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
Cardrona, NZ Early Season Conditions Report: Cardrona Ski resort has been open for two weeks now. The season started off very well with all lifts running on opening day but unseasonably warm temperatures and some rain has resulted in thin coverage. Several trails are currently closed and Valley view chairlift has also closed until there is more snow. The groomers have been working hard moving snow […] Marian Krogh | June 26, 2016 0 Comments
New Zealand South Island Early Season Conditions Report: The South Island of New Zealand was hit with massive amounts of snow in May. Early season ski touring was on with many backcountry areas skiable that normally wouldn’t have enough snow until August. The season got off to a great start. Snow in May melts away however and warmer temperatures over the past few weeks have unfortunately seen the […] Conditions Report Marian Krogh | June 18, 2016 0 Comments
Cardrona, NZ Conditions Report The Olympic Superpipe continues to be very well looked after and is groomed to perfection daily. Hours of operation will depend on temperatures but expect early closing times. The smaller International Superpipe isn’t being quite as maintained but remains open for most of the day. The Small, Medium and Large parks are still being kept up throughout the day with regular closures to allow take off’s and landings to be touched up. Spring is a great time to be skiing at Cardrona, the lift lines are significantly shorter now and 2 of their lifts now have extended opening hours until 5pm. High winds forced Cardrona to close this Sunday and have scoured some of the areas […] Conditions Report Marian Krogh | September 10, 2015 0 Comments
Cardrona, New Zealand Report – Bluebird and Freestyle Heaven We were lucky to catch Cardrona on a bluebird mini pow day. They reported 7 cm overnight, but it felt much deeper in many places. I was told that they had a long stretch of cold weather prior to the storm, so the snow underneath stayed good. The best snow of the day was definitely off of Whitestar chair, which is where I spent most of the day. Valley View and Captain’s had some decent snow as well. My favorite runs were in the Arcadia chutes. The NZ Winter Games were going on all week at Cardrona and it was fun to watch qualifiers for slope […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | August 28, 2015 0 Comments
New Zealand Ski Resorts OPEN Tomorrow: 3 New Zealand ski resorts open for business tomorrow. Mount Hutt, Coronet Peak, and Cardrona are all scheduled to open for the season tomorrow, June 13th. Cardrona = 10cms (4″) snow past 24 hrs, base depth upper mt. of 60cms (24″). Mt. Hutt = 2cms (.8″) snow past 24 hrs,base depth upper mt. 25cms (10″). Coronet Peak = 15cms (6″) snow past 24 hrs, base depth upper mt. to 50cms (20″).Treble Cone ski resort is scheduled to open on June 25th and they’ve already gotten 41″ […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 11, 2015 0 Comments
Entertaining the Variable @ Cardrona Ski Field, New Zealand A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure to visit Cardrona Ski Field for a few days. Cardrona caters to everyone and really does ‘love you.’ From families to park skiers, off piste warriors to sidecountry enthusiasts, they really have a lot to offer. Speaking of the terrain parks, now that Snow Park NZ has shutdown, Cardrona is now THE place to visit during the North American Summer for park skiing With my skiing partner Miles Holden, we couldn’t have had two more different days on this trip. The first day was shut down early for insane weather, and the second day was a mix of every type of light, snow condition and terrain[…] Casey Cane | October 2, 2013 1 Comment
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