Snowfall warning for North Island New Zealand Issued 24 July at 10am local time. A deepening sub-tropical depression will quickly cross North Island on Saturday accompanied by a short period of gales and heavy rain. Expect easterly blizzard conditions to develop on Ruapehu as well as the ranges from the Tararuas to the Kawekas and perhaps even further north. A Cool SE flow with further bands of snow for mountains elsewhere. Many resorts have seen more than 20cm snow over the past 24hrs.

Mount Lyford, NewZealand

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Mount Lyford Alpine Resort is situated approximately 1 hour 30 minutes by road north of the main city, Christchurch and its international airport. The area is ideally located at the southern end of the Seaward Kaikoura mountain range, between the thermal resort town of Hanmer Springs and the eco-tourism town of Kaikoura (only 50 minutes drive to either destination). There may only be a handful of surface lifts but these open up some excellent terrain packed with natural features and there is seldom a lift queue. There is a terrain park, the infamous international tuck jump and a new pipe groomer for 2005.

Resorts close to Mount Lyford include: Hanmer (25 km), Rainbow (50 km), Temple Basin (143 km), Broken River (148 km), Mount Olympus (152 km),

	Trails (Pistes): -	Halfpipes: 1
	Summit: 1750 m	Toplift: m
	Beg: 30% Int: 40% Adv: 30%	Terrain Parks: 1
	Vertical Drop: 350 m	X-Country: -
	Lifts: 6 surface lifts	Snowmaking: -
	Gondolas / Cable Cars: -	Slopeside accom.: -
	Restaurants: 1	Acres of ski: 360
	Bars: 1	Nearest Airport: Christchurch
	Nearest Train:	Info phone: +64/3/3661220 \| Mount Lyford Resort Info Website

Visitor Reviews of Mount Lyford

Rossi from NEW ZEALAND writes:

Mt Lyford's got a friendly "club" feel to it though it's a family owned commercial field. If it's got good snow coverage then the terrain's great for advanced skiers; if not then it can be a bit limiting but will still suit intermediate and family skiers. The field rarely gets crowded even on weekends so first tracks can still be had on a Saturday afternoon after a dumping; off-piste terrain is pretty huge. All tows are poma or T-bar, exceept the top rope tow.

2005-05-23

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