Andrew Douglas says the upgrade last autumn of the ground's drainage means it is more than ready to host its first International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 Cricket World Cup game next week.
It was now a case of dealing with whatever the weather threw at him and his team.
''We don't want it to rain now, because we can control everything else.''
Mr Douglas said that as a cricket fan, he hoped the tournament would lead to senior international and domestic cricket returning to the resort next summer.
Nine of the tournament's 48 games will be played at the ground, starting next Monday with a pool match between England and Namibia.
The 16-team tournament starts in Tauranga this Saturday, with a match between New Zealand and the West Indies.
The resort has been starved of top-class play since a one-day international between New Zealand and the West Indies on New Year's Day, 2014.
The ground was subsequently deemed unsuitable by New Zealand Cricket for international matches.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council responded by spending $640,000 last year on the outfield's upgrade.
Council sport and recreation manager Simon Battrick said the tournament would showcase the ''up-and-coming stars'' of the international game.
Eight of the nine games would be broadcast to a ''huge'' international audience, particularly on the Indian subcontinent.
''It's a real opportunity to showcase Queenstown as a destination and put us back on the radar with New Zealand Cricket for other internationals in the future.
''Queenstown has that boutique nature, and certainly is one of the most picturesque grounds in the world.''
Although large spectator numbers were unlikely, free entry to the games gave residents and visitors a rare opportunity to see high-quality cricket.
If the New Zealand team progressed from its pool, it was unlikely to travel to the resort, but the two best-performed teams in the tournament's history, Australia and India, were likely to play here, he said.
