Tiffindell Ski Resort
Tiffindell Ski Resort | |
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Tiffindell Ski Resort on the south facing slope of Ben Macdhui | |
Location | South Africa |
Nearest major city | Rhodes, Eastern Cape: 24 km (10 mi) |
Coordinates | 30°39′03″S 27°55′35″E / 30.65079°S 27.92634°E |
Vertical | 180 m (590 ft) |
Top elevation | 2,900 m (9,500 ft) |
Base elevation | 2,720 m (8,924 ft) |
Trails | 2 |
Total length | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
Lift capacity | 1600 people/hour |
Terrain parks | yes |
Snowmaking | 100% |
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".