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Christchurch Skiing, Christchurch Snowboarding and the Southern Alps
(Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand NZ)



Exciting skiing trips and skiing excursions from Christchurch are extremely popular during the winter months of June, July and August, particularly skiing in the Southern Alps in Canterbury, skiing around Mount Cook - the tallest mountain in the Southern Alps and throughout New Zealand, and skiing on the nearby Tasman Glacier. Many of the skiing resorts and skiing locations near to Christchurch are open from May to October and generally feature good skiing facilities.

Winter in Christchurch is actually summer in Europe and America, and skiing resorts close to Christchurch are always busy at this time of the year.

There are a number of excellent ski resorts located near to Christchurch, in areas of Canterbury and the Southern Alps. These busy and lively ski resorts attract many tourists and visitors from around Christchurch.




Skiing in the Southern Alps, nearby Christchurch, is just a short drive and the skiing resorts in the Southern Alps can usually be reached in around one hour from central Christchurch. The Southern Alps stretch along the South Island and include a number of magnificent mountains with good skiing and snowboarding facilities, including Mount Cook, one of the tallest mountains on New Zealand's South Island with impressive glaciers and large lakes.

The skiing resorts and destinations close to Christchurch contain a good range of hotels, offering inexpensive accommodation and lodging. There are also useful tourist information centres, providing the latest tourism information for the area. Skiwear is available for hire and purchase in most skiing resorts, with rental ski shops offering numerous different skis and affordable accessories, good quality snowboards, snowshoes, jackets and many stylish skiing goggles.

There are an enormous variety of winter sports and other popular activities available at the Southern Alps. These include guided tours of the Mountains around the Southern Alps, exciting floodlit night skiing, leisure and fitness centres, outdoor adventure schools, horse trekking, scenic walking and tramping trails, mountaineering, abseiling and rock climbing.

During the milder summer months of December, January and February, outdoor activities at the Southern Alps and skiing resorts nearby Christchurch include bobsled, local excursions, fishing, children's playground areas, cycling, swimming, tennis, athletics and many other exciting activities.

Many major skiing resorts and skiing locations within easy reach of Christchurch are often connected to the city with regular door-to-door shuttle buses and coaches. Some of the most popular mountains and popular skiing resorts nearby Christchurch include:

• Christchurch Skiing: Broken River Ski Area - located around 120 km / 75 miles from Christchurch city centre, the Broken River Ski Area is very popular and is rarely crowded, with skiing facilities for all abilities
• Christchurch Skiing: Craigieburn - located to the west of the city, Craigieburn is ideal for experienced skiers, with secluded ski runs and breathtaking views of the surrounding mountainous areas
• Christchurch Skiing: Methven Heliski - located outside of Christchurch, to the south of the city, Methven Heliski features a number of difficult ski runs and good skiing facilities, including ski equipment hire and ski guides
• Christchurch Skiing: Mount Cheeseman - catering for all levels of skiing, Mount Cheeseman contains a variety of different conditions and skiing facilities
• Christchurch Skiing: Mount Dobson - popular with snowboarders and skiers alike, Mount Dobson has much to offers skiing enthusiasts staying in the Christchurch area and attractions at Mount Dobson include ski schools and experienced instructors
• Christchurch Skiing: Mount Hutt - containing some of the best skiing facilities and longest skiing runs, Mount Hutt caters for all levels of experience and features a well-stocked ski shop, snowboarding areas and ski equipment hire
• Christchurch Skiing: Mount Lyford - just 90 minutes from the city centre, Mount Lyford is suitable for beginners, with a number of basic skiing slopes, ski equipment hire and good general skiing facilities
• Christchurch Skiing: Mount Olympus - one of northern side of the city, Mount Olympus is a favoured excursion from Christchurch and offers numerous skiing accommodation packages and options, skiing instructors, snowboarding runs and ski equipment hire
• Christchurch Skiing: Porter Heights - one of the most popular skiing excursions from Christchurch, Porter Heights is close to the city and both novice skiers and more experienced skiers will enjoy the facilities and skiing runs on Porter Heights
• Christchurch Skiing: Temple Basin - located on the western outskirts of Christchurch, Temple Basin is home to some of the regions' best Alpine Skiing and this vast skiing resort features many different ski packages and options

 
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