Club skifield explained

In New Zealand, a club skifield is a small ski resort run by a ski club to provide affordable skiing to its members. While members of the public can ski, members of the club receive heavily discounted rates, in exchange for a yearly membership fee and usually several days of voluntary work maintaining the resort.

List of club skifields in New Zealand

North Island

• Manganui
• Tukino

South Island

• Awakino Ski Area
• Broken River
• Craigieburn Valley
• Fox Peak
• Hanmer Springs Ski Area
• Mount Cheeseman
• Mount Olympus
• Rainbow Ski Area
• Temple Basin

Former Club Fields

• Erewhon - The four rope tows were removed and it is now run as a backcountry area accessible only via helicopter. Now called Mount Potts.
• Mount Hutt - now run as a commercial operation by NZSki, along with Coronet Peak and The Remarkables
• Mount Robert closed in 2005, amalgamating with Rainbow Ski Area
• Porters Ski Area (previously "Porter Heights Ski Area") was formerly a club skifield, but is now run as a commercial operation. However, there is an active club associated that runs an alpine lodge.

See also

• Skiing in New Zealand

References

• Club fields of New Zealand
• Intrepid & Club Skiing in New Zealand