Manganui Ski Area, located in
Taranaki
Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont.
The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth D ...
, in
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
's
North Island is a
club skifield
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 ...
. Like all club fields, it has accommodation onsite, in the form of the 33-bed Manganui Lodge. It has 3 rope
ski tow
A surface lift is a type of cable transport for snow sports in which skiers and snowboarders remain on the ground as they are pulled uphill. While they were once prevalent, they have been overtaken in popularity by higher-capacity and higher-co ...
s and a
T-bar
A surface lift is a type of cable transport for snow sports in which skiers and snowboarders remain on the ground as they are pulled uphill. While they were once prevalent, they have been overtaken in popularity by higher-capacity and higher-co ...
covering a beginner-intermediate terrain of 59 hectares. The elevation ranges from 1260 to 1680 m.
Sources
Club website
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110709163212/http://www.brownbearski.co.nz/manganui-ski-area/
Trail map
Ski areas and resorts in New Zealand
Stratford District, New Zealand
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