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Mt. Dobson Ski Area

Location

Canterbury

New Zealand

44° 5' 23.9964" S, 170° 49' 48.0072" E

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NZ

General info:

With regular snowfalls on its peaks and across its wide open slopes, Mount Dobson offers a fun skiing and snowboarding experience for everyone. It is especially well suited to families, beginners and intermediates, but high above the groomed slopes there’s amazing soft smooth powder to challenge the best skiers and boarders. Climb to the peak of Mount Dobson for spectacular views over Lakes Tekapo and Pukaki, and across to Mt Cook and Mt Tasman, New Zealand’s highest peaks, before challenging an off-piste ride over untracked snow down to the groomed trails.

BASE: 1600ft
SUMMIT: 2030ft
VERTICAL DROP: 0ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 4
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 1
Surface: 3

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