Castle Hill, Canterbury Region · New Zealand · ski area
Mount Cheeseman Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Mount Cheeseman Ski Area is a ski area in Castle Hill, Canterbury Region, New Zealand with 8.8 km of mapped downhill runs and 3 lifts, between 1,549 m and 1,854 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 8.8 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Top elevation
- 1,854 m
- Vertical drop
- 305 m
- Nearest airport
- HKK · 74 km
Slopes by difficulty
34 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 2 T-bars
- 1 Drag lifts
Mount Cheeseman Ski Area is a ski area in Castle Hill, Canterbury Region, New Zealand. Its 34 mapped downhill runs add up to 8.8 km, which ranks it #12 of 28 ski areas in New Zealand and gives it 3.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 258 m long.
Slopes at Mount Cheeseman Ski Area
About 18% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 42% intermediate and 39% advanced or expert, which makes Mount Cheeseman Ski Area best suited to confident and advanced skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 3 lifts: 2 t-bars, 1 drag lift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,549 m up to 1,854 m, a vertical drop of 305 m.
Getting to Mount Cheeseman Ski Area
The nearest airport is Hokitika Airfield (HKK), about 74 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 36 min by car; Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is 79 km away. Nearby ski areas include Broken River Ski Area (9.9 km), Mt. Olympus, Craigieburn and Craigieburn Valley Ski Area (11.6 km), which together add 36 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Mount Cheeseman Ski Area
- 1 HKK74 kmstraight line
- 2Christchurch International AirportCHC79 kmstraight lineChristchurch, New Zealand
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- 3 TIU132 kmstraight line
- 4 WSZ158 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Mount Cheeseman Ski Area
- 4 kmBroken River Ski Area9.9 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 1,815 m
- 4 kmMt. OlympusSmall ski area
- 6 kmCraigieburnSmall ski area
- 6 kmCraigieburn Valley Ski Area12 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,810 m
- 6 kmMount Olympus Ski Area1.3 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,814 m
- 13 kmPorters Ski Area13 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 1,942 m
- 28 kmTemple Basin7.4 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,751 m
- 39 kmMount Hutt Ski Area14 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,064 m
- 104 kmFox Peak Ski Area1.4 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,843 m
- 109 kmRoundhill Ski Field8.8 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,120 m
- 118 kmHanmer Springs Ski Area3 lifts · up to 1,751 m
- 119 kmMount Dobson Ski Field7.0 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,010 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.