Mount Dark
A wild climb near Mount Cook National Park
Difficult Ski Touring
- Distance
- 12 km
- Ascent
- 1.7 km
- Descent
- 1.7 km
Ski Touring in Canterbury
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Ski Touring Routes in Canterbury
Mueller Hut via the Sealy Tarns Track
Convenient access into the beautiful Sealy Range
Moderate Ski Touring
- Distance
- 4.1 km
- Ascent
- 1.1 km
- Descent
- 7 m
Mt. Darwin South Face Direct
One for connoisseurs of steep ice faces
Extreme Ski Touring
- Distance
- 1.6 km
- Ascent
- 250 m
- Descent
- 764 m
Mt. Darwin South Face
An awesome ski face above the secluded Darwin Glacier
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 9.3 km
- Ascent
- 1.1 km
- Descent
- 1.1 km
Mt. Elie de Beaumont West Face
A beautiful and wild roundtrip over to the west side and back again
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 10 km
- Ascent
- 1.5 km
- Descent
- 1.5 km
Aiguille Rouges North Face
Superb spring skiing on a beautiful and open face.
Difficult Ski Touring
- Distance
- 1.3 km
- Ascent
- 447 m
- Descent
- 39 m
Mt. Abel, North Couloir
A fantastic half day and accessible ski mountaineering loop
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 1.6 km
- Ascent
- 254 m
- Descent
- 257 m
Zig Zag Route, Malte Brun
A very technical and spectacular line on a major peak
Extreme Ski Touring
- Distance
- 6.3 km
- Ascent
- 74 m
- Descent
- 2 km
Footstool
An engaging adventure with some some real New Zealand flavour.
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 17 km
- Ascent
- 2.2 km
- Descent
- 2.2 km
Hochstetter Dome Traverse
A great introductory ski tour on the Tasmin Glacier's friendliest peak.
Moderate Ski Touring
- Distance
- 3.9 km
- Ascent
- 549 m
- Descent
- 520 m
Mt. Elie de Beaumont via the Anna Glacier
The northernmost of the Southern Alps' 3000m peaks
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 9.1 km
- Ascent
- 1.1 km
- Descent
- 1.1 km
Caroline Face
The largest and most mythical alpine face in New Zealand, it was first descended on skis in October 2017.
Extreme Ski Touring
- Distance
- 12 km
- Ascent
- 2.1 km
- Descent
- 2.1 km
Mount Dixon South East Ridge
A classic and popular mountaineering peak, this is the easiest of the big peaks to ski from the Plateau Hut.
Severe Ski Touring
- Distance
- 5.1 km
- Ascent
- 832 m
- Descent
- 832 m
Aoraki / Mt. Cook East Face
A collossal line and a truly world class ski face.
Extreme Ski Touring
- Distance
- 8.3 km
- Ascent
- 1.6 km
- Descent
- 1.7 km
Roundhill Touring
Easily accessible touring straight from Roundhill Resort
Moderate Ski Touring
- Distance
- 2.6 km
- Ascent
- 344 m
- Descent
- 344 m
Mt Ardmore West Face
Mt Ardmore is a great one-day hit, with the possibility for skis on from the car if snow conditions allow.
Difficult Ski Touring
- Distance
- 14 km
- Ascent
- 1.4 km
- Descent
- 1.4 km
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