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Broken River
Website: http://www.brokenriver.co.nz/
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(Average price per person: $30 - $99)
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Broken River provides superb affordable alpine adventure - its a ski and snowboard lifestyle unique in the world and shouldn't be missed. The terrain is a series of rolling bowls with awesome runs to challenge all levels of snowboarders and skiers beginner to expert. The surrounding basins provide superb untracked 'back country' terrain for the more adventurous.
Broken River is located within 1.5 hours drive of Christchurch. Transport to Broken River from Christchurch can also be provided. From the ski area car park, there is a 15-20 minute walk to the accommodation lodges. A goods lift is available to take all your gear while you walk the pleasantly graded track through the native forest.
The terrain at broken river ski area consists of a large open basin serviced by 5 electrically driven, high capacity rope tows. The highest point is 1820 meters and the total vertical is 420 meters, grooming is carried out on the learner and intermediate slopes, while the more experienced have lots of off piste to choose from. Only a short walk offers access to the back basins and Craigieburn Valley, these areas offer some incredible terrain suited to more advanced skiers and snowboarders & lift passes are inter-changeable between Broken River & Craigieburn. The combined Broken River & Craigieburn ski area covers over 900 hectares, which makes it New Zealand's largest. 300 hectares can be accessed from the 'BR' rope tows without unclipping your bindings.
Other facilities available on the ski area include an expansive day lodge for all to enjoy the kitchen and dining facilities, canteen selling snack food, ski and snowboard instruction from qualified instructors and qualified ski patroller's to handle any first aid requirements. Ski and Snowboard hire is not available at Broken River.
Broken River is very fortunate in that as well as catching plenty of snow, the ski area is protected from the prevaling winds that can buffet the other Canterbury ski areas. This allows it to be open more often. In 2003 & 2004 'BR' was open for more days than any other ski area in Australasia (116 days each season) and Broken River was the last South Island ski area open in 2002, 2003 & 2004.
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