Tiffindell Ski Resort

Tiffindell Ski Resort
Tiffindell Ski Resort on the south facing slope of Ben Macdhui
Tiffindell Ski Resort Location within South Africa
Location	South Africa
Nearest major city	Rhodes, Eastern Cape: 24 km (10 mi)
Coordinates	30°39′03″S27°55′35″E / 30.65079°S 27.92634°E / -30.65079; 27.92634
Vertical	180 m (590 ft)
Top elevation	2,900 m (9,500 ft) [1]
Base elevation	2,720 m (8,924 ft) [1]
Trails	2 [1]
Total length	2 km (1.2 mi) [1]
Lift capacity	1600 people/hour [1]
Terrain parks	yes [1]
Snowmaking	100% [1]
Website	Snow.co.za

Tiffindell Ski Resort is a year-round alpine resort, the only ski resort in South Africa and one of the two ski resorts in Sub-Saharan Africa. It was established in 1993 in the Southern Drakensberg, Tiffindell is rated number 19 on CNN's "Top 100 Ski Runs of the World".

Location

Tiffindell is located at 2,720 m (8,920 ft) on the south facing slope of Ben Macdhui, the highest mountain in the Eastern Cape with an elevation of 3,001 m (9,846 ft). It is situated 24 km (15 mi) above the hamlet of Rhodes and about 212 km (132 mi) east of Aliwal North, a major town.

International Ski Racing

Tiffindell holds the South African National FIS Championships annually and has successfully run International Ski FIS Races since 2014.

Skiing and snowboarding

Tiffindell uses snowmaking and grooming machines to maintain the ski areas. Snowmaking currently covers in excess of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) of ski runs for about 3 months of the year (June–August) during an average winter. It offers a snow fun-park with rails and jumps, equipment rentals and instructors.

See also

• Afriski - Lesotho's only ski resort

References

• Tiffindell: Ski South Africa's snow

1. "Ski resort Tiffindell". SkiResort.info. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

External links

• Mountain passes SA
• CNN.com
• SnowSports