Carpool to Porters
- Date Leaving
- Saturday, September 17
- Date Returning
- Saturday, September 17
- Spaces Free
- 2
- Name
- Richard Westenra
- Driven here before
- yes
- Telephone
- Old data not shown
- City you are leaving from
- Christchurch
- Notes
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Undecided whether to go to Porters, Cheeseman, BR or Cragieburn. Happy with any of the chill pass fields.
I have a Subaru Legacy with space for 3 pairs of skis on the roof. Safe driver with a decade of experience skiing the Canterbury clubbies (and 30 years' skiing total).
$30 per person for petrol.
Porters Snow Report
Status
Road
Snow
65cm — 95cm
Information
Porters is open and it’s looking like a repeat of yesterday, with all lifts spinning, great weather and snow! So come on up and have some school holiday fun! At 5:45am we have clear skies, a light breeze and 1 degree in the base area. The forecast today is for another beautiful day, with more sunshine, warm temperatures and plenty of smiles. It will be a beautiful day above the low cloud in the valleys and on the plains. There are great snow conditions on the upper mountain. Sundance is ungroomed and expected to be a lot of fun as the sun gets on it. McNultys has been groomed wide and with great cord will be the pick of the day first thing. Mid mountain is early season conditions, with a few rocks coming through on high traffic areas which are easily avoided. Easy Street, The Platter and Magic Carpet areas have all been groomed overnight. The snow on these areas will be soft and forgiving, and will be the pick of the day for working on your technique. Off trail will be firm at first with plenty of sharks looking to give your gear a nibble, so please be careful, but if it’s anything like yesterday, solar aspects will release during the morning, and offer up some great skiing and riding. If you’re looking for a lesson, pop into our ticket office and book a spot with one of our instructors – we have options for all ages and abilities. Kids 10 and under ski for free at Porters. Blizzard and Nordica demos are happening today at the base of Easy Rider. Porters Lodge Restaurant and Bar, just 6km up our access road, will be open for coffee from 9am, and meals from 11am. Our access road is chain free today, however during winter we advise all vehicles to carry chains. Our shuttle service will be running return trips throughout the day, picking up at Chain Bay 2 (and the lodge on request) at 8:45am, 9:30am, 10am, 10:30am and 11:00am. Return shuttles will be available all afternoon. As always, Porters will be offering hassle free parking, friendly vibes, short lift queues, and great skiing all around. See you all up here soon!
Updated
2025-07-08 at 07:30