Lick Dessert Bar owner Tracy Stratford welcomes customers to an ice cave made from polystyrene, blue sequined cloth, white material, twigs and a pair of skis.
Joe's Garage waitress Tara Friedl (left) and chef Keri Wingate created 'Hope for Snow' from pillow stuffing, cardboard and toys from the Salvation Army.
Johnny Barr's owner-director Ramy Abu-Yousef and manager Cristina Mattarella present a painting on the sandwich shop's windows which took Queenstown artist Matt Luggate 40 hours to paint.
Sunglass Hut sales associates Josepina Gomez (left) and Courtenay Brennan produced a wonderland picnic, complete with penguins, fairies, a night time snow scene and extra blue balloons for customers.
Angel Divine acting manager Olivia Dunstan stands outside the five lanterns made from cheesecloth by owner Emma Taylor.
Paper Plus staff member James Anthony with the wonderland the team made from items in the shop, including coloured cellophane, a silver snowman and snow powder.
More than 100 Wakatipu business owners are getting into the spirit of winter, with or without snow, by decorating their shop fronts with a "wonderland" theme. The festive efforts were judged by representatives from radio station More FM, Queenstown Winter Festival and American Express. The overall winner, announced today, wins a trip for two to the World of Wearable Art, in Wellington. The entry which best fits the theme wins a heliskiing trip for eight people.
Photos by James Beech; prints available at otagoimages.co.nz.