Broken River (

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: Te Waka Ski Awa O Broken) 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 ...

in South Island,

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. Run by the Broken River Ski Club, it is located at about from

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon Rive ...

. The skifield claims to often have the longest ski season anywhere in

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. Also, by connecting with

Craigieburn Valley Craigieburn Valley Ski Area is a club skifield in the Southern Alps of New Zealand's South Island, about 104 km west from Christchurch.

, it claims to have the largest skiable area in New Zealand, at . The grounds encompass a large, open basin with five ski tows and a skiable range from an altitude of . The difficulty distribution is 10% beginner, 40% intermediate, 50% advanced. Accommodation is in the form of three lodges: the full-service Lyndon Lodge, the more basic 28-bed Broken River Lodge, and the very basic 14-bed White Star Chalet for backpackers. Access to the accommodation is via a 15- to 30-minute walk from the carpark. There is a passenger lift (formerly a goods lift) between the carpark and the accommodation. The field also has a day lodge, Palmer Lodge, which has self-catering available as well as food and drink availability.Chill. Multi Mountain Pass
''Broken River'' Accessed 2007-05-19

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Broken River Ski AreaBroken River Ski Area trail map
{{Club skifields Ski areas and resorts in Canterbury, New Zealand Funicular railways in New Zealand

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