski area in New Zealand’s South Island and boasts the longest vertical rise in the Queenstown Southern Lakes District. It is most known for its views over Lake Wānaka and Mount Aspiring/Tititea and its intermediate to advanced terrain. I hope this helps!
  3. The Remarkables : The Remarkables ski resort is located in Queenstown, New Zealand . It is known for its picturesque mountain scenery and excellent skiing conditions.
  4. Mount Hutt : Mount Hutt is a ski resort located in Canterbury (New Zealand, South Island). It has 40 km of slopes available for skiing and snowboarding. The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 1,438 and 2,086 m.
  5. Coronet Peak : 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. For skiing and snowboarding, there are 40 km of slopes available. The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 1,187 and 1,649 m.
  6. Porters Ski Area : Porters Ski Area is a commercial ski resort in the mountains about an hour’s drive from Christchurch in the Canterbury region. It is located at the southern end of the Craigieburn Range in the South Island of New Zealand. The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 1,930 and 2,002 m.
  7. Mt Cheeseman Ski Resort : Mt. Cheeseman is a friendly, family-oriented, affordable resort located on the South Island of New Zealand. It is located in Canterbury (New Zealand, South Island). For skiing and snowboarding, there are 6 km of slopes available. The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 1,540 and 1,860 m.
  8. Ohau Snow Fields : Ohau Snow Fields is a small family-run business located in the foothills of New Zealand’s Southern Alps, close to the shore of the lake of the same name. It is 320km south of Christchurch and 275km north of Dunedin. The region around Lake Ohau is endowed with reliable snow in winter and long daylight hours in summer.
  9. Turoa Ski Area : Turoa is a skifield on the south western side of Mount Ruapehu, the highest mountain in the North Island of New Zealand, in Tongariro National Park. The area has been used for skiing since before the completion of the Mountain Road, but the first lifts opened in 1978. It is reached via the Mountain Road from the nearby town of Ohakune. Turoa is one of New Zealand’s largest ski areas with the nation’s longest vertical drop at 722m.
  10. Whakapapa Ski Area : Whakapapa skifield is a commercial skifield on the northern side of Mount Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park, New Zealand. It is one of three skifields on the mountain, the others being Turoa, which is on Ruapehu’s south-western slopes and Tukino on the eastern slopes. Whakapapa Ski Field is located at the top of the Bruce Highway on the northwest flank of Mount Ruapehu in the Tongariro National Park on the north island of New Zealand .