Do it

Ride your skis or snowboard on the wide open slopes at Mt Dobson this season. And at the end of the run, you can ride the new Doppelmayr Triple chairlift back to the top - a great way to rest the limbs and catch your breath.

With regular snowfalls on its peaks and across the wide open slopes, Mt Dobson offers a fun skiing and snowboarding experience for everyone. From the well groomed slopes for the beginners & intermediates through to the soft and smooth powder that will test the best, Mt Dobson offers a challenge for all levels of skiers and boarders.

Roundhill is an ideal family ski area - you bask in the all day sun while taking in breathtaking views of Aoraki Mount Cook, the Southern Alps and Lake Tekapo, and our diverse mix of terrain means there's something for everyone.

The gentle pitch of our huge beginner slope makes it easy and fun to get up and going. For something more challenging head for the T-Bar to access the wide undulating intermediate runs. For the experts, new for 2010, is the Heritage Express Rope Tow, with a top elevation of 2133m the chutes, gullies and steep stuff will excite and challenge. Roundhill's total vertical rise is now 783m, the largest in NZ!!

Quality snow cover is guaranteed with extensive snow making across a wide area of terrain and throughout our terrain park.

Roundhill offers a full range of ski & snowboard equipment for hire and we have a team of fully qualified ski and snow board instructors.

Roundhill Ski Area - one of New Zealand's finest family ski resorts.

Ohau, as part of the Ohau Range in the Main Divide, is endowed with reliable snowfall and fine weather.

Ohau is serviced by a double chairlift, a platter and a learners snow mat. The main trails are groomed regularly.

‘The Boulevard’ offers learners and intermediates an easy and fun skiing or snowboarding experience from the top of the chairlift down to the base facilities.

The chairlift also provides access to a wide variety of slopes suitably challenging for experts and exciting for intermediates.

A brand new Techno Alpin snowmaking system help Ohau to ensure that superb snow conditions greet you when you arrive.

The world-famous Tasman Glacier is 29km long and flows among the highest mountains in New Zealand.

Fly into the heart of the Southern Alps and land at the head of the Tasman Glacier in the famous ski-equipped ski plane.

Visit incredible ice caves, peer into deep crevasses (from a safe viewing point) and visit glacial canyons. The skyscrapper sized ice blocks are an amazing site. Then onto a 10-12km ski run to your awaiting ski plane. "Get in, buckle up and start again".

Explore a different distant corner of this great glacier for another lengthy ski run. After our second "long" ski-run we finish off with a scenic ski plane flight back to Aoraki Mt Cook airport. 

Ski The Tasman is a unique ski adventure on New Zealand's longest glacier, the Tasman.

The day packs in three ski plane flights, lunch, and the two longest ski runs in NZ!

With your professional guide you will enjoy runs of up to 8 kilometres long, through New Zealand’s premier alpine scenery.

Side trips to explore ice caves and surreal ice forms make the day unforgettable.

Ski The Tasman is suitable for skiers of intermediate ability. Skis boots and poles are available to rent. Sorry, Ski The Tasman is not suitable for snowboarders.

Operating every day 01 July to 30 September

Professionally guided by Alpine Guides since 1995, Wilderness Heli is the only heliski operation with access to Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.
With terrain spanning three mountain ranges, we have with an incredible range of runs for intermediate through to expert skiers and snowboaders.

The standard day features 5 heli runs, in the heart of NZ’s premier alpine area.

Operating every day 01 July to 30 September

If you cannot join the elite few who make it to the top of the Aoraki/Mount Cook on foot, the next best way is to see it by helicopter.  The Helicopter Line offers spectacular scenic flights exposing stunning views of the pristine alpine environment. Traverse the Southern Alps soaring peaks, view Fox and Franz Josef glaciers, Aoraki/Mount Cook and the Tasman Glacier. 
Flights vary from 20 minutes to 45 minutes and are priced for all budgets. Discover this special protected area, with pilots sharing their intimate local knowledge of this mountain region.
The highlight of any scenic flight is the snow landing and time to enjoy the moment.

Helicopter flights are available from Glentanner Park, on the Main Highway into Mount Cook – your only chance for an affordable scenic helicopter flight with snow landing.

We are proudly QUALMARK rated so you can be assured of a high level of quality and service with The Helicopter Line.

Operating 7 days a week, our Helibase at Glentanner Park is open every day from 8am.

New Zealand's most experienced Heliski and Heliboard Company with over thirty years of operation – Harris Mountains Heliski has an extensive variety of exclusive terrain to ski or board in Mount Cook, Wanaka and Queenstown. Using the highest available terrain offers variety and guarantees reliable snow conditions. 

From first time heli-skiers to those wanting to ski maximum vertical, HMH offers small groups of similar ability and personalised guiding. HMH is the “perfect escape from the everyday”. 

Daily options include five or seven run days with extra runs available. Lunch is includes as are transceivers. Charter and multi day heliskiing is also available along with accommodation packages. HMH guides are internationally qualified and specialists in snow and mountain safety. HMH specialise in both snow boarding and skiing.

We are proudly QUALMARK rated so you can be assured of a high level of quality and service with Harris Mountains Heliski.

Operating 7 days a week, subject to suitable snow and weather conditions, 01 July to 30 September

With a variety of offerings, Tekapo Helicopters can offer you,  scenic flights  with snow landingsand much more.

Enjoy the area's spectacular views in comfort and safety.

With our tours, you have the choice of 5 different flight paths into the heart of  the Mt Cook region and across to the West
Coast Glaciers.

Also available for heli-ski, hunting, filming, charters,wedding and aerial photography.