Porters

Location

Canterbury

New Zealand

43° 21' 23.7852" S, 171° 34' 51.9132" E

General info:

Located 89 kilometers from Christchurch, rising to nearly 2000 meters Porters offers spectacular views of the Southern Alps and magnificent Mt Cook.

BASE: 1320ft
SUMMIT: 1980ft
VERTICAL DROP: 610ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 5
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 0
Surface: 5

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