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. Â 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