Temple Basin is one of New Zealand's leading and most popular
club ski and snowboarding areas. It offers on-field accommodation
with comfortable lodges, mountain chef, equipment hire and a range
of skiing and snowboarding areas to suit all levels.
Everyone is welcome. The snow conditions are exceptional.
Because of all this Temple Basin has an international reputation as
a great place to come for a great time.
Visitors planning a trip to this spectacular part of the South
Island should check out these ski &
board itineraries to help plan their journey.
The Canterbury ski seasons runs from approximately mid June -
October.
Temple
Basin is an amazing ski and snowboarding area in the middle of
the Southern Alps, surrounded by the beauty of Arthur's Pass
National Park. It's club-based which means it's all about fun and
good times.
People come to meet other people, enjoy the wonderful snow and
fantastic conditions, and they often have some of the best skiing
or boarding experience of their lives. In fact, many international
boarders rank it as one of the best areas in the world. Yet it's
also friendly, open to everyone (including kids - with popular
supervised ski weeks too) and not far from Christchurch.
It's not for the faint-of-heart because it's a bit of a hike up
the hill from the main highway, but the thrill of staying at a
comfortable lodge, with chef, high up in the Main Divide and then
waking up on what feels like the top of the world is well worth
it.
Hours of Operation
9am to 11pm daily during the ski season
Directions
Take SH 73 from Christchurch through Arthurs Pass Village to top of Arthurs Pass itself. Carpark is beside SH 73, 4 km west of Arthurs Pass
Methods of Payment
Address:
State Highway 73
Arthurs Pass
Phone:
+64 3 3777788
Fax:
+64 3 3777798
Our Location
Located high on the Main Divide of the Southern Alps, the skifield faces North ensuring warm sunny slopes and skiing and boarding right into the evening. The terrain throughout the skifield varies from beginner to extreme and is a natural amphitheatre of chutes, cliffs and bowls.
What to Wear
Boots or stout shoes for the access track. Layers of clothing to cater for the variable temperatures associated with the mountains.