Carpool to Porters
- Date Leaving
- Sunday, August 02
- Date Returning
- Sunday, August 02
- Spaces Free
- 3
- Name
- Garth
- Driven here before
- yes
- Telephone
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- City you are leaving from
- Christchurch
- Notes
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Starting from Dallington/ near The Palms heading across or around the city (ring road) with pickups at any shopping parking area, petrol station, bus stop, residential address etc more or less on the way anywhere in the central or western suburbs. Pickups typically around the 6:35 to 7:10am timeframe depending on where passengers are, coordinated for an ETA at skifield of 8:15 am.
Leaving skifield 3pm due to a commitment in Christchurch.
Well maintained silver coloured Subaru Outback AWD with black Thule roof box, chains and experienced, defensive driver. $15 pp.Please respond strictly through the Snowpool web site and no later than 630pm the evening prior with your name, cell ph number and preferred pickup location. I will advise pickup time once car is full and in any case no later than ~7pm the evening prior.
Porters Snow Report
Status
Road
Snow
60cm — 80cm
Information
Porters is open, and it’s looking like it will be the best day of the school holidays so far, with a forecast for sun, light winds, and mild temperatures. Our snowmakers did a great job refreshing Easy Street and the Platter last night, these have been groomed to perfection, and with soft forgiving snow, our slopes will be a lot of fun today. We will have the chair, platter lift, and magic carpet operational today. At 5:45 am it is 0 degrees in the base area with a light breeze, and this is expected to continue for the day. The ski area will have all facilities open today. Book a lesson with one of our awesome instructors - with expected low crowds, it will be a great time to learn to ski or brush up on your technique, in preparation for the full mountain opening. Our shuttle will be running from chain bay 2 at 9:15, with return trips throughout the day. Porters Lodge Restaurant and Bar, just 6km up our access road, will be open for coffee from 9am, and with an amazing new menu from 11am. Pop in for apres after a fun day on the slopes. Snow play at Porters Lodge will be closed until further notice – there is not enough snow currently. If the kids want to get on the snow, come and see us up on the mountain and get them booked into a lesson – we have options to cater for all ages and skill levels, and kids 10 and under ski for free at Porters. Our access road is chain free today, our parking is hassle free, and the vibe as always is friendly and fun!
Updated
2025-07-01 at 05:41