Cardrona Alpine Resort Overview

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Cardrona Alpine Resort

Base facilities surround a central courtyard and include 4 restaurants - Cardrona Cafe, Mezz Cafe, Captain's Pizzeria and Noodle Bar, snow shop, self service cafe, ski and snowboard school, full rental services, licensed childcare, apartment accommodation, medical center, and guest services. Separate 200-seat cafe on the far side of the mountain with expansive decks.

Elevation

Summit

6102ft
Vertical Drop

623ft
Base

5479ft

Terrain

Beginner Runs

20%

Intermediate Runs

55%

Advanced Runs

25%

Expert Runs

Longest Run

1 MILES

Skiable Terrain

791 ACRE

Lifts

Total Number Of Lifts: 7
Gondolas & Trams: 0
Eight Person Lifts: 0
High Speed Sixes: 0
High Speed Quads: 2
Quad Chairs: 2
Triple Chairs: 0
Double Chairs: 0
Surface Lifts: 3

Tourist Office

P.O. Box 117

Wanaka

New Zealand

Phone: 64-03-443-7341

info@cardrona.com

Important Dates

Projected Opening Ski Season: 06/21/2013

Projected Closing Ski Season: 10/06/2013

Projected Days Open: 105

Days Open Last Year: 105

Years Open: 32

Average Snowfall: 26000"

Cardrona Alpine Resort Reviews

by yorkie81 19th July 2009
- Overall Rating 4
- Family Friendly 4
- All Mtn. Terrain 4
- Terrain Park 5
- Nightlife 5
Cardrona Ski Field

Pros: Wide open runs, Great snow conditions. Excellent snow parks.
Cons: Large lift queues
by anonymous_user 4th February 2008
- Overall Rating 2
- Family Friendly 4
- All Mtn. Terrain 2
- Terrain Park 3
- Nightlife 0
Cardrona Alpine Resort Review

Good family friendly feild with a great terrain park but for more experienced riders I would recomend coronet peak or [! full_review
by anonymous_user 3rd November 2007
- Overall Rating 5
- Family Friendly 0
- All Mtn. Terrain 0
- Terrain Park 0
- Nightlife 0
Cardrona Alpine Resort Review

I liked this mountain a lot and had the best diversity of freeride and freestyle. Definitely pick here if you can only go to one mountain in NZ. I went to about... [! full_review
by anonymous_user 30th September 2007
- Overall Rating 5
- Family Friendly 5
- All Mtn. Terrain 4
- Terrain Park 5
- Nightlife 3
Cardrona Alpine Resort Review

Cardrona is a great place to ski, a real family resort . My family and I spent 1 week. We all took lessons the kids had a great time my wife and... [! full_review