The Remarkables Facilities
The facilities and services at The Remarkables Ski Resort are mostly contained within the one modern building at the base of the ski area. The day lodge looks rather striking and the decks and eating areas upstairs offer intoxicating views (or is that just the après ski drinks?!). Downstairs the day lodge houses a retail shop, lockers, ski and snowboard hire, and an equipment workshop.
The Remarkables Ski Hire and Snowboard Rental
The Remarkables ski hire and snowboard rental shop is located downstairs in the base building and they hire out recreational and performance skis and snowboards, and boots. It is more expensive to rent equipment on the hill compared to
Queenstown ski hire, but it provides the advantage of being able to swap equipment if it’s not right, or even swap between skis and a snowboard. The other advantage is that you don’t have to carry your gear up the mountain and can store it overnight for free. And if you’re worried that renting on-mountain will reduce your flexibility to sample
Coronet Peak as well, no fear, as you can return your equipment there if you wish.
Of course there's also the option of
ski hire Queenstown if you want cheaper rates.
Facilities for Children
The Remarkables offers on-snow programmes for children but does not operate a crèche service for infants and toddlers.
The Rippers Programmes at The Remarkables are a fun, skill-building lessons for young skiers aged 4 to 12 and snowboarders aged 7 to 12. Available as six-weekend blocks or five-day school holiday camps, sessions run from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM and cater to all ability
levels, offering expert coaching, fast progression, and plenty of mountain fun.
The Remarkables Ski School
The Remarkables ski school is available for children aged 4 through to adults for skiing, whilst snowboard lessons are also available for children aged 7+ through to adults. They have a
range of lesson options to choose from including private lessons, full day group lessons, performance coaching, and ski or snowboard packages that include rentals,
lessons and lift passes.
Rates for both private and group lessons are pretty standard across the main NZ ski
resorts.
Eating On-Mountain
The caféteria is located on the top level of the base building, offering a variety of quick grab-and-go food options such as fresh bakery bites, hot snacks,
fish & chips, or something lighter like sushi, gourmet rolls, and salads. Plus the Rastusburn Coffee Bar sells coffee, tea, sweet treats and even has a liquor license if
you’re after a beer or wine. If you're after a proper feed, The
Remarkables Restaurant is where it's at. Dive into hearty mountain meals, gourmet sandwiches
and burgers, daily curries, and a stacked salad bar, all with that iconic view.
The day lodge has a nice big open fireplace, which is rather nice.
The Remarkables very proudly have free wifi available in the eating area, but good luck trying to get it to work at times when the place isn’t deserted.
There is no specific brown baggers area but it seems that lots of people just picnic wherever.
The large deck outside the café is the highlight of the dining area, and it is the perfect place to perch and enjoy the sunshine, the amazing views and some après ski drinks. Of course considering there's no on-mountain accommodation at The Remarkables, après festivities don't last for long and most people head into town for the famous
Queenstown nightlife.
Mid-mountain is the Ice Bar where you can lounge about and have a bevvie with panoramic views. It’s not aptly named though with the tiniest little square of ice that they serve drinks off.
The Remarkables Shop
There is a retail shop at The Remarkables selling some ski and snowboard related gear including helmets, goggles, gloves, ski poles and a few sundries. The shop also sells a few “The Remarkables” souvenirs including some T-shirts and hoodies.
If you need to make a substantial purchase or hardwear, try one of the
Queenstown ski shops.