Cardrona
Website: cardrona.com
Cardrona is renowned for being NZ’s fun and friendly mountain. Nestled high in the Crown Range, Cardrona is easily accessible from both Queenstown and Wanaka. Cardrona is well known for its friendly staff and wide open slopes that are perfect for beginners, intermediates and kids, whilst the Arcadia and Tulips chutes offer extra challenge for more advanced riders. Cardrona is extremely popular with families thanks to four Kids Centres that cater for those aged from 3 months to 14 years. With consistently good weather and reliable snow conditions Cardrona makes skiing and snowboarding a fun and easy experience. Let Cardrona take your breath away with views that stretch all the way from Queenstown to Lake Wanaka.
Cardrona is also home to New Zealand’s premier terrain parks with up to four half pipes, including NZ’s only Olympic standard 22ft Halfpipe, a gravity cross and a range of beginner freestyle features. In 2009 the eyes of New Zealand and the world will be focused on Cardrona as we play host to the Southern Hemisphere’s most prestigious events; the Burton Open, the NZ Freeski Open, the World Cup Half Pipe and the Winter Games.
Cardrona is an easy 60min drive (58km) from Queenstown over the Crown Range. The route to Cardrona takes in NZ’s highest road through an area rich in gold mining history. With breathtaking views the journey itself should not be missed. For those staying in Wanaka Cardrona is even more accessible with a drive time of only 35mins.
Statistics
Base altitude: 1260 metres above sea level
Peak altitude: 1860 metres above sea level
Vertical rise: 600 metres
Riding terrain: 345 hectares
Number of lifts: 8
Longest run: 3.6km
Snowmaking: Main and Captain’s Basins
Average snowfall: 2.7m
Lift pass prices: click here
Type of terrain
Beginner: 25%
Intermediate: 50%
Advanced: 25%
Driving time from major cities
Wanaka: 35 minutes 34km (approx)
Arrowtown: 45 minutes 37km (approx)
Queenstown: 60 minutes 58km (approx)
Terrain Parks
Heavy Metal: Advanced rails, boxes and jumps
Playzone: Beginner/Intermediate rails, boxes and jumps
Monster Big Air
Gravity X: Boarder Cross
Half Pipes: Olympic, Johnny, International
Highlights
We’ve got a HUGE season coming up at Cardrona with activities and events that will thrill everyone who is lucky enough to visit this year.
For the kids we have a brand new event in the July school holidays called the Cardrona Kids Cup.
We are also hosting a number of exciting Freestyle Events in the lead up to the 2010 Winter Olympics, including the NZ Burton Open, the NZ Freeski Open, the Winter Games and the LG World Cup Halfpipe. year is going to be EPIC!
This is a rare opportunity to watch some of the world’s best athlete’s battle it out in Australasia’s only 22ft SuperPipe….
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