# Ski instructors in Roundhill

> Gentle wide slopes above Lake Tekapo, plus the Heritage Express — the longest and steepest rope tow in the world.

- Region: Tekapo, Canterbury
- Country: [New Zealand](https://alpinepal.com/en/ski-instructors/new-zealand)
- Time zone: Pacific/Auckland
- Currency: USD
- Coordinates: -43.82568, 170.65578
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7371252

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

## About Roundhill

Roundhill has the gentlest beginner terrain in the Mackenzie, wide and sunny above Lake Tekapo, and then it has the Heritage Express: the longest and steepest rope tow in the world, climbing 783 vertical metres to terrain that is emphatically not for beginners.

The two halves have almost nothing to do with each other, which is part of the charm.

## Where lessons start

One of the best places in the South Island for a genuine first day: wide, gentle and sunny. The Heritage Express is a different sport — leave it for later.

## Getting there

Lake Tekapo is around 30 minutes, Christchurch about three hours.

## Resort areas

- Base Area

## Meeting points

- Roundhill base café

## Instructors at Roundhill

_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

### Is Roundhill good for a first day on skis?

One of the best places in the South Island for it: the beginner terrain is the gentlest in the Mackenzie, wide and sunny above Lake Tekapo, which is around 30 minutes away. The Heritage Express, the longest and steepest rope tow in the world, serves terrain that is emphatically not for beginners — a different sport, to be left for later. Christchurch is about three hours.