Mount Dobson Ski Field
Mount Dobson Ski Field is a ski area in Canterbury, New Zealand, with 1 village ranked on MR. ALPS. The area offers about 7.1 km of pistes served by 4 lifts, with the top lift at 2,010 m and the lowest village at 1,712 m. Mount Dobson Ski Field is the reference village for live conditions below. MR. ALPS ranks every destination on today's weather and snow, travel time from your door, and the price of a night, updated continuously.
Key Facts
- Ski pistes: 7.1km
- Ski lifts: 4
- Top lift: 2010m
- Lowest village: 1712m
- Villages: 1
Lifts open today in Mount Dobson Ski Field
0 of 4 lifts open (reported 2026-09-30).
Villages in Mount Dobson Ski Field
Ranked by their current MR. ALPS score. Each village page carries live webcams, the forecast at its own altitude, travel times and tonight's prices.
- Mount Dobson Ski Field A rugged, no-frills Southern Alps escape prized by locals for its vast sun-drenched basins and uncrowded, raw backcountry terrain.
Weather and 10-day forecast, measured at Mount Dobson Ski Field
- Today: -5 to 5 °C, clear sky, 11 h of sunshine
- Freezing level today: about 2560 m (2010 to 3040 m)
- Snowfall in the last 7 days: 14 cm
| Day | Min / max | Sky | Precipitation | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mer 30 set | -5 / 5 °C | clear sky | dry | 11 h sun |
| gio 1 ott | -3 / 8 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 5 h sun |
| ven 2 ott | -2 / 6 °C | partly cloudy | 0 mm rain | 4 h sun |
| sab 3 ott | -3 / 1 °C | drizzle | 3 mm rain | 2 h sun |
| dom 4 ott | -6 / 7 °C | clear sky | dry | 12 h sun |
| lun 5 ott | -2 / 8 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 4 h sun |
| mar 6 ott | -4 / 7 °C | clear sky | dry | 10 h sun |
| mer 7 ott | 1 / 4 °C | drizzle | 1 mm rain | 10 h sun |
| gio 8 ott | 1 / 9 °C | drizzle | 0 mm rain | 13 h sun |
| ven 9 ott | 0 / 9 °C | drizzle | 1 mm rain | 13 h sun |
Getting to Mount Dobson Ski Field
Door-to-door travel times to Mount Dobson Ski Field, as used by the MR. ALPS ranking.
- Nearest airport: Timaru Airport (TIU), 61 km away, about 1h58 by road