Broken River Ski Area

New Zealand · Canterbury · 1417m · Score: 2.78539393939394/10

Broken River Ski Area — Alpine village in New Zealand

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Selwyn District: Broken River Ski Area
Castle Hill Village: Mount Cheeseman Ski Area
Selwyn District
Castle Hill Village › South-east: Castle Hill Peak - Torlesse Range
Selwyn District › West: Mt Cloudesley
Selwyn District › South-east: Cass Station

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Sněhová zpráva

Posledních 24h: 3.6 cm
Posledních 72h: 10.3 cm
Posledních 7 dní: 10.4 cm
Posledních 7 dní: Údolí 10.4cm · Střední část 10.4cm · Vrchol 10.4cm
Sezónní úhrn: 131.7 cm

Lyžařská střediska otevřená právě teď · Sněhová zpráva

About Broken River Ski Area

A cult-classic club field where rugged terrain and vintage nutcracker tows reward the backcountry purist.

Highlights

Retro nutcracker tows
Backcountry bowl access
Steep technical chutes
Social club culture

Key Facts

Altitude: 1417m
Top lift: 1821m
Ski pistes: 10.8km
Ski lifts: 10
Lakes nearby: 9
MTB trails: 55.2km
Mountain huts: 7

Ski Area

Broken River Ski Area

Weather and 10-day forecast for Broken River Ski Area

Today: -6 to 5 °C, drizzle, 2 h of sunshine
Freezing level today: about 2519 m (1450 to 3480 m)
Snowfall in the last 7 days: 5 cm

Day	Min / max	Sky	Precipitation	Sunshine
so 26. 9.	-6 / 5 °C	drizzle	dry	2 h sun
ne 27. 9.	-9 / 2 °C	snow showers	dry	4 h sun
po 28. 9.	-10 / 0 °C	partly cloudy	dry	7 h sun
út 29. 9.	-7 / 5 °C	clear sky	dry	10 h sun
st 30. 9.	-3 / 7 °C	clear sky	dry	10 h sun
čt 1. 10.	-4 / 8 °C	drizzle	dry	2 h sun
pá 2. 10.	2 / 8 °C	overcast	dry	1 h sun
so 3. 10.	2 / 4 °C	drizzle	dry	0 h sun
ne 4. 10.	2 / 6 °C	drizzle	dry	0 h sun
po 5. 10.	2 / 7 °C	partly cloudy	dry	4 h sun

Source: Open-Meteo, village altitude, updated 2026-09-26 09:22 UTC.

Things to do in Broken River Ski Area

Hikes nearby — Broken River Ski Area (3)

3 curated hiking trails around Broken River Ski Area, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.

Cheeseman-Olympus Traverse

7.5 km · +843 m
Leith Hill Loop

6.1 km · +285 m
TA08b Arthur's Pass to Rakaia River

68.8 km · +1989 m

See all 3 hikes near Broken River Ski Area

Mountain biking near Broken River Ski Area

Dracophyllum Flat Track 6.0 km
Coal Pit Spur Track 4.6 km
Craigieburn Edge Track 4.4 km
Craigieburn Valley Track 4.4 km
Cockayne Alley 3.5 km · Descent
The Luge 2.3 km
Dicksons 2.3 km · Descent
Cuckoo Creek Track 1.7 km · Descent

All MTB trails near Broken River Ski Area

Getting to Broken River Ski Area

Door-to-door travel times as used by the MR. ALPS ranking.

Nearest airport: Christchurch International Airport (CHC), 80 km away, about 1h48 by road