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Biggest vertical drop in New Zealand

The longest descents from summit to base.

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

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