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Visiting Craigieburn
Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip to Craigieburn.
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- Nearest Airport Christchurch
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- Tourist Office Phone+6433652514
Craigieburn Features
The terrain at Craigieburn includes::
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What's it like at Craigieburn resort?
Craigieburn Valley Ski Area, located in the heart of New Zealand's Southern Alps, has achieved cult status amongst NZ's hottest skiers. Steep deep and cheap. Three high capacity rope tows service a vertical rise of 500m. Terrain at Craigieburn Valley is varied, exciting and challenging with the infamous 600m vertical descent of Middle basin, which is often compared to a heli skiing experience, accessible by a short traverse from the tow. Wide open powder bowls, steep narrow chutes and when you come off the hill at Craigieburn at the end of a big day, kick back in the bar at our cosy alpine lodge.
Latest photos from Craigieburn. View all photos at the Craigieburn gallery page.
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Explore Craigieburn Location Map
Interactive Craigieburn trail map and piste map. View the piste and trails as well as the surrounding terrain and mountain contours for backcountry action. Find and compare nearby resorts by clicking on the resort markers.
Craigieburn Live Weather
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
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| Top Lift: | 7 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | 8 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 8 | | ||||
When's the snowiest month to visit Craigieburn?
What's the snow currently like in Craigieburn?
A summary of the current snow conditions in Craigieburn. View more information on the Craigieburn detailed snow report page.
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Visitor Reviews of Craigieburn
Nick Jarman from New Zealand writes:
Hi Snow-Forecast team, you have a great site and we use it often.
As some more information, Craigieburn and Broken River ski areas are next door neighbours!! It's an easy ski over to Broken River from Hamilton Col at Craigieburn (5/10 minutes, depending on conditions) and a 1/2-1hour walk (once again, depending on conditions) back along the ridge line from Broken River to Craigieburn. So in essence, Craigieburn and Broken River are the closest resorts to each other!! In fact on a topo map our main lifts are 2km apart!!
Hope this is of some use.
Resorts close to Craigieburn
Discover ski resorts near Craigieburn. Click below to view there ski resort guides.
Broken RiverLast snow: 1.0 cm Sat 11 Jan
Lifts: 5
Pistes: —2 km away- Mount CheesemanLast snow: 2.0 cm Sat 11 JanLifts: 3Pistes: —6 km away
- Mount OlympusLast snow: 1.0 cm Sat 11 JanLifts: 4Pistes: —12 km away
- PortersLast snow: 2.0 cm Sat 11 JanLifts: 6Pistes: —18 km away
- Temple BasinLast snow: 4.0 cm Fri 03 JanLifts: 4Pistes: 2224 km away
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