Fairlie, Canterbury Region · New Zealand · ski area
Fox Peak Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Fox Peak Ski Area is a ski area in Fairlie, Canterbury Region, New Zealand with 1.4 km of mapped downhill runs and 5 lifts, between 1,323 m and 1,843 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 1.4 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Top elevation
- 1,843 m
- Vertical drop
- 520 m
- Nearest airport
- TIU · 60 km
Slopes by difficulty
5 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 4 Drag lifts
- 1 Rope tows
Fox Peak Ski Area is a ski area in Fairlie, Canterbury Region, New Zealand. Its 5 mapped downhill runs add up to 1.4 km, which ranks it #19 of 28 ski areas in New Zealand and gives it 0.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 278 m long.
Slopes at Fox Peak Ski Area
About 42% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 17% intermediate and 42% advanced or expert, which makes Fox Peak Ski Area best suited to confident and advanced skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 5 lifts: 4 drag lifts, 1 rope tow. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,323 m up to 1,843 m, a vertical drop of 520 m.
Getting to Fox Peak Ski Area
The nearest airport is Timaru Airport (TIU), about 60 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 18 min by car; Hokitika Airfield (HKK) is 127 km away. Nearby ski areas include Roundhill Ski Field (8.8 km), Mount Dobson Ski Field (7.0 km), Mount Hutt Ski Area (14.1 km) and Porters Ski Area (13.0 km), which together add 50 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Fox Peak Ski Area
- 1 TIU60 kmstraight line
- 2 HKK127 kmstraight line
- 3Christchurch International AirportCHC144 kmstraight lineChristchurch, New Zealand
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- 4 WKA158 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Fox Peak Ski Area
- 12 kmRoundhill Ski Field8.8 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,120 m
- 15 kmMount Dobson Ski Field7.0 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,010 m
- 71 kmMount Hutt Ski Area14 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,064 m
- 92 kmŌhau Snow Fields5.6 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,799 m
- 93 kmPorters Ski Area13 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 1,942 m
- 97 kmMount Olympus Ski Area1.3 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,814 m
- 100 kmMt. OlympusSmall ski area
- 104 kmMount Cheeseman Ski Area8.8 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,854 m
- 107 kmBroken River Ski Area9.9 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 1,815 m
- 109 kmCraigieburn Valley Ski Area12 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,810 m
- 109 kmCraigieburnSmall ski area
- 110 kmAwakino Ski Area3 lifts · up to 1,694 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.