Ohau
Season
Terrain
Location
42km south of Twizel on Highway 8 is the turn off to Lake Ohau. From the turn off there is a 20km sealed road to, and around the lake to the ski field access road. The alpine road is a 9.6km unsealed road to the car park. The Lake Ohau Lodge at the base of the access road, on the shores of Lake Ohau is well worth a stay. It is a great stop over half way between Christchurch and Queenstown.
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Ohau, Contact
Web: www.ohau.co.nz
Email:
Phone: +64 3 4389885
Mail: 2295 Lake Ohau Road, PO Box 51, TWIZEL 7944, New Zealand
Early July to Mid October
Lift Info
Total: 3
- 1 Chairlift - 795 skiers/hour
- 1 Platter - 400 skiers/hour
- 1 Snow Matt - 1,100 skiers/hour
Trails
Groomers
Yes, including one winch cat snow groomer.
Snowmaking
23 Techno Alpin A30 lances (air water snow guns) from Top of Chair down Craig's Way, Top Flat, Boulevard, Cafe By-Pass and both learners' slopes.
Terrain Park
Ohau have 2 Terrain Parks - 1 for beginners and 1 for intermediate/advanced with lots of features. A winch cat was purchased last year to assist with Terrain Park construction.
Restaurants & Cafes
Day Lodge with log burner, big tables, cafeteria with good food, espresso coffee and souvenir shop.
Rental Equipment
220 sets of Head skis. Salomon Boots. 40 Burton Snowboards with soft bindings.
Creche
No
Mountain Shuttle
ACCESS - Shuttle bus operates once per day returning when field is closed
Bus departs from the Ohau Lodge at 9.15am
Adult $19 Student $12 Child $12
Chain Hire
Chain Hire $20.00 or fitted by Ohau staff $25.00
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Base Altitude
1425 m
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Highest Altitude
1825 m
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Vertical Drop
400 m
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Skiable Area
125 Ha
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Annual Snowfall
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Average Snow Depth
96cm
About Ohau
Ohau, as part of the Ohau Range in the Main Divide, is endowed with reliable snowfall and fine weather.
Ohau is serviced by a double chairlift, a platter and a snow mat. The main trails are groomed regularly.
‘The Boulevard' offers learners and intermediates an easy and fun skiing or snowboarding experience from the top of the chairlift down to the base facilities. The chairlift also provides access to a wide variety of slopes suitably challenging for experts and exciting for intermediates.
A very gentle slope, serviced by a snow mat, is ideal for children and beginners.
The platter lift is more exciting for the developing beginner.
The vertical rise on the chairlift is 345 m and the length 920 m. It gives access to a variety of terrain from wide open intermediate slopes to extreme shutes.
Riding at Ohua is not just a day's riding. Some would say unless you've spent a day at the Ohau Ski Area AND a night in the Ohau Lodge, you've yet to epxerience the best of what skiing is in New Zealand.
"Ohau is where people are important. Having skied down to the chair lift from the car park their liftie will advise you where the best runs are and they will be checking on your next run to see if they was right."If you have ever had a lesson at Ohau you will know that even though your lesson is over your instructor will still be reminding you across the slopes to keep your body facing down the mountain or to keep your hands forward as you pass by - the lesson didn't stop after you had paid for your hours instruction.
Because the're small, the're a personal place.
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