Coronet Peak’s base building today. Photo: Coronet Peak. : Building on peak success
Coronet Peak’s base building today. Photo: Coronet Peak. : Building on peak success
Skiers pose for a picture at Coronet Peak in the 1970s. Photos: Lakes District Museum. : Building on peak success
Skiers pose for a picture at Coronet Peak in the 1970s. Photos: Lakes District Museum. : Building on peak success
Skiers use the Hamilton rope tow at Coronet Peak during its first years as a commercial skifield. : Building on peak success
Skiers use the Hamilton rope tow at Coronet Peak during its first years as a commercial skifield. : Building on peak success
Sir Henry Wigley and his wife, Isabella, Lady Wigley, ride a chairlift at Coronet Peak in the 1970s. : Building on peak success
Sir Henry Wigley and his wife, Isabella, Lady Wigley, ride a chairlift at Coronet Peak in the 1970s. : Building on peak success
Coronet Peak’s triple-seat Pomagalski chairlift was the only one of its type in the southern hemisphere in the late 1960s. Photos: The Mount Cook Group. : Building on peak success
Coronet Peak’s triple-seat Pomagalski chairlift was the only one of its type in the southern hemisphere in the late 1960s. Photos: The Mount Cook Group. : Building on peak success
The Thickel snow groomer is shown in action on the slopes of Coronet Peak skifield in this undated photo. : Building on peak success
The Thickel snow groomer is shown in action on the slopes of Coronet Peak skifield in this undated photo. : Building on peak success
Wakatipu Ski Club lodge at the end of the 1980 ski season. Photo: Alan Brady. : Building on peak success
Wakatipu Ski Club lodge at the end of the 1980 ski season. Photo: Alan Brady. : Building on peak success
Building on peak success
Seventy years ago, Queenstown was a very different place, particularly in winter, when the Wakatipu was virtually a ghost town. All of that changed...