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Go skiing @ Treble Cone

As I was missing my Swiss alpine mountains, I decided to go skiing on the NZ Alps... It was a great experience and the surrondings view was outstanding!

At each time I took the detachable 6-seater chairlift I could chat with friendly local skiers/surfers before to run downhill again and again...

Some interesting Ski Area Statistics:

***Winter season from late June to early October
***Operating hours from 9AM to 4PM
***Ski area boundary 550ha (1,359 acres)
***Groomed Terrain over 50ha per night
***Lowest Lift Point 1255m
***Highest Lift Point 1960m
***Summit elevation 2088m (6,850 ft)
***Lift Serviced vertical rise 705m
***Types of lifts: 6 Seater high speed detachable chairlift, Quad fixed grip chairlift, Double chairlift, 1 Tbar and Platter (on beginner slope) + Magic Carpet
***Total Lift capacity 6,905 people/hour
***Snowmaking Area 50 hectares
***Longest groomed run 4.3km (Tims Table to base lodge)
***Terrain Grades - Groomed: Beginner 10%, Intermediate 40%, Advanced 50%

Equipment:
You could rent all ski equipement in sport store at Wanaka (cheaper option) or directly @ TC.

I remember that the full day pass was quite expensive (even for a Swiss...) : around NZ$ 75, but I manage to get a NZ$ 20 discount with my student card. Nowadays I read on the website that ISIC cards are not accepted ;-(.

Address: Treble Cone

Directions: By car/bus 35min from Wanaka (19 km ) or 1h50 from Queenstown.

Theme: Skiing/Snowboarding

Website: http://www.treblecone.co.nz/