Mount Cheeseman

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Mount Cheeseman is a club snowfield in New Zealand's South Island, near the town of Springfield, about an hour and a half (111 km) from Christchurch.[1][2][3]

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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.

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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.

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Looking down on the Mount Cheeseman ski field
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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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