A magical season with snow-capped mountains and blue skies when visitors and locals alike enjoy an enviable lifestyle and stunning environments. The Southern Lakes Ski areas are renowned as the premier winter destination of the Southern Hemisphere.
Winter activity in the Arrowtown centres on the nearby alpine playgrounds.
It is a beautiful time of year to visit.

Arrowtown becomes a cosy base for skiers and snowboarders, the shopping is as wonderful as ever, all activity operators are in full swing and the log fires offer warmth and comfort whether the sun is up or down. The town features seven international standard snow areas and an aprés ski culture to match. Further into the region, stable weather makes winter a wonderful time to take in the rainforests and sounds of Fiordland and the vast vistas of Central Otago.

Winter: Officially 1 June – 31 August. Dress warm, as during winter temperatures seldom hit higher than 7 or 8 deg C and can fall well below zero deg C (F 32). Snowfields can open as early as the first weekend in June and are nearly always open by the last week of that month. The season can run past the last weekend in October but will generally close sometime in the last half of the month. Winter snowfalls are unpredictable but extensive snowmaking at some areas generally ensures skiing and boarding throughout the season. Winter weather in the Southern Lakes region is generally stable -- the snowfields seldom close due to bad weather -- occasional storms provide large dumps of snow. While skiing and boarding can be the primary motivation to visit the Southern Lakes region during winter, plan enough time to have ‘off mountain days’ to take in the huge range of activities on offer in the area.

A sample of nearby annual winter events:
Creative Queenstown Arts & Crafts market
Starry Eyed
Lindauer Queenstown Winter Festival
Peak to Peak multisport race
HP 50K of Coronet endurance ski race
Coronet Cup FIS race
Big Air
World Heli Challenge
Wanaka Snowfest
Brass Monkey Motorcycle Rally
AOK Ice Triathlon
Curling Competition
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