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Snow Resort Stats

Mountain

Mountain

Elevation Top 1760m
Elevation Bottom 1540m
Vertical Drop 220
Skiable Terrain 300 Hectares \\
Longest Run
Beginner 25%
Intermediate 55%
Advanced 20%
Total Number of Trails 12

Lifts

Lifts

Total 5
Highest Lifted Point 1760
Gondolas & Trams N
High Speed Sixes
High Speed Quads N
Quad Chairs N
Triple Chairs N
Double Chairs N
Surface Lifts 5
Uphill Capacity 700 people per hour \\

Snow Making

Snow Making
Total Number of Guns 5
Annual Average Snowfall unknown

Terrain Parks

Terrain Park

Total 0
Name
Half Pipes 0
Half Pipe Size
Total Terrain Park Area Size 300ha
Rainbow Resort Reviews & Discussion (Facebook)
Rainbow On Twitter
  • SkiRainbow: Rainbow ski sale: this Saturday drop your 2nd hand gear in to Nelson college today 6 pm. And tomorrow 9am. Sale starts 11 am. 16 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: Rainbow snowgear sale this weekend! Loads of gear - drop gear fri night and sat am. Sale starts at 11 am Saturday! Nelson Boys College. 19 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: Hey Only 9 days to go to buy Early bird seasons passes and FAMILY seasons passes for Rainbow Ski Area http://t.co/DJLbkwcc7I 65 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: Get your Early Bird seasons passes now & at last years price! Check out the new FAMILY seasons passes! http://t.co/DJLbkwcc7I 93 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: Last day tomorrow,Sunday, and yippee 10cm of fresh cold snow today... 231 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: 80cm new snow! Today was awesome, tomorrow perfect skies and still loads of fresh tracks to be made. 255 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: Rainbow closed today . Sorry website report service is down. 273 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: 15 cm of new snow yesterday. Rainbow is on a roll! See the webcam - lots of white stuff to play on! 279 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: Hey everyone finish up your work week tonight! More new snow has fallen, tomorrow looks to be an absolute stunner.Wag work and get up here! 283 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: 25 cm new snow today!!!!! Wheyheyyy. Get ready for awesome skiing and boarding. More due to come. Groomers are flat out! 290 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: Happy to say it's currently puking down at the field right now ... 300 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: Great deals for Rainbow this Friday and weekend at http://t.co/AuR0Copl day passes at great prices. Tbar, platter and learners all open! 304 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: Weather's looking beaut at Rainbow for the weekend and most of next week ... sunny and calm through till Thursday 324 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: what a great opening weekend - great weather, great snow ... http://t.co/6vJETRWD 328 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: 2 more sleeps until Rainbow opens! Best early snow we've had in years. 40-60 cm whole mountain. Perfect weather forecast. Awesome! 331 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: 20-30cm last night and still coming down nice & light ... http://t.co/oI0hAvUa 333 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: Puking snow all day today and still coming down 333 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: Another 10cm of new snow at Rainbow overnight and more to come in the next few days! Roll on 30th June , opening day. 342 days ago
  • SkiRainbow: SNOW!! Great start with 25cm new snow at Rainbow. Another dump due this weekend. This is a great start leading into the season.OPEN JUNE 30! 353 days ago
Location & Travel Info
Country: New Zealand
Region: Tasman
Address: Rainbow Resort
Website: http://www.skirainbow.co.nz/
Email: info@skirainbow.co.nz
Phone: \+64 3 521 1861
Nearest Town: St Arnaud
Nearest Airport: Nelson
Description
Rainbow Ski Area is situated at the top of the South Island of New Zealand just off highway 63. It is about 1 hour 30 minutes drive from Nelson airport, 1 hour 20 minutes drive from Blenhiem, 1 hour 40 minutes from Picton and 1 hour 20 minutes drive from Murchison. The ski area is serviced by St Arnaud Village which is on the edge of the Nelson Lakes National Park. The ski area is a 40 minute drive from St Arnaud along State Highway 63 (SH63), past the Top House corner.

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