Porters Ski Area
New Zealand · Canterbury Region · Single resort
Porters Ski Area is a ski resort in Canterbury Region (New Zealand). It has 13 km of downhill runs, mostly difficult and 6 lifts. The runs go from 1303 to 1944 m (641 m vertical).
Base station
1303 m (4,275 ft)
Top station
1944 m (6,378 ft)
Vertical drop
641 m (2,103 ft)
Piste difficulty split
- Green circle: 0.2 km (2%)
- Black diamond: 5 km (38%)
- Double black: 7.9 km (60%)
Details
- Night skiing: No
- Steepest spot: 81% (39°)
- Mostly facing east (35% of run length). East-facing slopes get morning sun, west-facing ones afternoon sun.
Lifts: 6
Chairlift: 1 · Drag lift: 1
- Easy Rider · Chairlift · 1306–1520 m
- Sundance T · 1737–1944 m
- Leaper T · 1579–1774 m
- Platter Lift · Drag lift · 1303–1334 m
- Stellar T · 1546–1623 m
- Sunkid Carpet Lift · 1308–1319 m
On site
- 1 car parks
- 1 restaurants & bars by the slopes
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 1 cm, Snow depth 1 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 0 cm, Snow depth 0 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 0 cm, Snow depth 0 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 0 cm, Snow depth 0 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 0 cm, Snow depth 0 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 1 cm, Snow depth 1 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 394 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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