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Snow Resort Stats

Mountain

Mountain

Elevation Top 1980m
Elevation Bottom 1340m
Vertical Drop 620m
Skiable Terrain 600ha
Longest Run
Beginner 30%
Intermediate 30%
Advanced 40%
Total Number of Trails

Lifts

Lifts

Total 5
Highest Lifted Point 1980
Gondolas & Trams N
High Speed Sixes
High Speed Quads N
Quad Chairs N
Triple Chairs N
Double Chairs N
Surface Lifts 5
Uphill Capacity 500 people/hour

Snow Making

Snow Making limited
Total Number of Guns
Annual Average Snowfall 1.2m

Terrain Parks

Terrain Park

Total 1
Name
Half Pipes 1
Half Pipe Size
Total Terrain Park Area Size

Porters Resort Reviews & Discussion (Facebook)
Porters On Twitter
  • skiporters: These bad boys are all tuned up and rearing to go. http://t.co/2xzq4DrCet 8 days ago
  • skiporters: A few more cm's overnight and this morning... http://t.co/QIjDYVJ2QW 8 days ago
  • skiporters: http://t.co/HB17AJt9vf 8 days ago
  • skiporters: 'Polar rodent' Southerly heading our way tonight/tomorrow. Another 6-10cm forecast for the pass. Bring… http://t.co/qCVTvxPjCa 9 days ago
  • skiporters: Christchurch Ski Sales on this weekend. Get down to your local ski shop! http://t.co/gwn6vKjZm0 15 days ago
  • skiporters: http://t.co/OHOugxM6Uz 19 days ago
  • skiporters: Early bird season passes, 11 days to go... http://t.co/4lBuB32cXz 29 days ago
  • skiporters: Halfway through April & the countdown is on, just 15 days until the season pass sale ends! Get online and lock it in http://t.co/Glv4b5NiP8 33 days ago
  • skiporters: 2013 Season Passes on sale now! http://t.co/KBdIsZNamg 47 days ago
  • skiporters: Newsletter our now; 'Porters Season Passes 2013'. Check it out now at http://t.co/LvR9JbzT 87 days ago
  • skiporters: Flashback to winter 2012. Groomer park at patrol dispatch, top of T3. Bring on winter 2013. http://t.co/1w3GlbEZ 122 days ago
  • skiporters: Newsletter out now, to read more, check out http://t.co/S8tpmHiD 240 days ago
  • skiporters: Latest newsletter out now - 'The day of the season...' http://t.co/JAEIE4uB 246 days ago
  • skiporters: Boom, suns out this morn... http://t.co/BNRcQDng 248 days ago
  • skiporters: Still clear for the moment, some high cloud and very cold, -7 degrees at the ridge. When it snows, it will be cold and dry. 249 days ago
  • skiporters: A further 10-15cm of fresh snow accumulated today on top of the 25cm over the weekend. It's snowing heavily, it will be epic when it clears 250 days ago
  • skiporters: SUPER SEPTEMBER SNOW! Fresh snow on the hill and some great turns on offer. More info at http://t.co/BLxqlrMM 250 days ago
  • skiporters: A windy old week this week, newsletter out now, follow this link for the latest from Porters - http://t.co/y5p2qjQY 254 days ago
  • skiporters: Latest newsletter out now - 'Piri, Park and Powder!'. Click on the following link to read it now. http://t.co/ueXNPfkI 267 days ago
  • skiporters: Latest Porters newsletter out now - A Blanket of White - http://t.co/2Nezk1gd 275 days ago
Location & Travel Info
Country: New Zealand
Region: Canterbury
Address: Porters Ski Area

Springfield, PO Box 15

Canterbury, New Zealand
Website: http://www.skiporters.co.nz/
Email: info@skiporters.co.nz
Phone: 64 3 3184002
Nearest Town: Springfield
Nearest Airport: Christchurch
Description
You know, we get a lot of families here. And you can't help but reckon it's got a lot to do with the wide range of runs we've got. Whatever your ability, you'll feel right at home at Porters. We've got gentle runs for beginners and kids, long cruising runs for the intermediates, and real challenges for the advanced - and all sorts of bumps and lumps and jumps for the boarders!

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