Lake Coleridge, Canterbury Region · New Zealand · ski area
Mount Olympus Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Mount Olympus Ski Area is a ski area in Lake Coleridge, Canterbury Region, New Zealand with 1.3 km of mapped downhill runs and 5 lifts, between 1,465 m and 1,814 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 1.3 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Top elevation
- 1,814 m
- Vertical drop
- 349 m
- Nearest airport
- HKK · 74 km
Slopes by difficulty
2 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 5 Drag lifts
Mount Olympus Ski Area is a ski area in Lake Coleridge, Canterbury Region, New Zealand. Its 2 mapped downhill runs add up to 1.3 km, which ranks it #20 of 28 ski areas in New Zealand and gives it 0.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 660 m long.
Slopes at Mount Olympus Ski Area
About 0% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 100% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Mount Olympus Ski Area a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 5 lifts: 5 drag lifts. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,465 m up to 1,814 m, a vertical drop of 349 m.
Getting to Mount Olympus 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 82 km away. Nearby ski areas include Mt. Olympus, Mount Cheeseman Ski Area (8.8 km), Porters Ski Area (13.0 km) and Broken River Ski Area (9.9 km), which together add 43 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Mount Olympus Ski Area
- 1 HKK74 kmstraight line
- 2Christchurch International AirportCHC82 kmstraight lineChristchurch, New Zealand
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- 3 TIU127 kmstraight line
- 4 WSZ162 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Mount Olympus Ski Area
- 2 kmMt. OlympusSmall ski area
- 6 kmMount Cheeseman Ski Area8.8 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,854 m
- 9 kmPorters Ski Area13 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 1,942 m
- 10 kmBroken River Ski Area9.9 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 1,815 m
- 12 kmCraigieburn Valley Ski Area12 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,810 m
- 12 kmCraigieburnSmall ski area
- 32 kmTemple Basin7.4 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,751 m
- 34 kmMount Hutt Ski Area14 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,064 m
- 97 kmFox Peak Ski Area1.4 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,843 m
- 103 kmRoundhill Ski Field8.8 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,120 m
- 112 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.