- Mount Cheeseman
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Mount Cheeseman is a club snowfield in New Zealand's South Island, near the town of Springfield, about an hour and a half from Christchurch. Situated in a south-east-facing basin, it features two T-bar lifts and one learner tow. The runs cover an elevation range of 1570-1840 metres, with a distribution of 15% beginner slopes, 50% intermediate, and 35% advanced. Some of the slopes are groomed.
There is accommodation for 68 people in the onsite Snowline Lodge, and for 38 in the nearby Forest Lodge.
External links
- Official website
- http://www.snow.co.nz/Areas/15.asp?skiArea=15
- http://www.chillout.co.nz/mountains.asp?DocID=8
Coordinates: 43°09′26″S 171°40′08″E / 43.157188°S 171.668996°E
Ski areas and resorts in New Zealand Commercial skifields Club skifields North IslandMount RuapehuSouth IslandCanterburyBroken River · Craigieburn Valley · Fox Peak · Hanmer Springs · Mount Cheeseman · Mount Olympus · Temple BasinOtago1: Indoor ski slope 2: Former club skifield 3: Heliskiing 4: Cross-country skiing 5: Terrain park 6: Closed Club skifields in New Zealand North Island: Manganui · Tukino
South Island: Broken River · Mount Cheeseman · Craigieburn Valley · Fox Peak · Hanmer Springs · Mount Olympus · Temple Basin · Rainbow Ski Area · Awakino Ski Area
Former Club Fields: Porters · Mount Potts · Mount Hutt · Mount Robert
Categories:- Ski areas and resorts in New Zealand
- Canterbury Region
- Canterbury Region geography stubs
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