Coronet Peak ski area near Queenstown in New Zealand has unveiled a host of measures designed to help the resort cut its carbon emissions.

Targeting the volume of traffic arriving at the resort in particularly, the centre is keen to promote hitchhiking and car-pooling for people going up the mountain.

New car-pooling parking facilities will be created at the base of Coronet Peak Road and at Arthurs Point on the way up to the ski area. Hitch hiking posts will also be set up on the outskirts of Queenstown and at the base of the access road.

People driving alone arriving after 8.30am will be required to park in a lower carpark and use a shuttle bus to get to the base building.

Ski area manager Hamish McCrostie told local media,

“Thousands of people each winter day leave Queenstown for Coronet Peak. We need to encourage our visitors to use energy efficiently. There were times last year when Coronet Peak staff had to display “full” signs at ski area carparks – which was frustrating and a waste of energy on many levels.”