Mount Cheeseman Ski Area

New Zealand · Canterbury · 1510m · Score: 2.74979653679654/10

Mount Cheeseman Ski Area — Alpine village in New Zealand

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

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Parte de nieve

Últimas 24h: 4.8 cm
Últimas 72h: 9.5 cm
Últimos 7 días: 9.5 cm
Últimos 7 días: Valle 9.5cm · Media montaña 9.5cm · Cumbre 9.5cm
Acumulado de temporada: 0 cm

Estaciones de esquí abiertas ahora · Parte de nieve

About Mount Cheeseman Ski Area

A throwback club field in the Craigieburn Range, cherished for its uncrowded basins and a soulful, grassroots mountain culture.

Highlights

Clubhouse camaraderie
Open basin skiing
Backcountry access
Relaxed family vibe

Key Facts

Altitude: 1510m
Top lift: 1854m
Ski pistes: 9.3km
Ski lifts: 3
Lakes nearby: 8
MTB trails: 55.2km
Mountain huts: 8

Ski Area

Mount Cheeseman Ski Area

Weather and 10-day forecast for Mount Cheeseman Ski Area

Today: -5 to 3 °C, snow showers, 1 h of sunshine
Freezing level today: about 1574 m (1460 to 1680 m)
Snowfall in the last 7 days: 5 cm

Day	Min / max	Sky	Precipitation	Sunshine
vie, 25 sept	-5 / 3 °C	snow showers	1 cm snow	1 h sun
sáb, 26 sept	-7 / 4 °C	partly cloudy	0 mm rain	4 h sun
dom, 27 sept	-9 / 3 °C	snow showers	6 cm snow	4 h sun
lun, 28 sept	-10 / 1 °C	clear sky	dry	9 h sun
mar, 29 sept	-8 / 7 °C	clear sky	dry	12 h sun
mié, 30 sept	-5 / 7 °C	clear sky	dry	11 h sun
jue, 1 oct	-5 / 5 °C	overcast	2 mm rain	2 h sun
vie, 2 oct	-2 / 10 °C	drizzle	0 mm rain	12 h sun
sáb, 3 oct	-1 / 6 °C	drizzle	5 mm rain	8 h sun
dom, 4 oct	-3 / 1 °C	snow showers	0 cm snow	4 h sun

Source: Open-Meteo, village altitude, updated 2026-09-25 08:20 UTC.

Things to do in Mount Cheeseman Ski Area

Hikes nearby — Mount Cheeseman Ski Area (3)

3 curated hiking trails around Mount Cheeseman 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 Mount Cheeseman Ski Area

Mountain biking near Mount Cheeseman Ski Area

Dracophyllum Flat Track 6.0 km
Hogs Back Track 5.6 km · Black · 3 sections
Cockayne Alley 3.5 km · Descent
Dicksons 2.3 km · Descent
The Luge 2.3 km
Cuckoo Creek Track 1.7 km · Descent
Hogs Back Track "Easy Out" 1.6 km · Green
Hut Creek Track 1.3 km

All MTB trails near Mount Cheeseman Ski Area

Getting to Mount Cheeseman Ski Area

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

Nearest airport: Christchurch International Airport (CHC), 80 km away, about 1h43 by road