The Remarkables riding guide - World Snowboard Guide

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Freeriding

Freeriders if you are prepared to do some hiking, then after checking the snow conditions with the patrol, you can reach some major dogs bollocks terrain with big chutes and scary steeps. Turn left off the Shadow and hike 20 minutes up to the ridge to access the area known as Esclator and Elevator above Lake Alta. If you continue up along the ridge then the chutes get narrower and more extreme, so be bloody careful if you don't want this to be your last ever run. Go left off Sugar for the Toilet Bowl a freeriders heaven, which again takes you to the access road and the shuttle bus.

Freestylers

Freestylers will find a new Xbox Terrain Park that has tripled the size of the old terrain park, and includes a 150m superpipe. Riders will find plenty of cliff and rock drops to get air from, especially in areas around Sugar and Alta. There are also plenty of cat-tracks to drop off.

Pistes

Carvers will find a number of runs to laying out big super G turns on but in truth this is not a groomed piste lovers home.

Beginners

Beginners have two superb learner areas with fixed grip tows and an excellent snowboard school that will soon get you sorted out and cutting the mountain up in style.

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: June to Oct
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 5
Chair lifts: 3
Drag lifts: 2
Max people per hour: 3,000
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total ride area: 220 hectares
Longest run: 1mile (1.6km)

Top lift: 1935m
Vertical drop: 357m
First lift: 1603m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 30%
Red runs: 40%
Black runs: 30%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:
Half day $49
1 Day pass - $84
5 Day pass - $355
Season pass - $1699
Lift times:9:00am to 4:00pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 2.7m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 10%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: Group lessons 1hr50 NZ$47
Freestyle lessons $85 1hr50 from 10:20am
Snowboard Hire: Board & Boots $51 per day
Night Riding: : Yes