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Mount Lyford Ski Resort Guide

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Mount Lyford Ski Resort Guide

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 at Mount Lyford but these open up some excellent terrain packed with natural features and there is seldom a lift queue. At Mount Lyford there is a terrain park, the infamous international tuck jump and a new pipe groomer for 2005.

Resorts close to Mount Lyford include: Hanmer (23 km), Rainbow (67 km), Temple Basin (139 km), Craigieburn (140 km), Broken River (142 km),

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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 accommodation: -
Restaurants: 1 Acres of ski: 360
Bars: 1 Nearest Airport: Christchurch
Nearest Train: Tourist Info Phone:: +64/3/3661220,
Mount Lyford Tourist Office Website

Visitor Reviews of Mount Lyford


jamie heemskerk from New Zealand writes:

For those of us whom relish club atmosphere fields - Mount Lyford is one of the best that New Zealand has to offer. The snow gods were with us on our visit of 2008 with base of 400cm and 200cm of that being powder, only a dozen local 4wds and a blue bird day. Being a young student and not owning a flash ride, the ski field owner even towed us to the carpark as Billy the Civic could not handle the ride up - gotta love Kiwis.

As our last ride on our return drive home to Nelson from the crowds at nearby Mt Hutt, I had the best day in over 15 years riding with the Mount Lyford experience: great team, great snow and no showponys - just a hill covered with lovely white stuff and fantastic people enjoying it together; Bliss. Only gripe was no halfpipe, maybe it was buried that day aye? =)

2009-04-17

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  • Season opens: 30 Jun 2012
  • Season closes: 23 Sep 2012

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Kaikoura, New Zealand 44 km
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Oaro, New Zealand 30 km
Kahutara, New Zealand 36 km
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Gore Bay, New Zealand 50 km
Port Robinson, New Zealand 51 km

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