Mount Cheeseman

Mount Cheeseman is a club snowfield in New Zealand's South Island, near the town of Springfield, about an hour and a half from Christchurch. Situated in a south-east-facing basin, it features two T-bar lifts and one learner tow. The runs cover an elevation range of 1570–1840 metres, with a distribution of 15% beginner slopes, 50% intermediate, and 35% advanced. Some of the slopes are groomed.

There is accommodation for 68 people in the onsite Snowline Lodge, and for 38 in the nearby Forest Lodge

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Coordinates: 43°09′26″S 171°40′08″E / 43.157188°S 171.668996°E / -43.157188; 171.668996

Ski areas and resorts in New Zealand

Commercial skifields

North Island

Auckland	Snow Planet¹

Mount Ruapehu	Turoa Whakapapa

South Island

Canterbury	Mount Lyford Mount Potts^2,3 Mount Hutt² Mount Dobson Porters² Roundhill

Otago	Cardrona Coronet Peak Invincible Ohau The Remarkables Snow Farm⁴ Snow Park^5,6 Treble Cone

Club skifields

North Island

Mount Ruapehu	Tukino

Taranaki	Manganui

South Island

Nelson Lakes	Rainbow Mount Robert⁶

Canterbury	Broken River Craigieburn Valley Fox Peak Hanmer Springs Mount Cheeseman Mount Olympus Temple Basin

Otago	Awakino

1: Indoor ski slope 2: Former club skifield 3: Heliskiing 4: Cross-country skiing 5: Terrain park 6: Closed

Club skifields in New Zealand

North Island: Manganui Tukino South Island: Broken River Mount Cheeseman Craigieburn Valley Fox Peak Hanmer Springs Mount Olympus Temple Basin Rainbow Ski Area Awakino Ski Area Former Club Fields: Porters Mount Potts Mount Hutt Mount Robert

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