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Ski Resorts with the Biggest Vertical Drop in New Zealand
The longest descents from summit to base.
- 1Roundhill Ski FieldCanterbury Region755 m
- 2WhakapapaManawatu-Wanganui Region726 m
- 3TūroaManawatu-Wanganui Region706 m
- 4Treble Cone Ski AreaOtago Region704 m
- 5Mount Hutt Ski AreaCanterbury Region646 m
- 6Porters Ski AreaCanterbury Region639 m
- 7Cardrona Alpine ResortOtago Region599 m
- 8Fox Peak Ski AreaCanterbury Region520 m
- 9Craigieburn Valley Ski AreaCanterbury Region516 m
- 10Awakino Ski AreaCanterbury Region465 m
- 11Coronet PeakOtago449 m
- 12ManganuiTaranaki Region436 m
- 13Temple BasinCanterbury Region405 m
- 14Broken River Ski AreaCanterbury Region398 m
- 15Ōhau Snow FieldsCanterbury Region380 m
- 16The Remarkables Ski AreaOtago Region379 m
- 17Mount Olympus Ski AreaCanterbury Region349 m
- 18Mount Lyford Alpine ResortMarlborough Region323 m
- 19Hanmer Springs Ski AreaCanterbury Region310 m
- 20Mount Cheeseman Ski AreaCanterbury Region304 m
- 21Mount Dobson Ski FieldCanterbury Region297 m
- 22Tukino SkifieldWaikato Region291 m
- 23Rainbow Ski AreaTasman Region203 m
- 24SnowplanetAuckland Region29 m
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