This will be the second season for the 360m, 10-curve luge track, and New Zealand Olympic Luge Association president Geoff Balme said a refrigeration system had now been installed in the track base.
"We're doing the final preparations for what we expect to be two very busy weeks and three busy weekends during the school holidays," Mr Balme said yesterday.
The facility was open to the public now and a group of five or six volunteers would work on the track this weekend, smoothing it out.
A few "hiccups" had led to the track opening later than expected, although close to the date it opened last year, he said.
The refrigeration system was linked to the adjacent ice skating rink and work on the rink's system was slowed down by much rain in May.
"Then, when we were ready to make snow for the luge track, Naseby had really weird weather, much warmer and more humid than usual, and it was only in the past 10 days or so that it has been cold enough to make snow."
The track was in a much better state than last year and should remain frozen longer, with the new refrigeration system helping, Mr Balme said.
"We're hoping it will last well until the end of August."
Luge camps next week and the week after will be among the first activities on the track this season.
Mr Balme said he had 19 people registered for the camp so far and hoped that number would increase to 30.
Hosting a demonstration luge event as part of the Winter Games New Zealand, on Sunday, August 23, would be one of the highlights of the season, he said.
The luge is open from 10am-5pm every day.
