Eileen Gu Injured in Serious Accident While Training at Cardrona Resort, New Zealand Chinese freestyle skiing star Eileen Gu has been injured during training in New Zealand on Friday, August 15, describing the incident as a “very terrible accident” caused by human error. The 21-year-old Olympic gold medalist was immediately flown to Christchurch for medical imaging on Saturday to assess the extent of her injuries, the athlete shared on Chinese social media platform […] Competition SnowBrains | August 18, 2025 0 Comments
Cardrona Alpine Resort, NZ, Signs Collaboration Deal with Chinese Ski Region The future of ski tourism is continuing to evolve, as Cardrona Alpine Resort—New Zealand’s biggest ski resort—recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chongli District Ice and Snow Association, a top Chinese ski resort region. RealNZ, the Queenstown tourism company that owns the Cardrona Alpine Resort, plans to cooperate with the Chongli District Ice and Snow Association on […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | April 2, 2025 0 Comments
Wanaka, New Zealand, Conditions Report: Making the Most of Mixed Conditions It has been three weeks since the last snowfall in Wanaka, New Zealand, which granted both Treble Cone and Cardrona half a meter of snow (19 inches). Unfortunately, the temperatures rose during that time, causing the snow to either be slick and firm or soft and slushy (not to mention slowly melting). On-piste skiing has been excellent, but off-piste skiing […] Conditions Report Nathaniel Lewis | July 19, 2024 0 Comments
Cardrona Alpine Resort, NZ, Opens for the 2024 Season Cardrona Alpine Resort, located in Cardrona, New Zealand, opened up for the 2024 ski season on Saturday, June 15. The resort has received 16 cm (6 inches) of snow in the last seven days. Currently, the resort has three lifts open, including McDougall’s Chondola, and both the Kindy and Learner Conveyors. The resort also currently has two terrain parks open, […] Industry News Jake Benton | June 18, 2024 0 Comments
160 Acres of New Skiable Terrain Opens at Cardrona, NZ One of New Zealand’s biggest ski resorts, Cardrona Alpine Resort, has added another chairlift to its network, giving skiers and snowboarders access to a major area of new skiable terrain. The Willow’s Quad chairlift, repurposed from the old McDougall’s Quad, opened on Thursday morning to the enjoyment of over 1000 people. The new chairlift allows access to the neighboring Soho Basin, […] Industry News Hannah | July 29, 2021 1 Comment
New Zealand Ski Resorts Left Struggling After Warmest June On Record The 2021 ski season in New Zealand was supposed to be a comeback after last winter’s challenges, but the industry is not having much luck so far. Firstly, fears amidst the corona pandemic led to extended shutdowns of international travel. These restrictions forced last-minute cancellations from Australian–school holidaymakers. This year’s June vacation time would be a major boost in morale […] Industry News Hannah | July 7, 2021 0 Comments
GM at Cardrona and Treble Cone, NZ Pens Open Letter Apologizing for Poor Guest Experience Ski resorts in New Zealand have been caught out these last couple of weeks by unexpectedly high skier numbers, so much so that the General Manager of Cardrona and Treble Cone, Bridget Legnavsky, was forced to pen an open letter of apology. Related: Against All Odds, New Zealand Ski Resorts See Record Number of Visitors Due to closed borders as […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | July 24, 2020 0 Comments
Cardrona Alpine Resort, NZ Gets Approval for $7-Million Purchase of Treble Cone Ski Field Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand has been granted approval from the Commerce Commission to complete the acquisition of Treble Cone skifield near Wanaka. On Friday, chairwoman Anna Rawlings said in coming to its decision the commission had focused on whether the price of single-day, multi-day and season ski passes would increase with the acquisition. It also considered the extent to which […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | December 20, 2019 0 Comments
Cardrona Alpine Resort, New Zealand Agrees Deal to Purchase Nearby Treble Cone Ski Area Cardrona Alpine Resort. Credit: Cardrona In breaking news, Snowsbest is reporting that after persistent unconfirmed rumors, an official deal has now been agreed for Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand to purchase fellow Kiwi resort Treble Cone Ski Area. Related: BREAKING NEWS: 3 New Zealand Ski Resorts Added To The 2018/19 Ikon Pass “We are absolutely stoked to look at […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | June 18, 2019 0 Comments
Cardrona, New Zealand Opens for Summer Biking Season on 1st December… With Skiing and Tubing Two months since the end of the ski season, snow-lovers in Australia have been treated to some unseasonal snowfall. So much so, that Cardrona Alpine Resort will be opening on Saturday, December 1, with a slightly different offering to their planned operations of mountain biking, mountain carting and more. The recent significant snowfall means the resort will instead be initially […] Industry News Kiwi Brains | November 23, 2018 0 Comments
‘Record-Breaking Year’ Reported as Cardrona Alpine Resort, NZ Winter Season Ends The 2018 winter season at Cardrona Alpine Resort, New Zealand has been another highly successful year for the Southern Lakes ski area, with skier visits breaking the record previously held by the 2017 season. 2018 was also an incredible snow year for the resort – the third greatest aggregate snowfall since records began 17 years ago. Over the 18-week season, […] Industry News Steven Agar | October 24, 2018 0 Comments
One Quintessential Day @ Cardrona, New Zealand – 2018 In mid-August 2018, a family from California descended upon a lovely ski field on the South Island of New Zealand. Cardrona, in a nutshell, is a ski resort with impeccable views, cruising piste runs, mammoth terrain parks, steeps, open bowls and so, quite literally, terrain for the entire family. Trip Report Casey Cane | October 19, 2018 0 Comments
Reminiscing the Radness @ Cardrona – New Zealand During a visit in mid-August of 2016, a father and son team had the opportunity to explore the fine terrain at Cardrona ski field. Even with pesky clouds blocking out the sun for the first half of the day, this team was able to enjoy wintery snow in varied terrain. Trip Report Casey Cane | August 4, 2018 1 Comment
The Ultimate Guide To Wanaka – New Zealand The Ultimate Guide To Wanaka – New Zealand Matt Wiseman After reading this we’re quietly confident you’ll wanna go to Wanaka Lake Wanaka (pronounced Wonaka) is nestled at the foot of Mount Aspiring National Park, the perfect staging ground to experience not only the best skiing on the South Island of New Zealand but some of the best skiing in […] Steven Agar | July 25, 2018 0 Comments
Cardrona to Combine with New Soho Basin Ski Area to Create New Zealand’s Largest Alpine Resort Some exciting news out of New Zealand today with the announcement that Cardrona is going to pretty much double in size after a partnership deal was done with the owner of the land adjacent to the resort’s southern boundary. The deal grants Cardrona access the terrain in the Soho Basin, adding 1,236-acres and 1,640-feet (500 meters) of vertical skiing. The […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 13, 2018 0 Comments
It’s Winter Down Under! | Here’s Where You Can Ski Right Now in Australia and New Zealand The early winter snowfall has been great, resorts have been making snow for a couple of weeks now, so can we finally get excited about shredding New Zealand or Australia yet? Hell yes! There are resorts open already, Perisher was the first Australian resort to open just today, and others will be opening this weekend in both New Zealand and […] Industry News Steven Agar | June 7, 2018 0 Comments
New Zealand Ski Resorts’ Storm Totals: Up to 26″ New Zealand storm snowfall totals: *** Mt. Hutt 67 cms/ 26″of new snow Mt. Ruahpehu 40 cms/ 16″ new snow “150km+ winds around the tops & blizzard conditions. There are massive, delicious wind drifts across the mountain which also means there are a few wind stripped spots that our groomers are working to cover.”-Turoa Update, courtesy Mt. Ruapehu Facebook […] Conditions Report LadyBrains | July 14, 2017 0 Comments
Cardrona, NZ Conditions Report + Banked Slalom Results: The weather today at Cardrona was quite variable, firm in the morning, then sunny and soft, then foggy, then sunny again. When the visibility was good the skiing was great, perfect spring hero snow. Cardrona hosted their first Banked Slalom today and the turn out was awesome. There were more than 100 riders participated in a relatively flat but still […] Marian Krogh | August 20, 2016 0 Comments
All 4 Resorts Now Open in Southern New Zealand Cardrona continues to have the best conditions right now in the South Island. They have been making snow most days and about 80% of their runs are open. The coverage is almost entirely man-made snow and heavy traffic means conditions have become very icy in places. Race Course, All Nations and Gold Rush are especially icy at the moment. Captains […] Conditions Report Marian Krogh | July 12, 2016 0 Comments
Cardrona, NZ Early Season Conditions Report Conditions have improved significantly over the week at Cardrona. Temperatures dropped below freezing for several days allowing for snow to be made day and night. All main runs now have very good coverage and all lifts are operating. No natural snow however means that off-piste skiing is limited. Captain’s Basin which typically would have many natural features and fun mini […] Conditions Report Marian Krogh | July 3, 2016 0 Comments
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