# Ski instructors in Ōhau Snow Fields

> A quiet field above Lake Ōhau with uncrowded slopes, good off-piste and a lodge at the bottom.

- Region: Mackenzie, Canterbury
- Country: [New Zealand](https://alpinepal.com/en/ski-instructors/new-zealand)
- Time zone: Pacific/Auckland
- Currency: USD
- Coordinates: -44.22463, 169.77867
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7080625

Page: https://alpinepal.com/en/resorts/ohau
Last reviewed: 14 September 2026

## About Ōhau Snow Fields

Ōhau looks out over Lake Ōhau in the Mackenzie country, and it is one of the quietest fields in the South Island — a single chairlift, a lot of terrain and rarely more than a handful of people on it.

The lodge by the lake at the bottom of the road is the base, and staying there is much of the experience.

## Where lessons start

Quiet enough that a beginner is never in anyone's way, with genuinely good off-piste above for anyone ready to look at it.

## Getting there

Twizel is around 40 minutes, Christchurch about three and a half hours.

## Resort areas

- Base Area

## Meeting points

- Ōhau day lodge

## Instructors at Ōhau Snow Fields

_No instructors have joined here yet._

## Qualifications required in New Zealand

New Zealand has no state licence. The professional standard is the Instructor certification (NZSIA / SBINZ).

## Frequently asked questions

### Where do I stay to ski Ōhau?

At the lodge by Lake Ōhau, at the bottom of the access road — it is the base, and staying there is much of the experience. Twizel is around 40 minutes and Christchurch about three and a half hours. The field has a single chairlift and rarely more than a handful of people on it, so a beginner is never in anyone's way, and there is good off-piste above for anyone ready to look at it.