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The Remarkables Ski Area ski resort

The short answer

The Remarkables Ski Area has about 16 km of mapped runs and 7 lifts, with skiing from about 1,481 m up to 1,986 m (6,516 ft), a vertical drop of 506 m. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Queenstown (ZQN), about 7 km away in a straight line.

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The Remarkables Ski Area 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,734 m · updated 11 Oct, 01:04 UTC

About 7 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Sun 1111°1°0 mm
  2. Mon 1212°0°4 mm
  3. Tue 138°3°14.1 mm
  4. Wed 145°-4°6 mm
  5. Thu 15-2°-6°3.8 mm
  6. Fri 16-2°-4°0.2 mm
  7. Sat 175°-3°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

The Remarkables Ski Area: runs from 1,481 m to 1,986 m, a vertical drop of 505 m1,6001,800Top of the highest mapped run: 1,986 m (6,516 ft)Top 1,986 m · 6,516 ftBase 1,481 m · 4,859 ft505 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,986 m6,516 ft
Vertical drop
506 m1,660 ft
Mapped runs
16 km24 runs
Lifts
7mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 17% (2.5 km), Intermediate 56% (8.4 km), Advanced 28% (4.2 km)Easy: 2.5 km, 3 runs (17%)17%EasyIntermediate: 8.4 km, 14 runs (56%)56%IntermediateAdvanced: 4.2 km, 7 runs (28%)28%Advanced

About 17% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 56% intermediate and 28% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy32.5 km
Intermediate148.4 km
Advanced74.2 km

Lifts

7 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts4
Magic carpets3

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Queenstown (ZQN)Queenstown7 km
Wanaka (WKA)Wanaka50 km
Dunedin (DUD)Dunedin145 km
Christchurch (CHC)Christchurch343 km

Ski transfers to The Remarkables Ski Area

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of The Remarkables Ski Area?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,986 m (6,516 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,481 m (4,859 ft), a vertical of 506 m (1,660 ft).

How many km of ski runs does The Remarkables Ski Area have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 16 km of downhill runs and 7 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to The Remarkables Ski Area?

Queenstown (ZQN) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 7 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the The Remarkables Ski Area piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.