Temple Basin
New Zealand · Canterbury Region · Single resort
Temple Basin is a ski resort in Canterbury Region (New Zealand). It has 7.4 km of downhill runs, mostly difficult and 3 lifts. The runs go from 1318 to 1829 m (511 m vertical).
Base station
1318 m (4,324 ft)
Top station
1829 m (6,001 ft)
Vertical drop
511 m (1,677 ft)
Piste difficulty split
- Blue square: 0.5 km (7%)
- Black diamond: 6.6 km (88%)
- Double black: 0.4 km (5%)
Details
- Night skiing: No
- Steepest spot: 85% (40°)
- Mostly facing west (48% of run length). East-facing slopes get morning sun, west-facing ones afternoon sun.
Lifts: 3
Drag lift: 3
- Temple Tow · Drag lift · 1346–1541 m
- Downhill Tow · Drag lift · 1550–1751 m
- Cassidy Tow · Drag lift · 1364–1466 m
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 2 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) 2 cm, Snow depth 1 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 914 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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