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SkiingCardrona, Otago

Cardrona Alpine Resort

Ski area41 kmSnow May–Oct
Pistes41 kmdownhill
Lifts10in the area
Snow seasonMay–OctMount Cardrona
Nearest townCardrona4.4 km
44.87° S, 168.95° EUTC+13 · New Zealand Daylight Time
When to goCardrona · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec26October
Best timeJan–Mar
October: high / low11° / 3°
Skiing

Cardrona Alpine Resort in brief

Cardrona Alpine Resort is a ski area in Cardrona, Otago, New Zealand with about 41 km of downhill pistes and 10 lifts.

At Mount Cardrona (1,936 m), the nearest summit, precipitation falls mostly as snow in May–Oct.

The nearest town in the atlas is Cardrona, 4.4 km away.

The resort's website

Weather nearby now

Cardrona
8°
Partly cloudy now
Wind5 km/h
Humidity95%
Cloud cover28%
Today
23 Oct
21°
8°
Sat
24 Oct
18°
7°
Sun
25 Oct
18°
9°
Mon
26 Oct
17°
12°
37 mm
Tue
27 Oct
13°
5°
8 mm

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

Fresh snow, next 10 days

Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Total
Cardrona618 m–14°–12°–14°–15°–9°–8°–6°–3°–4°0 cm
Mount Cardrona1,936 m–6°–4°–5°–6°5 cm0°3 cm-1°14 cm-3°9 cm-5°2 cm-5°33 cm

Estimate: the forecast's precipitation at each height shown, as snow when it is cold enough there (about 1 cm per mm). Resorts publish their own snow reports.

Pistes by difficulty

Kilometres of downhill piste, as mapped
Blue (easy)7.7 km
Red (intermediate)22 km
Black (difficult)11 km

Lifts

10
  • Chairlifts6
  • Moving carpets2
  • Platter lifts1
  • T-bars1

Snow through the year

Mount Cardrona · 1,936 m
Jan·7°
Feb·8°
Mar·5°
Apr·3°
May❄-1°
Jun❄-4°
Jul❄-5°
Aug❄-4°
Sep❄-2°
Oct❄0°
Nov·3°
Dec·6°
Snow: months when the mean temperature at the summit is at most +1 °C and at least 10 mm falls. Below: mean temperature at the summit.
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Towns close by

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Cardrona

Otago · 4.4 km SE
11°Oct high
19wet days
26score
Cardrona
Arrowtown
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Arrowtown

Otago · 14 km SW
10°Oct high
19wet days
21score
Arrowtown
Wānaka
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Wānaka

Otago · 24 km NE
13°Oct high
19wet days
36score
Wānaka
Arthurs Point
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Arthurs Point

Otago · 26 km SW
10°Oct high
21wet days
21score
Arthurs Point
Around here

Cardrona and around

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Cardrona

Otago · New Zealand
Jan–Marbest months
2°July high
618 maltitude
Cardrona

Nature

Arrow River
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18 km NW

Arrow River

River · 793 m
Arrow River
Cardrona River
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16 km NE

Cardrona River

River
Cardrona River
Shotover River
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22 km W

Shotover River

River
Shotover River

Mountains

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31 km SW

Mount Tūwhakarōria

2,307 m
Mount Tūwhakarōria
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26 km SW

Double Cone

2,264 m
Double Cone
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34 km S

Ben Nevis, Otago

2,234 m
Ben Nevis, Otago

Heritage

Arrowtown Chinese Settlement
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15 km SW

Arrowtown Chinese Settlement

Heritage New Zealand Category 2 historic place listing
Arrowtown Chinese Settlement
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15 km SW

St John's Church (Presbyterian)

Heritage New Zealand Category 2 historic place listing
St John's Church (Presbyterian)

Museums

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14 km SW

Lakes District Museum Arrowtown

Lakes District Museum Arrowtown