Treble Cone
New Zealand's biggest vertical and its most demanding terrain, looking out over Lake Wanaka from a long, exposed ridge.
Terrain
Long, steep ridgelines with some of the most challenging in-bounds skiing in the country, plus a small beginners' area. Advanced and expert riders will love it; complete beginners should base themselves elsewhere.
Best suited to: Intermediate, Advanced, Expert
Live mountain conditions
Forecast from Open-Meteo · updated 03:52 AM
Live forecast shows expected new snow, not snow depth on the ground. For current base depth and open runs, check the official report here
Costs & logistics
Illustrative sample estimates. A 2-person, 5-day trip with budget-hotel lodging and rental gear works out at about $3,184 per person excluding flights.
Transport options
Nearest gateway: Queenstown Airport (ZQN)
Just over an hour from Queenstown airport, or 35 minutes from Wanaka town. A local shuttle runs from Wanaka on ski days.
Airport transfer estimate: $38 per person return. Airfare is estimated by region, not by a live fare quote.
Accommodation & on-mountain costs
- · 6 nights of budget hotel accommodation.
- · Accommodation is costed per person, assuming sharing.
- · Food and nightlife allowance scaled to your balanced travel style.
- · Airfare is a regional estimate — real fares vary by date and how early you book.
Nightlife rating 3/5 · Budget hotel selected
Eating, drinking and après
Restaurants
- · Wanaka breweries for dinner and a pint
- · The Federal Diner
- · Bakeries for the drive up
Bars & nightlife
- · Cardrona Hotel, a classic stop
- · Wanaka breweries
- · Lakeside bars in town
Après-ski
One at the base if the weather is kind, then into Wanaka for a brewery dinner.
Nightlife
Wanaka is a small lakeside town with a handful of good bars, breweries and early nights — nothing like Queenstown.
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Official resort pages
Booking & travel links
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Data & confidence
Illustrative estimateLast reviewed 2026-10-12Limited beginner terrain and a short, weather-dependent season. Figures are illustrative planning estimates, not live market prices.
- · Live snow depth and lift status
- · Weather forecasts
- · Flight and lodging availability
- · Interactive piste maps
We would rather link you to the resort’s own numbers than invent a snow depth. Weather, snowfall history, flight search, lodging search and live maps are planned integrations — the resort records already carry the fields they will fill.