The Great Alpine Highway region boasts some of the most fantastic skiing and snowboarding during the winter months. Porter Heights Skifield has the longest run in the Southern Hemisphere - Big Mama with the other fields - Craigieburn, Broken River, Cheeseman, Temple Basin and Mt Olympus becoming famous for their backcountry and pistes that are not for the faint hearted.
Click here to check out Selwyn's Six Skifields These areas all offer fantastic views of the Craigieburn Range and Southern Alps and are well equipped for families with their day lodges, accommodation and ski hire. Be sure to check out the Chill Pass which offers multiple day ski passes for about 10 different skifields in the South Island. | 
