Treble Cone

Treble Cone is a skifield and a mountain near Lake Wanaka in the South Island of New Zealand.

Related Topics:
Skifield - Mountain - Wanaka - New Zealand

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The patrolled ski area is approximately 595ha in size and the field boasts the Southern Hemisphere's first high speed detachable six seater chairlift which was installed in 1996. The terrain as classed by difficulty is 10% Beginner, 40% Intermediate and 50% Advanced. Treble Cone is renowned both nationally and worldwide and hosts many overseas racing teams in the Northern Hemisphere's summer, including the world champion Austrian Ski Team. Unlike many other ski fields in New Zealand, Treble Cone has somewhat of a cult following, and fans of the area are known as 'Coneheads,' a term the field has been eager to promote. Fans of the field tend to be attracted there for the fairly steep and challenging terrain which they claim is some of the best in the country. However, it is for this reason that many skiers dislike the field, and it has gained a reputation as a field ill suited to beginners, and partly why the field has relatively lower numbers compared to other ski areas in the region.

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The ski-area came under new management in 2003 by private investors after fears of the field being bought out by rival Cardrona. Over the off season from 2004-2005, an new Quad seater chairlift was installed in the Saddle Basin opening up 45ha of new terrain previously unacessable other than by hiking.

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The cafè and six seater chairlift are open during summer for mountain biking and hiking over the summer months of December and January.

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Elevations

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• Base Buildings: 1250m
• Top of Saddle Quad Chairlift: 1960m
• Summit: 2088m

Lifts

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• High Speed Detachable Six Seater Chairlift
• Quad Seater Chairlift
• Double Seater Chairlift
• 2 T-Bars (one not in use)
• Platter Lift
• Magic Carpet

Other

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• Vertical Drop: 705m
• Average Annual Snowfall: 270cm
 
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