Originally Posted by
Kiwi Flyer
If you're not using your equipment anywhere other than ZQN it likely more cost effective to simply hire stuff when you are there.
I should clarify. Will rent equipment, I was talking about clothing. This is part of 8-week RTW honeymoon across all climates (the coldest being Queenstown in July, second-coldest is Sydney in August). So, things like heavier winter hats, gloves, pants... all the stuff you use on a ski slope but perhaps not in Sydney when it is 40 degrees. Those are the things we don't have room for on our trip and would want to ship.
Originally Posted by
splatnz
My two favourite topics - skiing and wine
Firstly skiing - There's 3 main ski fields around Queenstown. To get to them you can either drive a rental car upto the carparks or catch the buses that leave from Queenstown. The closest fields are Remarkables and Coronet Peak. Coronet Peak offers night skiing but is probably the most challenging of the 3 fields as it's quite steep. Remarkable park is on the mountain just behind the airport so is easy to get too and has some long beginner and intermediate runs.
Wine - Pick up a local wine map from your hotel so you know where you're going. The wineries stretch from just outside Queenstown out to Cromwell and south of Alexandra. If you've got a rental car it's a beautiful drive around and worth the effort as the wines are good. Personal favourites from the area are Pinot Noir's and big classic oaked Chardonnay's. Some of my favourite vineyards are Peregrine, Chard Farm, Rockburn and Bald Hills.
Remarkables sounds better because we are beginners at skiing and snowboarding and will stick to the easiest slopes. Also, as of right now we don't plan to rent a car (but we're not set in stone on that one).
While I'm milking you guys for all your wonderful information, any specific recommendations for a full-day trip to Milford? Certain carriers, providers, etc?
Thanks for this wealth of information.