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Temple Basin

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Temple Basin

Temple Basin ratings
Access: 4.0
Accommodation: 4.2
Cheap Rooms: 5.0
Luxury Hotels: 1.0
Snowsure: 3.8

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Temple Basin Ski Resort Guide

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Temple Basin Ski Resort Guide

Air in Bill's Basement - Temple Basin Ski Area. Johnny McCormack photo

Photo credit: Martin Toon

Cassidy Chutes at Temple Basin Ski Area. Volkl photo

Photo credit: Martin Toon

Heading to Extreme Terrain. Steve Eastwood, Temple Basin photo

Photo credit: Martin Toon

Temple Basin at Night photo

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Latest Snow Report

Issued: 19 May

  • Last Snowfall:
  • Snow Depth (upper): –
  • Snow Depth (lower): –
  • Piste: –
  • Off-piste: –

Today’s Weather (1708 m)

AM
light snow
5 SSW5
 2 °C F-Level
2000 m
PM
light snow
5 SE5
 2 °C F-Level
2000 m
night
snow showers
5 NNW5
 2 °C F-Level
1950 m

Temple Basin in New Zealand is a small ski resort with just 4 ski lifts but it does boast a respectable 430 metres (1410 feet) of vertical descent. Temple Basin has 640 acres of terrain over 22 pistes. Temple Basin is best suited to intermediate skiers and snowboarders but there is some terrain for beginners and advanced skiers. We have no information about the existence of any cross country ski trails at Temple Basin. The nearest airport is at Christchurch and the nearest train station to Temple Basin is at Arthurs Pass. There is accommodation located close to the pistes but we would welcome additional information about any hotels or chalets in Temple Basin.

Resorts close to Temple Basin include: Craigieburn (24 km), Broken River (25 km), Mount Cheeseman (29 km), Mount Olympus (31 km), Porters (39 km),


Temple Basin Location Maps

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Piste info

  • Trails (Pistes): 22
  • Beginner: 20%
  • Intermediate: 55%
  • Advanced: 25%
  • Cross-country: -
  • Snowmaking: -
  • Acres of ski: 640
  • Terrain Parks: -
  • Halfpipes: -

Social

  • Restaurants: 1
  • Bars: 1
  • Slopeside accommodation: Y

Mountain info

  • Summit: 1923 m
  • Vertical Drop: 430 m
  • Base: 007

Lifts

  • Draglifts: 4
  • Gondolas / Cable Cars: -
  • Toplift: m

Travel
  • Season opens: 29 Jun 2013
  • Season closes: 29 Sep 2013

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Visitor Reviews of Temple Basin


Sickbird from New Zealand writes:

Temple Basin is the only ski area in the Southern Alps, all the other ski areas are in the foot hills blocked by the Alps, that is why Temple gets the big dumps from the NW!
The best memory I have is skiing Temple 11.00pm under lights freshies up to my nipples!

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City Forecasts
Closest to Temple Basin

 city forecasts
Christchurch, New Zealand 113 km
Nelson, New Zealand 230 km
Wellington, New Zealand 321 km
Lower Hutt, New Zealand 334 km
Porirua, New Zealand 335 km

Surf Breaks
Closest to Temple Basin

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Blaketown Wedge, New Zealand 61 km
Cobden Breakwater, New Zealand 62 km
Cobden Beach, New Zealand 63 km
Rapahoe, New Zealand 66 km
Nine Mile, New Zealand 70 km

Resorts and Mountain Peaks Surrounding Temple Basin

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Mountain Peaks
Closest to Temple Basin

 mountain forecasts
Mount Rolleston, New Zealand 6 km
Mount Murchison, New Zealand 19 km
Mount Dixon, New Zealand 30 km
Mount Tregear, New Zealand 40 km
Mount Whitcombe, New Zealand 64 km