Queenstown at dusk, the Remarkables over Lake Wakatipu

Whiteout Queenstown 26 / 28 AUG - 2 SEP 2026 / Queenstown, New Zealand

Come for the snow. Stay for the connections.

Name: Whiteout Queenstown 26
Start: 2026-08-28T09:00:00+12:00
End: 2026-09-02T12:00:00+12:00
Location: Queenstown, New Zealand

A curated Queenstown winter retreat for AI builders, traders, founders, investors, creators and operators. 6 days / 5 nights, 100 curated attendees, and one very useful excuse to ski in August.

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Whiteout Crew Presents

A sharp room in a winter town.

Whiteout Queenstown 26 brings together 100 carefully selected AI builders, traders, founders, investors, creators and operators for 6 days / 5 nights in Queenstown. Mountain by day; build, trade and connect by night.

Meet high-signal builders, traders, KOLs and investors.

Pressure-test ideas with people doing practical work.

Create content and relationships in a setting people remember.

Turn a winter trip into useful deal flow, hiring signal and new collaborators.

Who it is for

AI builders

Build agents, tools, workflows, prototypes, and practical automations.

Traders

Compete, share strategies, test ideas, and compare market views.

Founders

Meet collaborators, investors, operators, and early customers.

Investors

Find high-signal builders and early frontier technology narratives.

Operators

Meet people doing practical work across AI, Web3, and markets.

Creators / KOLs

Create content and capture the Queenstown winter experience.

Developers

Ship prototypes, agents, integrations, and technical workflows.

Community builders

Bring useful networks into a curated alpine setting.

Sponsor / brand representatives

Support moments that connect founders, traders, and AI builders.

FAQ

Is this a conference?

No. It is a curated retreat with mountain days, dinners, build sessions, trading nights and focused rooms.

Are sponsors or investors confirmed?

No public sponsor or investor names should be treated as confirmed unless explicitly marked confirmed.

Do I need to ski?

No. Skiing and snowboarding are core to the event, but the application asks about lessons, gear and non-mountain preferences.

Ride by day. Build by night.

Whiteout Queenstown 26 is a curated winter retreat built around a simple rhythm: shared mountain days, useful rooms at night, and enough space for the best conversations to happen naturally.

The Mountain

Ski and snowboard across Queenstown's best nearby fields, with guided groups, beginner support, gear planning and optional non-mountain plans.

The Rooms

Trading competition nights, AI builder sessions, founder rooms, demos, firesides and curated dinners after the lifts close.

0128 AUG

Arrival & Welcome

AM: arrivals. PM: check-in and gear collection. Night: welcome dinner and room introductions.

0229 AUG

Mountain Day & Trading Competition Night

AM: ski, snowboard, or optional non-ski activities. PM: apres and recovery. Night: trading competition programming.

0330 AUG

Mountain Day & AI Builder Night

AM: mountain groups. PM: informal networking. Night: AI builder rooms, tutorials, and hackathon work.

0431 AUG

Mountain Day & Founder Rooms

AM: mountain or recovery options. PM: creator sessions. Night: founder rooms and curated dinners.

051 SEP

Demo Night & Closing Social

AM: optional mountain time. PM: investor conversations. Night: demos, pitch moments, and closing social.

062 SEP

Checkout & Follow-up

AM: checkout and airport transfers. PM: final coffees. Night: follow-up introductions begin remotely.

All times are local Queenstown time. Final venues and mountain plans may shift with weather and operations.

After the mountain closes, Whiteout shifts into build mode

ApresAlpha

The daily social anchor: drinks, intros, market takes and relaxed founder energy after the mountain.

Builders working on laptops during a hackathon

AI BuilderNights

Build practical AI tools, trading workflows, agents, automations, and startup prototypes with other operators.

TradingCompetition

Live crypto and AI-assisted trading competitions with real-time leaderboards and prizes.

Founders and operators in a discussion setting

FiresideSessions

Intimate conversations with builders, traders and ecosystem leaders, off the record.

CuratedDinners

Table rotations designed to help every attendee meet beyond their existing circle. Dinners by vertical: AI, trading, investing, creator economy.

FounderMatchmaking

Office hours and warm introductions, matched by what you're building and who you need to meet.

Leave with your next opportunity

100 curated attendees. Invite only. 28 August - 2 September 2026. Designed for high-signal guests and sponsors across AI, trading, founder networks, creator communities and frontier technology.

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BuildersAI, product, startup and technical operators.

TradersMarket participants, crypto operators and quant-minded guests.

InvestorsFunds, angels and strategic backers looking for useful rooms.

CreatorsKOLs, community builders and on-site storytellers.

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