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Craigieburn Forest Park, Canterbury Region
1,417–1,815 m
Altitude
398 m
Vertical
10 km
Km of pistes
10
Lifts
Linked ski area

Detected by geographic proximity; their kilometres may overlap:

Broken River: piste map and stats

Broken River is a ski resort in Craigieburn Forest Park, Canterbury Region, New Zealand. 56% of its kilometres are difficult runs: for confident skiers. It has 10 km of pistes across 2 named runs and 10 lifts. The ski area goes from 1,417 to 1,815 m of altitude, with 398 m of vertical. Its steepest run (steepest 50 m stretch) is Happy Valley (49%, 26°). The longest run is Happy Valley (0.7 km). The nearest ski resort is Craigieburn Valley, 2 km away. Here you'll find every run with its gradient profile, the lifts and the on-mountain services; the interactive map shows them on satellite imagery.

Snow and weather at Broken River

Snow forecast for the next 7 days (summit, 1,815 m): no significant snowfall (updated 14 November).

Terrain by difficulty

Green
0.2 km · 2
Blue
4.2 km · 8
Black
5.6 km · 11

Lifts by type

Drag lift
1.6 km · 6
Funicular
0.3 km · 4

Runs, lifts and services

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Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of pistes does Broken River have?

Broken River has 10 km of pistes, measured run by run on the map: 2 named runs and 10 lifts.

What altitude is Broken River at?

Its runs and lifts go from 1,417 to 1,815 m of altitude, with 398 m of vertical.

What is the steepest run at Broken River?

Happy Valley, with a 49% gradient on its steepest 50 m stretch.

What is the longest run at Broken River?

Happy Valley, at 0.7 km.

What runs does Broken River have by difficulty?

Blue: 0.7 km (1 runs); Black: 0.2 km (1 runs).

About this data

Piste km: the length of each piste, measured once along its line on the map. Resorts usually advertise more, as they add itineraries, variants or wide pistes counted as several runs; and sometimes a piste is still missing from OpenStreetMap.

Data quality

Named runs2 / 21
Difficulty tagged100%
Lighting tagged0%
Snowmaking tagged0%
Lift capacity tagged0%
Grip type tagged0%

Snowmaking and ski patrol are rarely tagged in OpenStreetMap — it doesn't mean they don't exist, just that hardly anyone maps them yet.