Tiffindell Ski Resort is a year-round alpine resort, the only ski resort in South Africa and one of the two ski resorts in Southern 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 2720 m on the south facing slope of Ben Macdhui, the highest mountain in the Eastern Cape with an elevation of 3001 m. It is situated 24 km above the hamlet of Rhodes and about 212 km 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 1000 m 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.