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Ōhau Snow Fields

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Lake Ohau, Canterbury Region
1,419–1,799 m
Altitude
380 m
Vertical
9 km
Km of pistes
3
Lifts

Ōhau Snow Fields: piste map and stats

Ōhau Snow Fields is a ski resort in Lake Ohau, Canterbury Region, New Zealand. 65% of its kilometres are easy runs: good for learning. It has 9 km of pistes across 17 named runs and 3 lifts. The ski area goes from 1,419 to 1,799 m of altitude, with 380 m of vertical. Its steepest runs (steepest 50 m stretch) are Exhibition (59%, 31°), Ridge Run 1 (58%, 30°) and The Boulevard (49%, 26°). The longest run is The Boulevard (1.3 km). The nearest ski resort is Mount Dobson Ski Field, 77 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 Ōhau Snow Fields

Snow forecast for the next 7 days (summit, 1,799 m): no significant snowfall (updated 14 November).

Terrain by difficulty

Green
2.4 km · 5
Blue
3.6 km · 8
Black
3.3 km · 6

Lifts by type

Chairlift
0.9 km · 1
Platter lift
0.2 km · 1
Magic carpet
0.1 km · 1

Runs, lifts and services

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Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of pistes does Ōhau Snow Fields have?

Ōhau Snow Fields has 9 km of pistes, measured run by run on the map: 17 named runs and 3 lifts.

What altitude is Ōhau Snow Fields at?

Its runs and lifts go from 1,419 to 1,799 m of altitude, with 380 m of vertical.

What is the steepest run at Ōhau Snow Fields?

Exhibition, with a 59% gradient on its steepest 50 m stretch.

What is the longest run at Ōhau Snow Fields?

The Boulevard, at 1.3 km.

What runs does Ōhau Snow Fields have by difficulty?

Green: 2.2 km (4 runs); Blue: 3.3 km (7 runs); Black: 3.3 km (6 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 runs17 / 19
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.