Rainbow Ski Area

Overview

Key stats

Official website — Last checked 2026-09-13

Base elevation1541.4 m

Top elevation1744.1 m

Vertical drop202.7 m

Lifts5

Runs10

Total run distance6.25 km

Lifts by type

Type	Count
t-bar	1
platter	1
rope tow	3

Runs by difficulty

Difficulty	Distance
easy	1.47 km
other	1.22 km
novice	0.08 km
intermediate	3.48 km

Maps

Piste map of Rainbow Ski Area showing 10 runs and 5 lifts

Rainbow Ski Area: 10 runs, 5 lifts. Map data for Rainbow Ski Area — © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenSkiMap (ODbL)

Getting there

Nearest airports

Nelson Airport (NSN) — 70.8 km straight-line
Woodbourne Airport (BHE) — 92.7 km straight-line
Westport Airport (WSZ) — 107.1 km straight-line

Nearest cities

Wellington, Wellington Region — 172.2 km straight-line
Christchurch, Canterbury — 185.7 km straight-line
Lower Hutt, Wellington Region — 186.1 km straight-line

Also covered by

Christchurch International Airport

Passes

No multi-resort pass affiliations on record.

Nearby resorts

Hanmer Springs Ski Area — 64 km straight-line
Mount Lyford Alpine Resort — 68 km straight-line
Temple Basin — 156 km straight-line
Craigieburn Valley Ski Area — 167 km straight-line
Broken River Ski Area — 169 km straight-line

FAQ

FAQ not yet available.

Data sources

Last verified: 2026-09-13

Base facts from OpenSkiMap (ODbL), OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata (CC0), OurAirports (public domain) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). See /data-sources/.