Snow fun zone
Our family-focused Snow Fun Zone is an area of snow where you can enjoy all of the classic winter activities. You can build a snowman, make snow angels, throw snowballs and make winter memories!
Our short tubing hill is a fun safe experience, suitable for young children and adults who are looking for their first snow experience.
You must carry snow chains when driving up our ski-field road.
Currently closed for 2024
Snow Fun Zone Passes
Fun Zone Entry Only (No Tubing)
Includes entry to the snow fun zone play area for as long as you like. Make snow sculptures, have a snowball fight or just play around in the snow.
Fun Zone Entry + Tubing
Online only – must be booked more than 12 hours from session start time.
Includes entry to the snow fun zone play area for as long as you like as well as tubing on our tubing hill during one of our 1 hour time slots.
Tubing - On the Day pricing
Booking last minute? No problem, but we have slightly different pricing to our online package.
Tubing must be booked alongside or added to a valid fun zone entry pass.
Clothing & Protective Gear
Snow fun Zone FAQs
The tubing hill is a gentle slope designed for a safe and fun experience, it is not designed for thrills.
Best suited for younger children or those wanting to experience snow for the first time.
Children under 3 are free and classed as infants.
Anyone who enters our Snow Fun Zone area needs a ticket including parents or caregivers who are supervising their children.
You don’t need a ticket to access the base building, picnic tables outside the base building and cafe area.
All children (under the age of 16) MUST be supervised by a ticketed adult at all times.
We do not allow guests to bring their own sliding device. We do have plenty of tubes to share.
Snow Farm / Getting here
We are located 45 minutes from Wanaka and around an hour from Queenstown on the Pisa Range.
Once you get to our turn off, you will drive up our ski field road for 13km
All vehicles travelling to Snow Farm must carry chains and fit them on the road where indicated. These can be obtained from your rental car company or bought from local service stations or hardware stores. We do hire a limited number of chains on our website. You will need to learn how to put them on and identify the right size for your car.
Our scheduled opening is usually the third or final week of June and we usually close in the third week of September. Of course, this all depends on snow cover and weather!
All children (under the age of 18) MUST be supervised by a ticketed adult at all times.
We do not allow guests to bring their own sliding device. We do have plenty of tubes to share.