Blanket Bay, Glenorchy
So you thought Piwakawaka was impressive? Well, Blanket Bay in Glenorchy, just down the road
from Queenstown, offers private heliskiing. That’s right, your own chopper will take you to the tops
of peaks so you can glide down via skis or snowboard, without stranger-skiers chasing your heels.
Guests stay in anything from a lodge room with views over Lake Wakatipu and the Humboldt
Mountains, all the way up to the Villa, where four expansive guest suites share one central great
room – allowing for both privacy and company options on your holiday. Both breakfast and
dinner are included in the price, and the interiors are to die for: think stacked-stone walls, vaulted
timber ceilings, plush sofas and open fires. Just the ticket for snowy evenings in paradise.
From $1092* per night for a double room; blanketbay.comYour own chopper will take
you to the tops of peaks so you
can glide down via skis or
snowboard, without stranger-
skiers chasing your heels
NEAREST SKI FIELD
OFF PISTEThis page Blanket Bay has been voted one of the world’s best luxury lodges, for obvious reasons.
Opposite, clockwise from top left Taupō’s Kinloch Manor lodge opened in 2016 and boasts an exterior
— and interior hallway — that wouldn’t look out of place in old Scotland. About 20km from Wanaka,
Piwakawaka Point Villa’s kitchen and dining area can feed a small army of weary skiers. Upgrade to
a deluxe suite at Matakauri Lodge and wind down with priceless views of Lake Wakatipu.