Coronet Peak is the resort you ski straight after landing in Queenstown. Twenty minutes up a sealed and gritted road, the carpark opens onto Lake Wakatipu and The Remarkables across the water, and on Wednesday to Saturday nights the floodlights come on and the runs stay open until 9 pm.
Coronet Peak is a ski resort in New Zealand, in the Southern Alps (NZ). The village sits at 1187 m and the lifts top out at 1649 m, with 28 km of pistes and 7 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 75/100, and the season usually runs Jun 13 → Oct 12.
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Run counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Very good · 3.1k reviews
A long-standing favourite in Coronet Peak, trusted by thousands of guests before you.
Guests rate this hotel as very good (4.3/5 from 3,144 reviews). A mid-range option for Coronet Peak, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Very good · 2.7k reviews
A long-standing favourite in Coronet Peak, trusted by thousands of guests before you.
Very good · 1.4k reviews
Strong value for Coronet Peak, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Very good · 1.5k reviews
Strong value for Coronet Peak, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Great · 1.7k reviews
A long-standing favourite in Coronet Peak, trusted by thousands of guests before you.
Great · 1.7k reviews
A long-standing favourite in Coronet Peak, trusted by thousands of guests before you.
Very good · 1.0k reviews
Strong value for Coronet Peak, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Very good · 998 reviews
Strong value for Coronet Peak, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Great · 1.2k reviews
A long-standing favourite in Coronet Peak, trusted by thousands of guests before you.
Very good · 746 reviews
Strong value for Coronet Peak, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Very good · 659 reviews
Strong value for Coronet Peak, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Very good · 850 reviews
A long-standing favourite in Coronet Peak, trusted by thousands of guests before you.
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There is no slopeside lodging at Coronet Peak, only a day lodge at the base. The access road closes overnight outside the night-ski sessions. You stay in Queenstown, 20 minutes downhill, and benefit from frequent ski-bus shuttles in winter.
Coronet Peak is the closest commercial field to Queenstown and the most urban-feeling resort in New Zealand. The drive is 20 minutes on a sealed, gritted access road, so you can stay in town, ski half a day and be back at the lakefront for lunch. The terrain is wide, mostly intermediate and built for speed, with broad rolling faces under the Coronet Express and M1 Express that hold an edge thanks to a heavy snowmaking spine. The standout feature is night skiing, Wednesday to Saturday under floodlights, which suits travellers who arrive late or want to stretch a short trip. Queenstown itself does the rest of the work: bars, restaurants, hot pools, jet boats and a serious apres scene push Coronet into a party-leaning mood. Coronet Peak sits under the NZSki umbrella with The Remarkables and Mt Hutt, so a single lift product covers all three. For pure terrain, TC and Cardrona run deeper, but for the most efficient ski-and-stay base in the country, Queenstown plus Coronet is hard to beat.
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Coronet Peak offers 28 km of pistes across 7 lifts, from 1187 m to 1649 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Jun 13 to Oct 12, with a snow score of 75/100. Snow is usually most reliable in the heart of that window, deep in winter, while the closing weeks bring longer days and softer afternoon snow.
There is no slopeside lodging at Coronet Peak, only a day lodge at the base. The access road closes overnight outside the night-ski sessions. You stay in Queenstown, 20 minutes downhill, and benefit from frequent ski-bus shuttles in winter.
Coronet Peak has 28 km of marked pistes served by 7 lifts, between 1187 m and 1649 m of altitude.
Coronet Peak counts about 34 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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