Roundhill Ski Area

Roundhill Ski Area
View from ski area's car park
Location	Lake Tekapo
Nearest major city	Timaru
Coordinates	43°49′32″S 170°39′21″E / 43.825679°S 170.655784°E / -43.825679; 170.655784
Vertical	783 m (2,569 ft)
Top elevation	2,133 m (6,998 ft)
Base elevation	1,350 m (4,430 ft)
Skiable area	550 ha (1,400 acres)
Trails	14
Lift system	2 T-bars, 1 rope tow, 1 platter lift, 2 beginners rope tows
Terrain parks	1
Snowmaking	Yes
Night skiing	No
Website	https://www.roundhill.co.nz/
5km 3miles T w o T h u m b R a n g e R i c h m o n d R a n g e Mount Burgess Mount Edward Mount Maude Dobson Peak Mount Ardmore Sugar Loaf Mount Misery Round Hill Mount Musgrave Neutral Hill Mount Gerald Mount Hope Beuzenberg Peak Mount Toby Captains Peak Mount Caton The Thumbs Tantalus Ajax Peak Myrmidon Achilles Peak Alma Exeter Graf Spee East Sentinel Mount Earle Mount Coates Mount D'Archiac    Location of Roundhill Ski Area (red triangle) showing nearby peaks in the Two Thumb Range

Roundhill Ski Area is a family owned and run ski area in Canterbury, New Zealand, in the Two Thumb Range near the town of Lake Tekapo, 1.5 hours from Timaru and 4 hours from both Christchurch and Queenstown.

The main runs are accessed by a 1.2 kilometres (0.75 miles) long T-bar (T1) and a shorter T-bar (T2). The ski area caters primarily to beginner and intermediate skiers with extensive use of two snow grooming machines. The base area is at an elevation of 1,350 metres (4,430 feet),^[1]: 6 with the T-bars reaching 1,620 metres (5,310 feet). The "Heritage Express" rope tow was added in 2010. This is a steep 1.5 km (0.93 mi) long rope tow rising 630 metres (2,070 feet) to the Richmond Ridge^[2] at 2,133 metres (6,998 feet), to give the field 783 metres (2,569 feet) of vertical drop overall; the largest in New Zealand. This opened up a large ungroomed advanced area for skilled skiers and boarders. The Heritage Express was when installed in 2010, claimed to be the longest rope tow in the world at 1,473 m (4,833 ft).^[1]: 7 In 2019 it had 6 lifts and was described as having excellent beginner and intermediate terrain with a relatively sunny and warm aspect.^{[1]: 6, 8}