Craigieburn Forest Park, Canterbury Region · New Zealand · ski area
Broken River Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Broken River Ski Area is a ski area in Craigieburn Forest Park, Canterbury Region, New Zealand with 9.9 km of mapped downhill runs and 10 lifts, between 1,416 m and 1,815 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 9.9 km
- Lifts
- 10
- Top elevation
- 1,815 m
- Vertical drop
- 399 m
- Nearest airport
- HKK · 73 km
Slopes by difficulty
21 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 6 Drag lifts
- 4 Funiculars
Broken River Ski Area is a ski area in Craigieburn Forest Park, Canterbury Region, New Zealand. Its 21 mapped downhill runs add up to 9.9 km, which ranks it #10 of 28 ski areas in New Zealand and gives it 3.8% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 473 m long.
Slopes at Broken River Ski Area
About 2% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 42% intermediate and 56% advanced or expert, which makes Broken River Ski Area best suited to confident and advanced skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 10 lifts: 6 drag lifts, 4 funiculars. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,416 m up to 1,815 m, a vertical drop of 399 m.
Getting to Broken River Ski Area
The nearest airport is Hokitika Airfield (HKK), about 73 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 35 min by car; Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is 80 km away. Nearby ski areas include Craigieburn Valley Ski Area (11.6 km), Craigieburn, Mount Cheeseman Ski Area (8.8 km) and Mt. Olympus, which together add 35 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Broken River Ski Area
- 1 HKK73 kmstraight line
- 2Christchurch International AirportCHC80 kmstraight lineChristchurch, New Zealand
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- 3 TIU136 kmstraight line
- 4 WSZ154 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Broken River Ski Area
- 2 kmCraigieburn Valley Ski Area12 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,810 m
- 2 kmCraigieburnSmall ski area
- 4 kmMount Cheeseman Ski Area8.8 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,854 m
- 8 kmMt. OlympusSmall ski area
- 10 kmMount Olympus Ski Area1.3 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,814 m
- 17 kmPorters Ski Area13 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 1,942 m
- 25 kmTemple Basin7.4 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,751 m
- 43 kmMount Hutt Ski Area14 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,064 m
- 107 kmFox Peak Ski Area1.4 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,843 m
- 113 kmRoundhill Ski Field8.8 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,120 m
- 114 kmHanmer Springs Ski Area3 lifts · up to 1,751 m
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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.