How much does it cost to ski in Queenstown per day (2025)

It's winter in Queenstown, New Zealand, and the city is currently bustling with people looking to enjoy skiing and snowboarding. I'm planning to go snowboarding for a day this time and was wondering how much it would cost, so let's take a look at how much skiing in Queenstown costs per day.

Queenstown Ski Resort, South Island, New Zealand

Queenstown, a major tourist city on the South Island of New Zealand, is home to three ski resorts. They are Coronet, Remarkables, and Cardrona ski resorts.

All Queenstown city centerare within an hour or so of each other, especially Coronet and Remarkables, which are a bit closer to town. I'd say it's about a 30-minute drive.

Coronet peak locations

The Remarkables Ski resort Location

Cadrona alpine resort Location

As I said, you can see that Cadnora is a little bit further away, but it's not that far away.

Skiing Costs in Queenstown, New Zealand

Regarding the cost of skiing in Queenstown, I don't have any equipment or snowboarding clothes, so I'm going to rent. I used to snowboard in Korea, but I got rid of all my board clothes when I moved here.

First of all, there are two ways to rent equipment and clothes. There are two ways to rent: you can go to a ski resort and rent it, and you can rent it in town. There seem to be pros and cons to both, so let's talk about the cost of renting at a ski resort first.

Please note that the prices below are current as of 2025 and are subject to change at any time due to the high cost of living in Queenstown.

1) Coronet peak cost

First, if you're like me and have nothing, you'll need to rent everything. The first thing you'll need to rent is equipment (skis, snowboards, boots, poles, helmets, etc.), followed by jackets and pants.

You'll also need to purchase a day pass for skiing and snowboarding.

Night Ski

Night skiing is not allowed on all days while the ski area is open. Night skiing is only allowed on Wednesdays and Fridays between June 25 and September 5.

We're not renting gloves from Google for personal hygiene reasons at Corona Peak.If you need one, make sure you already have one, or rent one in advance from a local rental shop.

This means that the cost of skiing Queenstown (Coronet Peak) for an adult with nothing (like me) is $285, which is about $230 in today's dollars.

However, the above cost excludes gloves and goggles, so if you add them, it would be around $250,000.

2) The Remarkables

Basically, the cost of skiing Queenstown on Remarkables is the same as Coronet.

Also, the Remarkables ski resort does not rent gloves and goggles due to personal hygiene concerns, so bring your own if you need them.

3) Cadrona alpine

What's great about Cadrona is that unlike other ski areas, you can rent goggles.

The adult package is $99 for the jacket, pants, helmet, and goggle, and the child package is $75, so if you want to rent everything, it's probably cheaper to go with the package.

The cost of skiing in Queenstown (Cadrona) is $327 for a day of fun for one adult, which is about $270. The above calculation is the sum of $65+$58+$25 (goggles) +$179, assuming you rent individually.

If you use the 1 day pass (including equipment, $219) and board suit (adult package, $99), it will cost you $318, which is about 260,000 KRW.. That's pretty close.

Coronet peak, The Remarkable, Cardrona If you want to know more about the ski area, please visit the official website.

4) Rental costs in downtown Queenstown

Once you've rented your gear and clothing from a rental shop in downtown Queenstown, the cost of renting is usually less than what you'd pay at the ski resort. Another advantage of renting from a rental shop is that you can also rent goggles and gloves that aren't available at the ski resort.

Snowrental

Snowrental is a rental shop located next to McDonald's in downtown Queenstown.

For Coronet peak ski resort, ski or snowboard equipment (including poles), shoes, and helmet costs $65, and a jacket and pants costs $45, for a total of $110.

The Snowrentalhave different prices depending on the condition of the equipment. Good ones are the same price as in ski resorts, but there are also cheap ones, $30, $40. For jackets and pants, you can rent them for $30. Goggles, gloves, and helmets are $12 each.

If you start with nothing like me and rent all the cheapest ones, you'll end up with $30+$30+$36 for a total cost of $96. Still relatively cheap, right?

Green Toad

The next rental shop in downtown Queenstown is Green toad. It is located opposite the main bus station downtown.

For snowboards and shoes, there are two options: $35, $45. The same goes for skis, poles, and shoes. They are divided into cheap and good brands.

Greed Toad The jacket and pants in the store cost $24, and the goggles, gloves, and helmet cost $8 each. Assuming you choose the cheaper one, let's add them all up: $35+$24+$24, which costs $83.

Compare ski resort, rental shop costs

To get an idea of the cost of skiing in Queenstown, we'll break down the costs at the ski resorts and rental shops in town.

The cost of skiing in Queenstown below is based on a single adult and assuming no preparation, so just know that this is how much it will cost you.

Equipment, clothes, etc. are rented from rental shops, and the day pass is based on $175.

Finalize

Today we're going to a city on New Zealand's South Island known for its skiing, Queenstown Skiing We've been talking about the topic of how much it costs per day.

Certainly, if you're thinking about trying your hand at skiing or snowboarding in Queenstown, the above costs should give you something to think about. Of course, this table assumes you have nothing, so if you have your own gear, boarding suit, gloves, goggles, etc.

However, a single person pass costs about $175, which is about $145,000 in Korean won. If you ride for more than 3 days, the price of the pass per day drops, so if you really like winter sports, I think you can save more money by purchasing such a pass.

Rental shops in town are relatively inexpensive, but you might find it inconvenient to have to carry your equipment from one place to another. Keep this in mind when deciding where to rent.

If you're coming to Queenstown, make sure you dress for how cold it is - we'll talk about that in the post below.