位于莱索托的Afriski山地度假村是撒哈拉以南非洲唯一完全运营的滑雪胜地，近年来吸引了大量来自南部非洲地区的滑雪爱好者。[1]该度假村利用人工造雪技术克服天气限制，依托莱索托高地的自然条件，为游客提供滑雪体验。[1]莱索托海拔在1,000米以上，高地气温通常在6月至8月降至零下8摄氏度。[1]
度假村CEO Theo Ferreira表示，近70%的游客来自南非。[1]2025年该度假村单日游客纪录超过1,600人。[1]旅游业已成为莱索托经济的重要组成部分，去年旅游业占该国约26亿美元GDP的7%。[1]
Afriski Mountain Resort, located in Lesotho's Butha-Buthe region, stands as the sole fully operational ski resort in sub-Saharan Africa, drawing increasing numbers of winter sports enthusiasts from across southern Africa [1]. The facility has become a significant tourism draw for the country, with tourism accounting for approximately 7% of Lesotho's gross domestic product of around $2.6 billion in the previous year [1].
Nearly 70% of the resort's visitors originate from South Africa, according to Afriski CEO Theo Ferreira [1]. The resort achieved a single-day visitor record exceeding 1,600 guests in 2025, demonstrating growing interest in the destination [1].
Afriski's success relies partly on artificial snowmaking to overcome regional climate limitations. Lesotho's high elevation—areas exceed 1,000 meters—creates conditions where high-altitude temperatures typically drop to minus 8 degrees Celsius during the June through August winter months, enabling winter sports operations [1].