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Coronet Peak

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Coronet Peak has a lifts system consisting of a combined six seater chairlift and gondola, the Coronet Express, as well as two detachable chairlifts, the six seater Greengages express and the Meadows Express quad, as well as a T bar. There are also three magic carpet lifts in the beginner area. The
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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
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First Tracks, operating between 8-9am 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 because of their extensive facilities. Children 6 and younger receive free day lift passes.
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The Peak is one of New Zealand's most popular ski resorts due to its proximity to Queenstown, varied terrain and quality facilities, offering two high speed six-seater chairlifts and a high speed beginner chairlift. The view from the skifield south across
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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.
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The 2010 season saw the Meadows double chairlift replaced with a detachable quad chairlift featuring a self lowering safety bar and child friendly restraints.
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As visitor numbers grew, the field introduced New Zealand's first double then treble chairlifts and in 1994, the second high-speed quad chairlift.
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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 is often the site of calendared international ski races and the training ground for many world class athletes.
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The field was New Zealand's first commercial skifield, and was opened in 1947 with a single rope tow. Tourism pioneer
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The 2009 season opened with new snowmaking equipment, new piste groomers, and a dedicated children's lift.
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For the 2008 season NZSki Ltd invested over $ 30 million on a new base building and 141 new
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sold Coronet Peak and The Remarkables to a consortium of Queenstown businesspeople, now
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in Queenstown, New Zealand located seven kilometres west of
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Coronet Peak (Antarctica)

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Arrowtown
Lake Wakatipu
Lake Hayes

NZSki Ltd
The Remarkables
Mount Hutt
Christchurch
Harry Wigley
Bill Hamilton
Mount Cook Group
NZSki Ltd
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Coronet Peak Ski Area
Coronet Peak
First Impression of Coronet Peak
"Ski Industry Based on Pioneer Spirit"
Ski resorts gear up for action
Coronet Peak official website
Official nzski.com website
Coronet Peak Webcam
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