# Ski instructors in The Remarkables

> A high basin above Queenstown with the best beginner terrain of the four Southern Lakes fields and the most sheltered slopes when the wind gets up.

- Region: Queenstown, Otago
- Country: [New Zealand](https://alpinepal.com/en/ski-instructors/new-zealand)
- Time zone: Pacific/Auckland
- Currency: USD
- Coordinates: -45.15, 168.83333
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1454313

Page: https://alpinepal.com/en/resorts/the-remarkables
Last reviewed: 14 September 2026

## About The Remarkables

The Remarkables is the mountain range that fills the view from Queenstown — a wall of serrated peaks that got its name from a nineteenth-century surveyor and kept it because nobody could improve on it.

The ski area sits in a high basin on its western side, which is the key to it: the bowl shape makes it the most sheltered of the Queenstown fields when the wind gets up, and it holds the best beginner terrain of the four. Above the learning slopes there are genuinely serious chutes for those who want them.

It is a 45-minute drive from Queenstown, which is close enough to make a day trip from the town entirely normal.

## Where lessons start

This is the field to book a first lesson at in the Queenstown area. The basin's shape gives it gentler, more sheltered learning terrain than Coronet Peak, and the beginner zone is well separated. On a marginal weather day it is also the one most likely to still be open.

## Getting there

Queenstown is about 45 minutes, with ski buses from town. The access road is steep and unsealed with tight switchbacks; chains are frequently required.

## Resort areas

- Base Area
- Curvey Basin
- Shadow Basin

## Meeting points

- The Remarkables base building, by the ski school desk

## Instructors at The Remarkables

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## Qualifications required in New Zealand

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Is The Remarkables the best place to learn near Queenstown?

Yes. The ski area sits in a high basin, and the bowl shape gives it gentler, more sheltered learning terrain than Coronet Peak, with a well-separated beginner zone. On a marginal weather day it is also the one most likely to still be open. Above the nursery slopes there are serious chutes for anyone in the group who wants them.

### How do I get to The Remarkables?

Queenstown is about 45 minutes, with ski buses from town, so a day trip is entirely normal. The access road is steep and unsealed with tight switchbacks, and chains are frequently required — if you would rather not drive it, take the bus. The season runs roughly mid-June to early October.