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Mount Dobson Ski Resort Guide

Mount Dobson Ski Resort Guide

Mount Dobson photo

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Back Bowl, Mount Dobson photo

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West Ridge, far side, Mount Dobson photo

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Fresh snow, Mount Dobson photo

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Tekapo from Dobson West RIdge, Mount Dobson photo

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Latest Snow Report

Issued: 23 May

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Today’s Weather (1902 m)

AM
clear
10 WNW10
-1 °C F-Level
1400m
PM
clear
15 WNW15
0 °C F-Level
1950m
night
clear
20 WNW20
1 °C F-Level
2000m

With regular snowfalls on its peaks and across the wide open slopes, Mount Dobson offers a fun skiing and snowboarding experience for everyone. From the well groomed slopes for the beginners and intermediates through to the soft and smooth powder that will test the best, Mount Dobson offers a challenge for all levels of skiers and boarders. Just off the Christchurch to Queenstown highway, 11km from Fairlie and 18km from Tekapo, Mount Dobson is a short 40min drive. There is a smooth mountain road which is one of the easiest alpine roads in the country. Plenty of parking is available. There is a small cafeteria with a range of hot food and good coffee. There are two snow making machines at Mount Dobson. Accommodation is nearby in Fairlie.

Resorts close to Mount Dobson include: Fox Peak (15 km), Roundhill (15 km), Alpure Peaks (19 km), HeliPark New Zealand (52 km), Ohau (80 km),


Mount Dobson Location Maps

Mount Dobson Location Map

All Mount Dobson Resort Stats

Piste info

  • Trails (Pistes): 14
  • Beginner: 25%
  • Intermediate: 50%
  • Advanced: 25%
  • Cross-country: -
  • Snowmaking: Yes
  • Acres of ski: 800
  • Terrain Parks: -
  • Halfpipes: -

Social

  • Restaurants: -
  • Bars: -
  • Slopeside accommodation: -

Mountain info

  • Summit: 2110 m
  • Vertical Drop: 415 m
  • Base: 007

Lifts

  • Draglifts: 3
  • Chairlifts: 1
  • Gondolas / Cable Cars: -
  • Toplift: m

Travel

  • Season opens: 12 Jul 2013
  • Season closes: 6 Oct 2013

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Visitor Reviews of Mount Dobson


Kirk from New Zealand writes:

Spent two days here in 2010. Absolutely amazing, first day was clear, no wind and 40cm of fresh snow. There were no lift lines, few people and fresh tracks to be had all over the mountain. Second day was the same story, bad weather had dumped rain on the other Canterbury fields while Dobson, being a bit higher, again had fresh snow. Lifts are slow and base area is very basic, but personally I would rather have fresh tracks, few people on the field and no lift lines over a pretty cafe, crowds and fast lifts.

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City Forecasts
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city forecasts
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Surf Breaks
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surf forecast
Lake Pukaki Point, New Zealand 52 km
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Mountain Peaks
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