Temple Basin
Temple Basin is a club skifield in Arthur's Pass, in New Zealand's South Island. Operated by two clubs, the Temple Basin Ski Club and the Canterbury University Snow Sports Club, the ski area has 3 rope tows, two on-site lodges, two shelters and a ski school and ski shop.- Type: Sports venue
- Description: ski field in the South Island of New Zealand
- Also known as: “Temple Basin Ski Area”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blimit and Mount Cassidy.
Blimit
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blimit is a 1,921-metre-elevation mountain in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand.
Arthur’s Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Mhp1255, Public domain.
Arthur's Pass is a mountain pass in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand. The pass sits 920 metres or 3,020 feet above sea level and marks part of the boundary between the West Coast and Canterbury regions.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arthur’s Pass and Otira.
Arthur’s Pass
Village
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arthur's Pass, previously called Camping Flat then Bealey Flats, and for some time officially Arthur Pass, is a township in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, located in the Selwyn district. Arthur’s Pass is situated 4 km southwest of Temple Basin.
Otira
Hamlet
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Otira is a small township fifteen kilometres north of Arthur's Pass in the central South Island of New Zealand. It is on the northern approach to the pass, a saddle between the Ōtira and Bealey Rivers high in the Southern Alps. Otira is situated 9 km north of Temple Basin.
Temple Basin
- Categories: ski resort, skiing, winter sport, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Selwyn District, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-42.9097° or 42° 54′ 35″ southLongitude
171.58225° or 171° 34′ 56″ eastInception
1929Operator
Temple Basin Ski Club / Canterbury University Snow Sports ClubNetwork
TBSIOpen location code
4V9H3HRJ+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 987040066OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=winter_sportsOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreOpenStreetMap feature
sport=skiingWikidata ID
Q7698449
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