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Resort Stats

Mountain

Mountain

Elevation Top 1752m
Elevation Bottom 1326m
Vertical Drop 430m
Skiable Terrain 320ha
Longest Run
Beginner 25%
Intermediate 50%
Advanced 25%
Total Number of Trails

Lifts

Lifts

Total 4
Highest Lifted Point 1723m
Gondolas & Trams 0
High Speed Sixes
High Speed Quads 0
Quad Chairs 0
Triple Chairs 0
Double Chairs 0
Surface Lifts 4
Uphill Capacity Unkown

Snow Making

Snow Making 0
Total Number of Guns 0
Annual Average Snowfall

Terrain Parks

Terrain Park

Total 0
Name
Half Pipes 0
Half Pipe Size
Total Terrain Park Area Size

Temple Basin Resort Reviews & Discussion (Facebook)
Temple Basin On Twitter
  • templebasinnz: 5cm of fresh and another blue bird day. Life at the Basin just keeps getting better. HS up 18cm in the last 3 days. 242 days ago
  • templebasinnz: WHAT a day! 243 days ago
  • templebasinnz: Sun and Powder, thats whats on offer at the Basin today. Its blue bird out there with the best coverage of the season, bring it on. 243 days ago
  • templebasinnz: Blue skis and powder at the Basin. What more does one need. 244 days ago
  • templebasinnz: 15cm of fresh between 7am and 10am this morning. Its going to be a powder afternoon at the Basin. Upper Bills closed untill tomorrow. 245 days ago
  • templebasinnz: 20cm in downhill, just had the best morning then back to the lodge through lower bills for lunch.Wicked top up for the weekend. 251 days ago
  • templebasinnz: BD Big mountain results1st women Alex Brook 2nd Liz Mathieson 1st men George Pengelly 2nd Lee Mcdermid 3rd Roy Schott Sick Bird Jeremy smith 256 days ago
  • templebasinnz: Sunny Sunday. Good snow and good times at the Basin today. Lots of big lines fulled in now, skiing is back on. 263 days ago
  • templebasinnz: 10cm in downhill this morning is going to make for some wicked riding today. Perfect divide snow to lay down some weekend turns. 264 days ago
  • templebasinnz: just had a ripping run down through lower bills, still good coverage and riding 265 days ago
  • templebasinnz: cloudy skies at the Basin today. Not a huge freeze last night so skiing will be good early. Family weekend coming up, great fun for the kids 267 days ago
  • templebasinnz: A super sunny day coming on at the Basin. All is open, ski any where you want. Lots of powder for everyone. 271 days ago
  • templebasinnz: with the biggest base in NZ and Sunny daze ahead, Temple is the place to be this weekend.Upper Bills and Mt Cassidy open today. 272 days ago
  • templebasinnz: with the biggest base in NZ and all tows operating TB is the place to be. Powder and wind swept powder for all our friends. 273 days ago
  • templebasinnz: 65+cm last night. We flew past the 4m base over night. Digging out of the lodge again this morning. AWESOME 274 days ago
  • templebasinnz: 0ver 30cm yesterday and another 30cm all ready today.Getting close to that 4m base. going to be a epic weekend at the Basin. 275 days ago
  • templebasinnz: Full Moon party tonight. Dj`s night skiing, good food and good times. 278 days ago
  • templebasinnz: Fullmoon party tomorrow night. Music night skiing and good times. Looks clear for the night so bring on the howlin. 279 days ago
  • templebasinnz: another sunny day at the Basin.Line junior freeride this weekend, come on up and check out our future rippers. 286 days ago
  • templebasinnz: what a day,Tb slack country going off 290 days ago
Location & Travel Info
Country: New Zealand
Region: South Island \\
Address: Temple Basin Ski Club Inc.

PO Box 1228

Christchurch

New Zealand
Website: http://www.templebasin.co.nz/
Email: info@templebasin.co.nz
Phone: \+64 3 377 7788
Nearest Town: Arthurs' Pass
Nearest Airport: Christchurch
Description
Temple Basin is a true alpine environment on the Main Divide of the Southern Alps at the heart of Arthur's Pass National Park in the south island of New Zealand. The ski area is one of the greatest skiing locations in the country and a wonderful environment to meet like-minded people who love the outdoors, the mountains and leaving the Latte drinkers behind! Temple Basin Ski Area covers a great variety of terrain spread over four separate basins. There are gentle slopes for complete beginners, adrenalin-pumping challenges for the expert, and everything in between.

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Arthurs Court Motor Lodge 160 NZD
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