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Yooner NZ offers lesson packages (minimum age 7 years) at Coronet Peak and The Remarkables skifields for $99, beginner ski lift pass included. Yooners can be rented there and at Mt Hutt, for $50 a day. They are also available for sale. Visit yooner.co.nz. Basecamp Adventures offers activities at Queenstown and Wa¯naka. The guided snowshoe tour, for anyone of reasonable fitness aged 7 and over, is a half-day outing costing $349 for one person, less individually for groups. Snowshoes and walking poles are provided. Visit basecampadventures.co.nz.

Stay at welcoming and comfortable Browns Boutique Hotel, on the hillside a short walk from the town centre. The views towards The Remarkables from each room’s juliet balcony are spectacular, from sunrise to sunset. Visit brownshotel.co.nz.