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Cardrona at 1294 m altitudeIssued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 pm (local time) / 16 Jun 2019
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
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-3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -6 |
-5 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -8 | -8 | -7 |
-12 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -5 | -7 | -11 | -11 | -10 |
87 | 78 | 83 | 76 | 45 | 31 | 27 | 33 | 66 | 78 | 82 | 87 | 93 | 96 | 91 | 97 | 92 | 98 | 84 | 90 | 73 |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Cardrona at the specific elevation of 1294 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Cardrona. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of New Zealand.
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Latest snow reports near Cardrona:
- 10 hour ago
No clouds over Cardrona today. Not much wind here, just a light breeze. Feeling cold here today. There is a dusting of fresh snow. Some lifts are open. Snow conditions on piste are good. Not enough snow off-piste. from Cardrona
Snow Depth
| The upper snow depth is: | 40 cm |
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| The lower snow depth is: | 15 cm |
| The fresh snowfall depth is: | 3 cm |
| When did it last snow? | 12 Jun 2019 |
Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting:
Snow History
Week 3 of June has on average:
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Measuring Powder Snow From Space
A new method to work out where the finest, freshest powder snow is lying has been determined by the European Space Agency (ESA). The agency found that the freshest, lightest snow with the smallest snowflake grain size was the most reflective of sunlight bouncing back off it. Older snow tended to lose its granularity and also, the ESA found, its reflective quality, giving off a duller reflection or lower ‘albedo’ – a measure of the amount of radiation that is reflected back toward space from the Earth’s surface. Fresh, dry snow tends to have a small grain size that is under 0.5 mm in diameter. As it melts, the grain size grows and the larger grains reflect less sunlight, so
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Cardrona at the specific elevation of 1294 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Cardrona. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of New Zealand.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Visitor Reviews of Cardrona
Overall 3.6 Based on 22 votes and 22 reviews
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- Graham from United Kingdom writes:
Visited in late August 2014 along with Coronet Peak and Treble Cone. As indicated in previous reviews, NZ ski fields are much smaller than many of those in Europe. They are not resorts, they are more akin to the drive-to-and-ski fields such as Sunshine Village and Lake Louise in Canada (albeit smaller). Cardrona is a really pleasant field. It's not huge and a good skier will have skied it all in a day (or less). However, the runs are nice (mostly Euro blue-red standard) and the scenery is stunning. Lifts are generally modern and speedy; slightly annoying that NZ lifts don't to have foot rests, and McDougalls lift is very slow and uncomfortable. Main restaurant if v busy at lunch-time (not sure on prices, we bought our own food, as did many others). Drive up, on gravel, was ok; was chain free for us (but very dusty). Have chains with you. Easiest to get to from Wanaka. Not many enticing multi-day deals to be had (you save $3-5 on subsequent days), with the adult price being ~$98 per day. Compared to area passes, in some Euro resorts, this strikes me as a bit expensive given the size of the fields. Multi-day passes bought for Cardrona can also be used at Treble Cone (but not Coronet Peak or Remarkables; different operating companies). Staff are really pleasant and its good to see lifties marshalling the list queues to ensure that lifts are full and there is no pushing-in (Europe could learn from this). Liked Cardrona, but I think Coronet Peak offers that bit more.
Visitor Reviews of Cardrona
Graham from United Kingdom writes:
Visited in late August 2014 along with Coronet Peak and Treble Cone.
As indicated in previous reviews, NZ ski fields are much smaller than many of those in Europe. They are not resorts, they are more akin to the drive-to-and-ski fields such as Sunshine Village and Lake Louise in Canada (albeit smaller).
Cardrona is a really pleasant field. It's not huge and a good skier will have skied it all in a day (or less). However, the runs are nice (mostly Euro blue-red standard) and the scenery is stunning.
Lifts are generally modern and speedy; slightly annoying that NZ lifts don't to have foot rests, and McDougalls lift is very slow and uncomfortable.
Main restaurant if v busy at lunch-time (not sure on prices, we bought our own food, as did many others).
Drive up, on gravel, was ok; was chain free for us (but very dusty). Have chains with you. Easiest to get to from Wanaka.
Not many enticing multi-day deals to be had (you save $3-5 on subsequent days), with the adult price being ~$98 per day. Compared to area passes, in some Euro resorts, this strikes me as a bit expensive given the size of the fields. Multi-day passes bought for Cardrona can also be used at Treble Cone (but not Coronet Peak or Remarkables; different operating companies).
Staff are really pleasant and its good to see lifties marshalling the list queues to ensure that lifts are full and there is no pushing-in (Europe could learn from this).
Liked Cardrona, but I think Coronet Peak offers that bit more.
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