Butha-Buthe · Lesotho · ski area
AfriSki ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
AfriSki is a ski area in Butha-Buthe, Lesotho with 0.9 km of mapped downhill runs and 2 lifts, between 3,031 m and 3,223 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 0.9 km
- Lifts
- 2
- Top elevation
- 3,223 m
- Vertical drop
- 192 m
- Nearest airport
- MSU · 134 km
Slopes by difficulty
1 run mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 2 T-bars
AfriSki is a ski area in Butha-Buthe, Lesotho. Its 1 mapped downhill run add up to 0.9 km. The average run is about 880 m long.
Slopes at AfriSki
About 100% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 0% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes AfriSki a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 2 lifts: 2 t-bars. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 3,031 m up to 3,223 m, a vertical drop of 192 m — typical of a local ski hill. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to AfriSki
The nearest airport is Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU), about 134 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 54 min by car; Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) is 187 km away.
Nearest airports to AfriSki
- 1Moshoeshoe I International AirportMSU134 kmstraight lineMaseru(Mazenod), Lesotho
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- 2 PZB187 kmstraight line
- 3 BFN237 kmstraight line
- 4King Shaka International AirportDUR249 kmstraight line
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.