Porters Ski Area

Porters Ski Area

Infobox ski area
name= Porters

picture=Porters main building Stevage.jpg
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nearest_city= Springfield
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vertical= 620m
top_elevation= 1980m
base_elevation= 1360m
skiable_area= 700Ha
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terrainparks= 1
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snowmaking= Yes
nightskiing= No
external_link= http://www.skiporters.co.nz/

Porters, is a commercial ski resort just over an hour's drive west from Christchurch, on New Zealand's South Island. Originally functioning as a club skifield, it has one beginner magic carpet, one fixed grip rope tow and three t-bars. The difficulty of the slopes is distributed as 15% beginner, 35% intermediate and 50% advanced. Modern grooming equipment is used, and snowmaking facilities operate along the main pistes on either side of the number 1 T-bar.

There is one club-run lodge with 42 beds, situated along on the mountain's access road, said by the company operating the field to be "the least intimidating in Canterbury". [ [http://www.skiporters.co.nz/main/aboutskiarea/ Porters Ski Area - skiing, snowboarding - south island new zealand - skiing, snowboarding ] ]

2007 saw the name of the field change from Porter Heights to just Porters to reflect a change in ownership. This has brought various improvements to the field, including a new groomer, cafe and platter lift. [ [http://www.chillout.co.nz/mountains.asp?DocID=10 Chill. Multi Mountain Pass] , "Porters", Accessed 21/6/7]

The old cafe, considered by some Porters clients to be a cosy, idiosyncratic building, is now closed and used as a staff room.

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