Treble Cone
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Treble Cone is a skifield and a mountain near Lake Wanaka in the South Island of New Zealand.
The patrolled ski area is approximately 595ha in size and the field boasts the Southern Hemisphere's first high speed detachable six seater chairlift which was installed in 1996. The terrain as classed by difficulty is 10% Beginner, 40% Intermediate and 50% Advanced. Treble Cone is renowned both nationally and worldwide and hosts many overseas racing teams in the Northern Hemisphere's summer, including the world champion Austrian Ski Team. Unlike many other ski fields in New Zealand, Treble Cone has somewhat of a cult following, and fans of the area are known as 'Coneheads,' a term the field has been eager to promote.
Fans of the field tend to be attracted there for the fairly steep and challenging terrain which they claim is some of the best in the country. Ready for the 2006 season are three new superwide groomed trails, providing more expansive beginner and intermediate groomed trails for skiers and boarders. A new terrain park has also been completed ensuring permanent terrain park features are available from early season.
The ski-area came under new management in 2003 by private investors after fears of the field being bought out by rival Cardrona. Over the off season from 2004-2005, a new Quad seater chairlift was installed in the Saddle Basin opening up 45ha of new terrain previously unacessable other than by hiking.
Treble Cone boasts the longest vertical rise in the Southern Lakes and spectacular views over Lake Wanaka and Mount Aspiring.
Elevations
- Base Buildings: 1250m
- Top of Saddle Quad Chairlift: 1960m
- Summit: 2088m
Lifts
- High Speed Detachable Six Seater Chairlift
- Quad Chairlift
- Platter Lift
- Magic Carpet
Other
- Vertical Drop: 710m
- Average Annual Snowfall: 270cm