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Everything you need to ski or snowboard

Ski Equipment & Clothing Rentals

Make life simple and hire your ski and snowboard rentals in Queenstown, Wānaka or on the mountain. Our locations stock a huge range so you can rent the latest and greatest, including twin-tip skis, Burton ‘Learn to Ride’ snowboards, performance hardware, beginner skis, plus clothing and accessories.

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On & Off-Mountain Pick-Up

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Professionally Fitted Equipment

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Full Gear & Clothing Options

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Gear for every level

Ski & Snowboard Hire

Rent quality skis or snowboards suited to your ability and the conditions on the day.

Our Core Rentals Bundle includes skis, boots and poles or snowboard, boots and wrist guards. Individual items are available if you prefer to build your own setup. Perfect for beginner to intermediate riders.

Upgrade to Premium Rentals

From just $25 per day, take your ride to the next level with high-performance skis and snowboards selected specifically for Cardrona and Treble Cone terrain. Premium rentals feature:

  • Latest-model skis and boards from leading brands such as Atomic, Salomon, Burton and Volkl

  • Specialist options for all-mountain, park, carving and powder

  • Performance boots for improved comfort and control

  • Setups designed for intermediate to expert riders

If you are confident on blue runs and above, you will feel the difference.

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Clothing & Accessories

We offer a range of clothing and accessories to keep you warm, dry and comfortable in alpine conditions. Jackets, pants, helmets and goggles are available to rent, giving you the flexibility to add what you need to your ski or snowboard hire.

For a streamlined option, choose the Complete Bundle. It combines your skis, boots and poles or snowboard, bindings, boots and wrist guards with a jacket, pants, goggles and a helmet, everything you need for the mountain in one simple booking.

Please note that gloves are not included in rental packages, but are available to purchase for $30 from our rental locations.

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Book Your Rentals

Lock in your ski and snowboard gear now to guarantee availability and enjoy a smooth time on the mountain.

Core Rental Bundle

$ 63

Adult prices starting from

  • Skis or snowboard, boots and poles or wrist guards

  • Professionally fitted for comfort and control

  • Pick up on-mountain or in town (Queenstown or Wānaka)

  • On-mountain, overnight storage for multi-day rentals

Includes Clothing & Accessories

Complete Rental Bundle

$ 141

Adult prices starting from

  • Skis or snowboard, boots & poles

  • Jacket, pants, goggles & helmet

  • Gear, clothing & accessories sorted in one booking

  • Pick up on mountain or in town (Queenstown or Wānaka)

Clothing & Accessory Rentals

$ 58

Adult prices starting from

  • Snow jacket & pants

  • Choose to add on goggles and helmet

  • Flexibility to add what you need

  • Pick up on mountain or in town (Queenstown or Wānaka)

On-Mountain Pick Up

Premium Rental Bundle

$ 99

Adult prices starting from

  • Latest-model performance skis & snowboards

  • Specialist options for park, powder & carving

  • Performance boots for superior fit & control

  • Tuned for Cardrona & Treble Cone terrain

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Pick Up and Drop Off

We offer convenient rental collection both on and off the mountain.

Rentals can be collected on-mountain at Cardrona Alpine Resort or Treble Cone Ski Area from 8.30am daily. collecting on the mountain means you can get fitted and head straight to the lifts.

Off-mountain collection is also available at our town locations, 50 Cardrona Road, Wānaka and 37 Camp Street, Queenstown.

All rental equipment must be returned to the same location where it was collected, unless otherwise arranged in advance.

Please note: Premium Rentals must be picked up and dropped off on the mountain.

We recommend arriving early during peak periods and allowing time for fitting.

Pricing Breakdown

Tailor your rentals to your ski break and choose how many days you’d like to rent and what you’d like included. Gloves can be purchased on-mountain from $30.

Rental Gear

Skis or Snowboard + Boots (Core Rental Bundle)

Adult

Skis or Snowboard + Boots (Core Rental Bundle)

Child

Gear, Clothing + Accessories (Complete Rental Bundle)

Adult

Gear, Clothing + Accessories (Complete Rental Bundle)

Child

Premium Skis or Snowboard + Boots

Adult only

Helmet

Adult

Helmet

Child

Goggles

Adult

Goggles

Child

1 Day

$63

$51

$141

$108

$99

$20

$12

$25

$19

2 Days

$126

$102

$282

$216

$198

$40

$24

$50

$38

3 Days

$189

$153

$423

$324

$297

$60

$36

$75

$57

4 Days

$201

$163

$453

$343

$316

$80

$48

$100

$76

5 Days

$252

$204

$567

$429

$396

$100

$60

$125

$95

"Very organised setup"

We loved the resort. Friendly staff and very organised setup for rentals and returns. The lessons were well-planned and managed. We had a great family experience. Thank you.

Nina Sabbagha-Wessels

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Frequently
Asked Questions

  • For 1-3 day rentals, gear must be used on consecutive days.

  • For 4+ day rentals, you get one rest day, allowing you to ski 4 out of 5 days, 5 out of 6 days, and so on.

  • Keep your gear for the entire rental period, including your rest day, or store it with our Ski Concierge service. Gear can only be returned at the end of your rental period.

Definitely! If you’re time-savvy, you might like to pick up your passes, get fitted for rentals, and pick them up at our town locations before you head up the mountain. That way, when you arrive at the Base Building, you can head right onto the snow, or into the café for a coffee! (priorities, right?)

Definitely! At Cardrona, we have a world-class workshop with a state-of-the-art tuning robot that can wax, edge and maintain your rental gear at the push of a button. Our team can also help you fit boots to bindings and everything else you might need.

Cardrona and Treble Cone don’t rent gloves to guests for hygiene and waste reasons. Instead, we encourage you to pre-purchase or grab some from our retail store that you love and want to use again in the future.

We try and cater for all body shapes and sizes. For clothing we have kids onsies in a size 0 to pants and jackets up to a 10XL. Our helmets range from XXS to XXL.

Helmets are included in the clothing and accessories bundle. Otherwise, they are available to rent for a day or multi-day period.

Skis

  • The largest size boot we stock is size 32.0 mondo (equivalent to men's US 14 / EU 47). We have limited stock in this size so please contact us in advance to check availability.

  • The smallest size boot we stock is size 15 mondo kid's (equivalent to kid's US 8 / EU 25). Ski Kindy stocks limited pairs of size 14 mondo; please contact us in advance to check availability.

  • The smallest ski in regular rentals is 70cm and the largest ski in regular rentals is 177cm.

  • The largest ski in performance rentals is 185cm (Salomon Stance 84).

Snowboards

  • The smallest snowboard we stock is 70cm.

  • The largest snowboard we stock is 162 wide which will accommodate up to a size men's US 16 boot.

  • The smallest snowboard boot size we stock is kid's US 7 (13.5 mondo).

  • The largest snowboard boot size we stock is men's US 16 / EU 51 (mondo 34).

Please check our Foot Size Conversion Chart to find the correct equivalent size before renting.

Treble Cone rentals have an excellent selection of powder skis. Cardrona's widest under foot is 95 in the Atomic Mavericks.

Yes! We have multiple options for storage on the mountain:

Single Day Bag Storage

Cardrona

  • Free-to-use unsecured hooks are alongside the pick-up and drop-off zone.

  • Free-to-use unsecured cubbies are in the courtyard.

  • Day lockers are in the rentals area.

  • Overnight lockers are in the long-term storage area above Slopeside.

  • Day lockers are available for $23 per day.

Treble Cone

  • Free-to-use unsecured hooks are in the storage container.

  • Free-to-use unsecured cubbies are also in the storage container.

  • Day lockers are in the rentals area.

  • Overnight lockers are not available.

  • Day lockers are available for $23 per day

Long-Term Storage (Cardrona only)

  • Overnight and long-term lockers are available at Cardrona only, located upstairs from Slopeside Guest Services.

  • Choose from day-long, overnight (12pm to 11am), 5-day, or season-long locker options.

  • Each locker is ski-sized, equipped with boot dryers, and designed for either 2 or 4 people.

  • Overnight storage for rental gear is available for any multi-day rental gear used consecutively.

Find out more about lockers, storage and ski concierge here.

Yes, you can take your rental gear off the mountain with you if it is returned by the agreed date. Any rental ski or snowboard from Cardrona or Treble Cone can be stored at ski concierge overnight.

We request that you return your gear to the same location you originally rented it from. However, under certain circumstances we will accept returns at one of our other locations.

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