Tiffindell Ski Resort Explained

Tiffindell Ski Resort
Pushpin Map:South Africa
Location:South Africa
Nearest City:Rhodes, Eastern Cape

24km (15miles)

Coordinates:-30.6508°N 27.9263°W
Top Elevation:2900m (9,500feet) [1]
Base Elevation:2720m (8,920feet)
Number Trails:2
Vertical:180m (590feet)
Total Length:2km (01miles)
Lift Capacity:1600 people/hour
Terrainparks:yes
Snowmaking:100%
External Link:Snow.co.za

Tiffindell Ski Resort is a year-round alpine resort, the only ski resort in South Africa and one of the two ski resorts in Southern Africa.It was established in 1993 in the Southern Drakensberg, Tiffindell is rated number 19 on CNN's "Top 100 Ski Runs of the World".

Location

Tiffindell is located at 2720m (8,920feet) on the south facing slope of Ben Macdhui, the highest mountain in the Eastern Cape with an elevation of 3001m (9,846feet). It is situated 24km (15miles) above the hamlet of Rhodes and about 212km (132miles) east of Aliwal North, a major town.

International Ski Racing

Tiffindell holds the South African National FIS Championships annually and has successfully run International Ski FIS Races since 2014.

Skiing and snowboarding

Tiffindell uses snowmaking and grooming machines to maintain the ski areas. Snowmaking currently covers in excess of of ski runs for about 3 months of the year (June–August) during an average winter.It offers a snow fun-park with rails and jumps, equipment rentals and instructors.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Ski resort Tiffindell . SkiResort.info . 2015-10-19.

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