Ski in Cardrona

Skiing in Cardrona

Cardrona, New Zealand (1669m to 1894m)

A youngish resort, established in 1981 but with alot of new building in 1995, locally famous for friendly staff, dry southern snow and terrain suited for all abilities. The slopes are South East facing to retain the snow well, important as there's little snow making.

Cardrona offers terrain suited to all ability levels and is famed for its wide open, undulating terrain that is perfect for beginners and intermediates, whilst the Arcadia and Tulips chutes offer extra challenge for more advanced riders. Trails are up to 1.5km (just under a mile) in length, the toughest being the Arcadia chutes. Uplift includes quads and magic carpets for beginners.

Cardrona is located in the Crown Range between Queenstown (57kms/60mins) and Wanaka (34kms/35mins) in the South Island of New Zealand.

Cardrona

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Cardrona Ski Facts

Cardrona Ski Facts

		Expert Skiers
		Intermediate Skiers
		Beginners
		Snowboarding
		Snow
		Apres-ski
	8	Black Runs
	8	Red Runs
	4	Blue Runs
	3	Green Runs
7		Ski Lifts
390m		Max Vertical
1894m		Highest Lift
1669m		Lowest Piste
1504m		Resort Altitude

Cardrona

The New Zealand ski resort of Cardrona has direct access to 23 individual pistes, served by 7 ski lifts.

The ski resort itself is above 1500m, so skiing or boarding back to the resort is usually possible.

Snowmaking :- Cardrona is able to augment natural snow, with 1 Snow Cannons.

Ski Lift Capacity :- The 7 Ski Lifts of Cardrona are able to uplift 7,000 skiers / snowboarders per hour.

Skiing in Cardrona

All levels of skier ability, from Beginner to Expert, are well-catered for in Cardrona.

Snowboarding in Cardrona

Cardrona is home to New Zealand’s premier terrain parks, with up to four half pipes, a gravity cross and a range of beginner freestyle features.

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Ski Schools and Snowboard Training - Cardrona

Snowskool

SnowSkool has been operating snowboard & ski instructor training courses in the Canadian resorts of Banff, Big White and Cardrona, New Zealand for over four years.

Cardrona in brief

Cardrona Ski Resort is:-
Good for Expert Skiers.
Very good for Intermediate Skiers.
Very good for Beginners.
Very good for Snowboarding.

Cardrona Snow Forecast

Map of Cardrona