Its our intention here to give you a brief summary of some of the lift pass options available hoping that you may find it helpful!

For full information on lift passes, prices, package combo's and conditions, check out the website for each of the ski areas. There are a lot of options. Lift passes can be pre-purchased online.

NZSKI.com have replaced paper tickets with a can which can be topped up and re-used year after year giving lift access as well as most of their products. .

CHILDREN/YOUTH:-

Children (or Youth) age is 7yrs to 17yrs. Kids 6 years and under ski for free and kids 10 years and under ski for free at The Remarkables.

DAY PASSES:-

Seniors are now 65yrs - 74years and get a special rate at most ski areas. 70+ at Treble Cone. 75+ at Remarks/CP and Cardrona get to ski for free.

Multi day passes are available for most mountains. NZSKI.com offers these from 2 or more days. The extra day rate is $90 adult and $49 child. One day off is allowed within the period i.e. ski 5 days out of 6.

Treble Cone offers a 3 day Anytime Pass @ ? as well as a family pass. Rates are not available yet.. Cardrona offers 4 out of 6 days @ ? plus a 5 Day Anytime pass and Club Card.

NZSKI.com offers a Twilight pass from 12.30pm till 9pm or a Night Ski pass from 4pm - 9pm on Friday and Saturday's from July to September (weather permitting).

There are also Beginner Passes available at each of the ski areas. This generally covers only surface lifts and/or designated beginner lifts and is all you need for the first day at least, if this is your first time skiing or riding.

Full day passes:-

*Remarkables lift passes include free transport from the Station on the green line to the ski area.

BEGINNER PASS COMBO's:-

All of the Southern Lakes ski areas offer a special combo package for first time skiers or boarders. This is definitely the best value deal around as it includes equipment rental, two lessons (except at TC where there is only one), and the appropriate lift pass. This package is a great way to get into snow sports as you start having fun right from the beginning with a group of people in the same boat as yourself, you learn faster by not having to learn by your mistakes and it's by far the best deal price-wise. We can provide the rental equipment component and sell you this package for either Coronet, Remarkables and Cardrona .

Remarkables & Coronet also offer a Beginner Lift pass. This beginner pass generally gives you access to the surface lifts e.g. rope tows and magic carpets, but excludes chair lifts. Naturally this is significantly cheaper than a full lift pass - but no need to pay for the full pass if you are not going to use it right from the beginning. Treble cone offers a free Lower Mountain Lift Pass which includes Nice n Easy platter & the magic carpet.

TOUR OPERATORS:-

Package tour operators offer various options for consecutive day passes as well as vouchers for single day passes. Be sure to let your tour operator know if you don't want to ski or ride everyday consecutively so they can be sure to give you the right vouchers. Also be aware that if you have for example 3 vouchers which you hand in together at the ski area ticket office, you will generally get a 3 day multi day pass in return. If you don't want to ski or ride consecutive days, exchange the vouchers individually for day passes as you want them.

Some tour operators such as Ski Express offer a Ski & Activity pass which can be exchanged either for day passes, a list of excursions around town or shopping vouchers for 'off the hill' fun. Ski & Activity vouchers can be redeemed at our Browns Retail store. This pass is valid for Cardrona, Treble Cone, Coronet Peak and Remarkables.

NZSKI SUPERPASS:-

These are coupons which you purchase from NZSKI.com and can cash in for either day passes at Coronet Peak, Remarkables, Treble Cone or Mt Hutt, or for a range of specificed downtown activities. Often there is an additional upgrade cost for the activities offered. This is a more expensive way of purchasing day passes than the multi day rates, however it gives you more flexibility to take time off the snow and participate in other activities which are at least partially pre-paid. You can exchange one adult coupon at our Browns Retail Store for a value of $55, child coupon for $30.

MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT LIFT PASS & BUS RIDE COMBO's:-

NZSKI Snowline -

The Station to Remarkables (Green Line along Frankton Road) is included with a Remarkables lift pass.

Transport to Coronet peak from either The Station or hotel pick-up's (Blue Line) costs $12 adult or child

For a list of companies that operate to other ski area, see the section on Mountain Transport.