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{{Short description|Ski field in Canterbury, New Zealand}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
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'''Mount Cheeseman''' is a [[club skifield|club snowfield]] in [[New Zealand]]'s [[South Island]], near the town of [[Springfield, New Zealand|Springfield]], about an hour and a half  (111&nbsp;km) from [[Christchurch]].<ref>[http://www.chillout.co.nz/images/trailmap_mtcheeseman_large.jpg Trail map] {{dead link|date=June 2018}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070205082347/http://www.snow.co.nz/Areas/15.asp?skiArea=15 Archive.org]</ref><ref>[http://www.chillout.co.nz/mountains.asp?DocID=8 Chillout.co.nz]</ref>
[[File:Cheeseman 27.jpg|thumb|Mount Cheeseman Ski Field (2019) View of the first T bar]]
Situated in a south-east-facing basin, it features two T-bar lifts and one learner tow. The runs cover an elevation range of 1570–1840 metres, with a distribution of 15% beginner slopes, 50% intermediate, and 35% advanced. Some of the slopes are groomed.
[[File:Mt Cheeseman base buildings.jpg|thumb|Mount Cheeseman base building (left) and the Snowline Lodge (right). (2021)]]
There is accommodation for 68 people in the onsite Snowline Lodge, and for 38 in the nearby Forest Lodge.
[[File:Cheeseman 30.jpg|thumb|Looking down on the Mount Cheeseman ski field]]
[[File:Mt Cheeseman carpark.jpg|thumb|Mt Cheeseman carpark (2021)]]
It is named for the botanist [[Thomas Frederic Cheeseman]], who was curator of Auckland Museum and a recipient of the [[Linnean Medal]].

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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.mtcheeseman.co.nz}}

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{{Ski areas and resorts in New Zealand}}
{{Club skifields}}

[[Category:Ski areas and resorts in the Canterbury Region|Cheeseman]]
[[Category:Mountains of the Canterbury Region|Cheeseman]]
[[Category:Southern Alps|Cheeseman]]


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