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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.
Snow sport resources
Our Internet Gateway listing of skiing, ice and snow sports websites.
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Clubs and organisations
Community information directory CINCH, lists skiing groups and includes contacts for local ski clubs and fields. Our Internet Gateway lists ski clubs and ski areas websites.
Ski areas and snow conditions
- Brown Bear Ski and Snowboard guide
- Skiing and snowboarding in New Zealand.
- Snow Reports
- Lists snow conditions in club and commercial fields around Canterbury.
- Metservice
- Weather for mountains and national parks.
- 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 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.
