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Cardrona Ski Resort Guide

Cardrona Ski Resort Guide

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Latest Snow Report

Issued: 20 May

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Today’s Weather (1594 m)

AM
partially cloudy
5 ESE5
1 °C F-Level
1800m
PM
partially cloudy
5 SSE5
2 °C F-Level
1900m
night
snow showers
20 SSW20
1 °C F-Level
1700m

Cardrona is located between Wanaka and Queenstown. The resort sits at 1760m. Cardrona has a good snow record and 7 lifts open up over 320 hectares of skiable terrain. The terrain at Cardrona is rugged and offers lots of natural features that make it interesting. There are good nursery slopes to learn on and the resort offers organised kids activities for children from 3 months to 12 years. This leaves the big kids free to play! Snowboarders and freestyle skies have 2 pipes and 3 terrain parks to explore. Some accommodation is available on site, which is quite unusual for a commercial ski field in New Zealand, but both Wanaka and Queenstown are within easy reach anyway.

Resorts close to Cardrona include: Snow Park (7 km), Snow Farm (8 km), Coronet Peak (20 km), Remarkables (23 km), Treble Cone (33 km),

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Cardrona Location Maps

Cardrona Location Map

All Cardrona Resort Stats

Piste info

  • Trails (Pistes): 25
  • Beginner: 25%
  • Intermediate: 50%
  • Advanced: 25%
  • Cross-country: -
  • Snowmaking: Yes
  • Acres of ski: 345 hectares
  • Terrain Parks: 3
  • Halfpipes: 2

Social

  • Restaurants: 5
  • Bars: 5
  • Slopeside accommodation: Y

Mountain info

  • Summit: 1894 m
  • Vertical Drop: 600 m
  • Base: 007

Lifts

  • Draglifts: 3
  • Chairlifts: 4
  • Gondolas / Cable Cars: -
  • Toplift: m

Travel

  • Season opens: 21 Jun 2013
  • Season closes: 6 Oct 2013

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Visitor Reviews of Cardrona


Ilona from Australia writes:

Cardrona has always been our favorite ever since our girls were teenagers. We all learned how to ski there. We have also skied overseas in Italy, Dolomites and and it was absolutely spectacular skiing there with the magnificent scenery. Each ski resort or ski field has its own magic and with Cardrona we have always found that the staff, the terrain ,the road the radio blurb is always spot on. Our family is a big fan of Cardrona as all the staff are 100% with looking after this spectacular mountain resort and there is constant improvement to it. Sometimes you have to take in what there is around you and just get on with it you might be surprised with what happens at the end of the day. Well done Cardrona.

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City Forecasts
Closest to Cardrona

city forecasts
Dunedin, New Zealand 162 km
Invercargill, New Zealand 178 km
Christchurch, New Zealand 329 km
Nelson, New Zealand 531 km
Wellington, New Zealand 618 km

Surf Breaks
Closest to Cardrona

surf forecast
Smoothwater Bay, New Zealand 105 km
Haast Beach, New Zealand 113 km
Lake Pukaki Point, New Zealand 120 km
All Day Bay, New Zealand 154 km
Wainakarua River Mouth, New Zealand 154 km

Resorts and Mountain Peaks Surrounding Cardrona

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Mountain Peaks
Closest to Cardrona

mountain forecasts
Roys Peak, New Zealand 21 km
Earnslaw, New Zealand 55 km
Mount Barff, New Zealand 58 km
Mount Aspiring, New Zealand 59 km
Mount Tutoko (Darran Mountains), New Zealand 83 km