Biking & Cycling
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Skiing & Snowboarding
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Golfing in Queenstown
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Adventure
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Fishing
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Walking, Hiking, Tramping
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Ridge View is perfect for you and your family and friends to use as a base to enjoy any of the fabulous events happening in and around Queenstown. To check availability Enquire here
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Ski Season
9th June 2012 – End September 2012 Surrounded by six fantastic ski areas, Queenstown offers a superb winter experience with a generous après ski culture in its vibrant town centre and a wide rage of fun activities off the slopes. The skiing in Queenstown is top notch and Olympic ski and snowboard teams are regular visitors here. Within a short driving distance from Ridge View are six ski fields – Coronet Peak, The Remarkables, Cardrona, Treble Cone, Snow Park and Waiorau Snow Farm. Gay Ski Week NZ
25th August 2012 - 1st September 2012 This annual event offers an array of on and off the mountain events from dance parties and drag shows to picnics, wine tours and cabarets and is non-stop action and fun. Hundreds of revellers come from around the world to celebrate Gay Ski Week, the Southern Hemisphere's largest Winter Pride event. Click here to check out the events on offer this year. |
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An Afternoon with Dick Smith
14th September 2012
The founder of Dick Smith Electronics, Australian Geographic Magazine and Dick Smith Foods, Dick Smith is renowned as one of Australasia's most progressive thinkers. In Queenstown, he will be joined by Sam Johnson who coordinated the Student Volunteer Army following the Christchurch Earthquake and leading business and environmental commentator Rod Oram.
14th September 2012
The founder of Dick Smith Electronics, Australian Geographic Magazine and Dick Smith Foods, Dick Smith is renowned as one of Australasia's most progressive thinkers. In Queenstown, he will be joined by Sam Johnson who coordinated the Student Volunteer Army following the Christchurch Earthquake and leading business and environmental commentator Rod Oram.
TSS Earnslaw Centenary Celebrations Oct 2012
14th - 22nd October 2012
Join us for a week long party to celebrate the centenary of the TSS Earnslaw - the last hand coal-fired, passenger carrying steamship in the southern hemisphere. Large crowds gathered at Queenstown Bay for the launch of the TSS Earnslaw on 18th October 1912, it created such a stir that a public holiday was declared the next day so people could travel on a special trip to Glenorchy. A hundred years later this vintage steamship is set to create another stir at her centenary celebrations. A week long party includes special lake cruises, period costumes, bands, entertainment, food and lots of activities for the family. This is an event not to be missed – check out their website.
14th - 22nd October 2012
Join us for a week long party to celebrate the centenary of the TSS Earnslaw - the last hand coal-fired, passenger carrying steamship in the southern hemisphere. Large crowds gathered at Queenstown Bay for the launch of the TSS Earnslaw on 18th October 1912, it created such a stir that a public holiday was declared the next day so people could travel on a special trip to Glenorchy. A hundred years later this vintage steamship is set to create another stir at her centenary celebrations. A week long party includes special lake cruises, period costumes, bands, entertainment, food and lots of activities for the family. This is an event not to be missed – check out their website.
Arrowtown's 150th Celebrations
19th - 22nd October 2012
In 1862 gold was discovered in the Arrow River, 150 years on we are celebrating these Miners that braved the cold in search of gold nuggets. See website.
19th - 22nd October 2012
In 1862 gold was discovered in the Arrow River, 150 years on we are celebrating these Miners that braved the cold in search of gold nuggets. See website.
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The famous Barmy Army is coming to Queenstown.
27th February to 2nd March The England cricket team – followed by their supporters including the vociferous Barmy Army – is playing a four-day warm-up game against a New Zealand XI at the Queenstown Events Centre this summer. |
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NZ PGA Pro-Am Championship 2013
28 Feb to 3rd March 2013 Top level professional golf returns to Sir Michael Hill’s private course, The Hills, in 2013 with the New Zealand PGA Pro-Am Championship. Players and spectators alike will be treated to the unique challenges and stunning scenery of The Hills and its surroundings, as well as the attractions of New Zealand’s premier tourist destination, Queenstown.Come and join us for a memorable week of golf based around one of New Zealand’s oldest and most prestigious championships, play the other top class courses in the region and enjoy everything that Queenstown has to offer in late summer. |
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Motatapu Speight’s Summit 47km High Country Mountain Bike
9th March 2013
The race starts at Glendhu Bay on the shore of Lake Wanaka, near the Wanaka township, and finishes at historic Arrowtown. Your journey follows a route early Maori used for hunting and gathering, and to move Pounamu (Greenstone). The valley was not discovered by European explorers until around 1862, during the gold rush.
This event takes you on an iconic off road course through the magnificent Motatapu, Soho and Glencoe Stations, which thanks to the owners, are opened once a year to the public for this event.
We have had top riders such as Anton Cooper, Marcus Roy, Kashi Leuchs, Sara MacDonald, Robyn Wong, adventure racers like Emily Miazga and Steve Gurney, and celebs such as Bill English and Hamish Carter all come and take part in the Motatapu Mountain Bike. However it is the first-timers, the recreational riders, and the competitors that just get up off the couch to come and take part that make up the main field. It still surprises us each year how many stories we hear back about how "I have never been on a mountain bike before and I have just bought one for your event!"
9th March 2013
The race starts at Glendhu Bay on the shore of Lake Wanaka, near the Wanaka township, and finishes at historic Arrowtown. Your journey follows a route early Maori used for hunting and gathering, and to move Pounamu (Greenstone). The valley was not discovered by European explorers until around 1862, during the gold rush.
This event takes you on an iconic off road course through the magnificent Motatapu, Soho and Glencoe Stations, which thanks to the owners, are opened once a year to the public for this event.
We have had top riders such as Anton Cooper, Marcus Roy, Kashi Leuchs, Sara MacDonald, Robyn Wong, adventure racers like Emily Miazga and Steve Gurney, and celebs such as Bill English and Hamish Carter all come and take part in the Motatapu Mountain Bike. However it is the first-timers, the recreational riders, and the competitors that just get up off the couch to come and take part that make up the main field. It still surprises us each year how many stories we hear back about how "I have never been on a mountain bike before and I have just bought one for your event!"
Winter Games NZ 2013
11th to 25th August 2013
It has been confirmed that Winter Games NZ 2013, to be held in Queenstown, Wanaka and Naseby 11-25 August, will host at least five World Cups. Never before have so many World Cups been staged in a single event outside the
Winter Olympics.
With the event’s status as a qualifier for the 2014 Winter Olympics and world rankings up for grabs, it will attract the world’s best athletes. Queenstown and Wanaka will also play host to some top international skiers and snowboarders next month in the FIS Freestyle Ski Halfpipe World Cup on August 22 and the FIS Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup the following weekend. These world-class skiers and snowboarders will descend upon Cardrona Alpine Resort as they compete to gain valuable points towards Olympic qualification in Sochi 2014.
11th to 25th August 2013
It has been confirmed that Winter Games NZ 2013, to be held in Queenstown, Wanaka and Naseby 11-25 August, will host at least five World Cups. Never before have so many World Cups been staged in a single event outside the
Winter Olympics.
With the event’s status as a qualifier for the 2014 Winter Olympics and world rankings up for grabs, it will attract the world’s best athletes. Queenstown and Wanaka will also play host to some top international skiers and snowboarders next month in the FIS Freestyle Ski Halfpipe World Cup on August 22 and the FIS Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup the following weekend. These world-class skiers and snowboarders will descend upon Cardrona Alpine Resort as they compete to gain valuable points towards Olympic qualification in Sochi 2014.