NEW ZEAL AND
DEPENDABLE. DELECTABLE. REMARKABLE.
To say that the new base building at Queenstown’s Remarkables Ski Field was ‘highly anticipated’ is somewhat of an understatement. With a $20 million price tag, part of a $45 million upgrade, the new building is a game changer. Now enjoying a bumper season, the field’s new café and restaurant have helped shape a significant change in how visitors enjoy their overall experience.
It’s a good result for both the local industry and the greater region, but one not without its challenges since construction first started back in 2013. With intense weather conditions, a remote location and a multifaceted development everything went down to the final minute to get the project completed. The final outcome is a truly remarkable building. The lower level provides rentals, retail shopping, ticketing and guest services and the upper level offers a massive dining area. Here there’s space for seating 700 people inside, with an additional 500 out on the three-sided wraparound heated deck. The change in culinary offering is marked and Jennifer Graham, the General Manager of Food & Beverage for NZ Ski, believes the new equipment has “changed the entire dynamic of the café area”. Such a result didn’t come about overnight either. Through an extensive process ideas and potential
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