Mt. Lyford ski area, New Zealand, South Island

  This ski mountain has a drop of 1,486 feet; it's enough to get some decent time on the trails between lifts. Mt. Lyford is a full-scale ski hill with a medium vertical drop if compared to other Southern Hemisphere ski mountains. This ski hill has a much lower than average proportion of red and black ski runs and a much higher than average share of easy slopes. The good snow here becomes truly deep, 16 feet per winter, and that is a very glorious coverage. Mt. Lyford has a somewhat modest collection of slopes and an
    ok pick of great ski lifts. With the terrain being 1,651 acres being deficient in skiable area won’t happen. This ski mountain has an average amount of snow each winter season. This ski resort has 15 slopes, and they are brilliant to ski on. Skiing and snowboarding
here in New Zealand, South Island is a lot of fun through the winter season. Some people prefer skiing and some snowboarding, either way, this neighborhood has lots of ski hills. Great exercise and an opportunity to spend some time in the great outdoors outdoes anything. There are 6 different ski lifts here, and they are perfectly looked after and operated by welcoming people. Mt. Lyford is a nice place for young and old with heaps of green and blue ski runs. The wonderful mountain surroundings of New Zealand, South  
Island and all the glorious ski slopes are in themselves reason enough to come here to ski. There's a ski run map of Mt. Lyford on this page for your reference.

  QUICK STATS
Vertical drop: 1,486 feet

Total Runs: 15
- 30% Expert and Advanced
- 40% Intermediate Runs
- 30% Beginner Runs

Total Lifts: 6

Skiing Area: 1,651 acres
Annual snowfall: 16 feet

Coordinates:
Latitude: -42.446898
Longitude: 173.143655

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OUTDOORS
 Ski Areas Near Mt. Lyford ski area:
Hanmer Springs, New Zealand, South Island , 22 miles away
   1024 vertical feet
   7 runs - 3 lifts
   30% Expert & Adv.
   60% Intermediate
   10% Beginner
Rainbow, New Zealand, South Island , 37 miles away
   320 vertical feet
   12 runs - 5 lifts
   20% Expert & Adv.
   55% Intermediate
   25% Beginner
Mt. Robert, New Zealand, South Island , 39 miles away
   991 vertical feet
   12 runs - 5 lifts
   20% Expert & Adv.
   70% Intermediate
   10% Beginner

 
Mt. Lyford ski area Trail Map:
Trail map supplied by Mt. Lyford ski area, copyright ©.

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* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.

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