Porters: piste map and stats
Porters is a ski resort in Castle Hill, Canterbury Region, New Zealand. By kilometres of pistes it ranks number 9 in New Zealand. 62% of its kilometres are difficult runs: for confident skiers. It has 14 km of pistes across 20 named runs and 6 lifts. The ski area goes from 1,304 to 1,943 m of altitude, with 639 m of vertical. Its steepest runs (steepest 50 m stretch) are Lower Leaper (55%, 29°), Solitude (54%, 28°) and Julian's Bowl (53%, 28°). The longest run is Adrian's Highway (1.6 km). The nearest ski resort is Mount Cheeseman, 13 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 Porters
Snow forecast for the next 7 days (summit, 1,943 m): no significant snowfall (updated 14 November).
Terrain by difficulty
Lifts by type
Runs, lifts and services
tap a run to see its profileFrequently asked questions
How many kilometres of pistes does Porters have?
Porters has 14 km of pistes, measured run by run on the map: 20 named runs and 6 lifts.
What altitude is Porters at?
Its runs and lifts go from 1,304 to 1,943 m of altitude, with 639 m of vertical.
What is the steepest run at Porters?
Lower Leaper, with a 55% gradient on its steepest 50 m stretch.
What is the longest run at Porters?
Adrian's Highway, at 1.6 km.
What runs does Porters have by difficulty?
Blue: 3.4 km (5 runs); Black: 8.5 km (13 runs); Double black: 0.7 km (2 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
Snowmaking and ski patrol are rarely tagged in OpenStreetMap — it doesn't mean they don't exist, just that hardly anyone maps them yet.