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Roundhill Ski Area is a family owned and run ski area in Canterbury New Zealand near the town of Lake Tekapo 1.5 hours from Timaru and 3 hours from both Christchurch & Queenstown. The main runs are accessed by a 1.2 kilometre long T-bar (T1) and a shorter T-bar (T2). 2010 saw the installation of a 1.5 km long rope tow (The Heritage Express) rising 630 metres (2070 feet) to the Richmond Ridge to give the field 783 metres (2569 feet) of vertical drop overall the largest in New Zealand.