Arthur's Pass National Park, Canterbury Region · New Zealand · ski area
Temple Basin ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Temple Basin is a ski area in Arthur's Pass National Park, Canterbury Region, New Zealand with 7.4 km of mapped downhill runs and 3 lifts, between 1,346 m and 1,751 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 7.4 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Top elevation
- 1,751 m
- Vertical drop
- 405 m
- Nearest airport
- HKK · 53 km
Slopes by difficulty
11 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 3 Drag lifts
Temple Basin is a ski area in Arthur's Pass National Park, Canterbury Region, New Zealand. Its 11 mapped downhill runs add up to 7.4 km, which ranks it #14 of 28 ski areas in New Zealand and gives it 2.8% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 676 m long.
Slopes at Temple Basin
About 7% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 88% intermediate and 5% advanced or expert, which makes Temple Basin a balanced resort for intermediate 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 1,346 m up to 1,751 m, a vertical drop of 405 m.
Getting to Temple Basin
The nearest airport is Hokitika Airfield (HKK), about 53 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 9 min by car; Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is 100 km away. Nearby ski areas include Craigieburn Valley Ski Area (11.6 km), Craigieburn, Broken River Ski Area (9.9 km) and Mount Cheeseman Ski Area (8.8 km), which together add 32 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Temple Basin
- 1 HKK53 kmstraight line
- 2Christchurch International AirportCHC100 kmstraight lineChristchurch, New Zealand
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- 3 WSZ130 kmstraight line
- 4 TIU158 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Temple Basin
- 24 kmCraigieburn Valley Ski Area12 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,810 m
- 25 kmCraigieburnSmall ski area
- 25 kmBroken River Ski Area9.9 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 1,815 m
- 28 kmMount Cheeseman Ski Area8.8 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,854 m
- 31 kmMt. OlympusSmall ski area
- 32 kmMount Olympus Ski Area1.3 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,814 m
- 40 kmPorters Ski Area13 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 1,942 m
- 65 kmMount Hutt Ski Area14 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,064 m
- 107 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.