Roundhill Ski Area

Roundhill Ski Area is a family owned and run ski area in Canterbury, New Zealand, in the Two Thumb Range near the town of Lake Tekapo, 1.5 hours from Timaru and 4 hours from both Christchurch and Queenstown. The main runs are accessed by a 1.2 kilometres (0.75 miles) long T-bar (T1) and a shorter T-bar (T2). The ski area caters primarily to beginner and intermediate skiers with extensive use of two snow grooming machines. The base area is at an elevation of 1,350 metres (4, 430 feet), with the T-bars reaching 1,620 metres (5, 310 feet). The "Heritage Express" rope tow was added in 2010. This is a steep 1.5 km (0.93 mi) long rope tow rising 630 metres (2, 070 feet) to the Richmond Ridge at 2,133 metres (6, 998 feet), to give the field 783 metres (2, 569 feet) of vertical drop overall; the largest in New Zealand. This opened up a large ungroomed advanced area for skilled skiers and boarders. The Heritage Express was when installed in 2010, claimed to be the longest rope tow in the world at 1,473 m (4, 833 ft). In 2019 it had 6 lifts and was described as having excellent beginner and intermediate terrain with a relatively sunny and warm aspect.

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