Coronet Peak
Otago (South Island) · New Zealand
Coronet Peak is a ski resort in Otago (South Island), New Zealand. It averages around 250 cm of snow a season on a Maritime, above treeline, snowmaking-reliant snowpack. The season typically runs Jun-Oct.
Queenstown's most accessible field; heavy snowmaking investment offsets variable natural snow
10-day forecast
13 cm total · best window Sunday, Sep 6 (1d, 7cm)
⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 1,229 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.
Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Sunday, Sep 6 — Lean (10). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Aug 27.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 1,649 m
- Base
- 1,229 m
- Vertical
- 420 m
- Terrain
- 280 ha
- Avg annual snow
- 250 cm
- Typical season
- Jun-Oct
- Snow climate
- Maritime, above treeline, snowmaking-reliant
- Type
- Lift-served (extensive snowmaking)
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