Craigieburn Forest Park, Canterbury Region · New Zealand · ski area
Craigieburn Valley Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Craigieburn Valley Ski Area is a ski area in Craigieburn Forest Park, Canterbury Region, New Zealand with 12 km of mapped downhill runs and 3 lifts, between 1,293 m and 1,810 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 12 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Top elevation
- 1,810 m
- Vertical drop
- 517 m
- Nearest airport
- HKK · 73 km
Slopes by difficulty
24 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 3 Drag lifts
Craigieburn Valley Ski Area is a ski area in Craigieburn Forest Park, Canterbury Region, New Zealand. Its 24 mapped downhill runs add up to 12 km, which ranks it #9 of 28 ski areas in New Zealand and gives it 4.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 485 m long.
Slopes at Craigieburn Valley Ski Area
About 8% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 46% intermediate and 46% advanced or expert, which makes Craigieburn Valley Ski Area best suited to confident and advanced skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 3 lifts: 3 drag lifts. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,293 m up to 1,810 m, a vertical drop of 517 m.
Getting to Craigieburn Valley 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 79 km away. Nearby ski areas include Broken River Ski Area (9.9 km), Mount Cheeseman Ski Area (8.8 km), Mt. Olympus and Mount Olympus Ski Area (1.3 km), which together add 33 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Craigieburn Valley Ski Area
- 1 HKK73 kmstraight line
- 2Christchurch International AirportCHC79 kmstraight lineChristchurch, New Zealand
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- 3 TIU138 kmstraight line
- 4 WSZ153 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Craigieburn Valley Ski Area
- 1 kmCraigieburnSmall ski area
- 2 kmBroken River Ski Area9.9 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 1,815 m
- 6 kmMount Cheeseman Ski Area8.8 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,854 m
- 10 kmMt. OlympusSmall ski area
- 12 kmMount Olympus Ski Area1.3 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,814 m
- 19 kmPorters Ski Area13 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 1,942 m
- 24 kmTemple Basin7.4 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,751 m
- 45 kmMount Hutt Ski Area14 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,064 m
- 109 kmFox Peak Ski Area1.4 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,843 m
- 112 kmHanmer Springs Ski Area3 lifts · up to 1,751 m
- 115 kmRoundhill Ski Field8.8 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,120 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.