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Skiing and snow sports in Canterbury
This page has information on skiing and snow sports in Canterbury — from ski clubs to snowboarding as well as resources on snow sports and mountain safety.
Clubs and organisations
Community information directory CINCH, lists skiing groups and includes contacts for local ski clubs and fields. Our internet gateway lists Skiing and snow sport websites.
Snow sport resources
Search our catalogue for resources including DVDs, books, magazines and photographs:
Ski areas and snow conditions
Did you know?
Annelise Coberger — the first person from the southern hemisphere to win a medal at the Winter Olympics — was born in Christchurch in 1971. She took silver in the slalom at Albertville in France in 1992. She also won several World Cup podium places.
- Brown Bear Ski and Snowboard guide to skiing and snowboarding in New Zealand.
- Snow Reports lists snow conditions in club and commercial fields around Canterbury.
- Metservice Ski Field Reports.
- MacKenzie Country skifields in the Mackenzie Basin region.
- Snow.co.nz guide to ski areas in New Zealand. Includes club, commercial and heliski information.
- Canterbury Snowsports Association organisation for club skifields.
Mountain safety
- The Mountain Safety Council offers training programmes and advice.
- SnowSmart — free online training programme for ski and snowboard fitness from ACC.
- Avalanche.net.nz Latest advisories on avalanche risk in New Zealand’s mountain areas. From the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council.
Related links
- Snow at NZ On Screen
- Snow collects together 13 titles celebrating the scenic, recreational and spiritual call of New Zealand’s mountains. The collection features everything from ski ballet, Middle Earth glaciers and mountain parrots, to polar ice-fishing.
- Snow days
- A brief history of snow in Christchurch.
