Broken River Ski Area
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Broken River is a club skifield
in South Island, New Zealand
. Run by the Broken River Ski Club, it is located at about 110 km from Christchurch
. It claims to often have the longest ski season anywhere in Australasia
. Also, by connecting with Craigieburn Valley
, it claims to have the largest skiable area in New Zealand, at 900 hectares.
The terrain is based around a large, open basin with five ski tows and a skiable range from an altitude of 1420 to 1820 metres. The difficulty distribution is 10% beginner, 40% intermediate, 50% advanced.
Accommodation is in the form of three lodges: the full-service Lyndon Lodge, the more basic 28 bed Broken River Lodge, and the very basic 14-bed White Star Chalet for backpackers. Access to the accommodation is via a 15 to 30 minute walk from the carpark. There is a passenger lift (formerly a goods lift) between the carpark and the accommodation.
The field also has a day lodge, Palmer Lodge, which has self catering available as well as food and drink availability.
Club skifield
In New Zealand, a club skifield is a small ski resort run by a ski club to provide affordable skiing to its members. While members of the public can ski, members of the club receive heavily discounted rates, in exchange for a yearly membership fee and usually several days of voluntary work...
in South Island, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Run by the Broken River Ski Club, it is located at about 110 km from Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
. It claims to often have the longest ski season anywhere in Australasia
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
. Also, by connecting with Craigieburn Valley
Craigieburn Valley
Craigieburn Valley Ski Area is a club skifield in the Southern Alps of New Zealand's South Island, about east 104km from Christchurch. Catering only to intermediate and advanced skiers, it features a vertical range of 1308—1811 m, 600 hectares of skiable area and 3 fast rope tows. The resort has...
, it claims to have the largest skiable area in New Zealand, at 900 hectares.
The terrain is based around a large, open basin with five ski tows and a skiable range from an altitude of 1420 to 1820 metres. The difficulty distribution is 10% beginner, 40% intermediate, 50% advanced.
Accommodation is in the form of three lodges: the full-service Lyndon Lodge, the more basic 28 bed Broken River Lodge, and the very basic 14-bed White Star Chalet for backpackers. Access to the accommodation is via a 15 to 30 minute walk from the carpark. There is a passenger lift (formerly a goods lift) between the carpark and the accommodation.
The field also has a day lodge, Palmer Lodge, which has self catering available as well as food and drink availability.
