If you’re searching for a day-trip destination, we’ve got a couple of ideas. Situated 30 miles away, Mount Cook is worth hopping in the car for. Among your first few stops here ought to be Hooker Valley Track, Tasman Glacier and Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre. The locals will also probably point you toward Mount Hutt, 35 miles away. If you only have time for one thing here, let it be Mount Hutt Skifield. (But we’re also huge fans of Awa Awa Rata Reserve and Exibition Quad Chair.)