In 1947 Coronet Peak in Queenstown opened with just a rope tow pulling keen skiers up a mountain, the first commercial ski field to open in New Zealand.
Seventy years have passed and the ski field is now running eight lifts, welcomes thousands of guests on a fine weather day, claims to have the largest snow-making system in the Southern Hemisphere, and boasts the longest day on the snow with first tracks through to night ski.
To celebrate this milestone, they’re holding their biggest night ski yet this Friday the 28th.
Top NZ DJs including King Kapisi and Che Fu will be entertaining guests through the afternoon and evening, and guests will be able to try a Coronet Peak Pale Ale, a beer crafted by Emersons Brewery which will be officially launched at World Bar in Queenstown after night skiing.
“We were first to launch night skiing in New Zealand so it was fitting to celebrate our 70th with a night ski party,” said Ski Area Manager Nigel Kerr, “But it’s not only night skiing, this is an opportunity to celebrate where we’re at and the contribution we’ve made to New Zealand snow sports and to Queenstown.”