Snow Activities in Lake Tekapo

At the base of Mt John, Tekapo Springs turns a cold Mackenzie Basin night into the reason you came south. Soak in hot pools heated to 36.5–38.5°C while steam lifts off the water and the mountains around Lake Tekapo fade into the dark. Next door, a 150-metre snow tube lane runs on a magic carpet lift, so there's no trudging back up between runs, and the outdoor ice rink has skates and helmets included, with an open fire at the rink's edge to warm up between sessions. The Soak, Tube & Skate combo bundles all three into one ticket, and the snow park typically runs May to October, snow cover depending. Pair it with an early alpine helicopter flight and you've covered Tekapo's winter in a day.