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Cardrona ski area, New Zealand, South Island
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| | Cardrona is a conventional size ski hill featuring a roughly average elevation difference when you compare it to other ski mountains in the region. There are 7 good ski lifts here, and they are satisfactorily looked after and run by welcoming people. With 791 acres of skiable area being deficient in skiing area won’t happen. This ski resort has a fairly small assortment of ski slopes and sufficient ski lifts to serve them all. The annual snowfall of 9 feet keeps the coverage magnificent. This ski mountain gets blanketed |
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by snowfall close to the local average every winter season. The snowboarding and the skiing in this part of the country is a wonderful thing to do every day of the snow season. Cardrona has a much lower than average percentage of advanced and expert trails and
| | a much higher than average fraction of blue and green ski slopes. This ski area has 18 runs, and they are totally fun. The 1,288 feet of drop is relatively okay; Cardrona makes great use of it all. Cardrona is a family friendly ski area with scores of blue and green trails for beginners. As you're on this page you are probably into skiing or snowboarding, either way, this area has lots of ski hills. The beautiful attractiveness of the New Zealand, South Island peaks and the exceptionally delightful trails are in themselves | |
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motive enough to come here to ski. A delightful workout and getting out of the house for a while will have you coming back.
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QUICK STATS
Vertical drop: 1,288 feet
Total Runs: 18
- 20% Expert and Advanced
- 55% Intermediate Runs
- 25% Beginner Runs
Total Lifts: 7
Skiing Area: 791 acres
Annual snowfall: 9 feet
Coordinates:
Latitude: -44.87284
Longitude: 168.94859
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Treble Cone, New Zealand, South Island
, 12 miles away
2180 vertical feet
14 runs - 5 lifts
40% Expert & Adv.
45% Intermediate
15% Beginner |
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The Remarkables, New Zealand, South Island
, 13 miles away
1083 vertical feet
31 runs - 6 lifts
30% Expert & Adv.
40% Intermediate
30% Beginner |
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Coronet Peak, New Zealand, South Island
, 15 miles away
420 vertical feet
32 runs - 6 lifts
35% Expert & Adv.
45% Intermediate
20% Beginner |
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Ohau Snow Fields, New Zealand, South Island
, 68 miles away
1404 vertical feet
8 runs - 3 lifts
30% Expert & Adv.
50% Intermediate
20% Beginner |
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Cardrona ski area Trail Map:
Trail map supplied by Cardrona ski area, copyright ©.
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21.2 miles away
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21.2 miles away
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* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.
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