Ōhau Snow Fields
New Zealand · Canterbury Region · Single resort
Ōhau Snow Fields is a ski resort in Canterbury Region (New Zealand). It has 5.6 km of downhill runs and 3 lifts. The runs go from 1419 to 1799 m (380 m vertical).
Base station
1419 m (4,656 ft)
Top station
1799 m (5,902 ft)
Vertical drop
380 m (1,247 ft)
Piste difficulty split
- Blue square: 2.3 km (42%)
- Black diamond: 2.4 km (44%)
- Double black: 0.8 km (14%)
Details
- Night skiing: No
- Steepest spot: 71% (35°)
- Mostly facing south-east (39% of run length). South-facing slopes are sunny and warm — firm in the morning, softer in the afternoon.
Lifts: 3
Chairlift: 1 · Drag lift: 1
- C-Chair · Chairlift · 1456–1799 m
- B-Platter · Drag lift · 1419–1464 m
- A-Snowmat · 1489–1505 m
On site
- 1 car parks
- 1 restaurants & bars by the slopes
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 6 cm, Snow depth 3 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 0 cm, Snow depth 1 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 1 cm, Snow depth 0 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 1 cm, Snow depth 0 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 1 cm, Snow depth 1 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 6 cm, Snow depth 3 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 1067 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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