Cardrona, Otago Region · New Zealand · ski area
Cardrona Alpine Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Cardrona Alpine Resort is a ski area in Cardrona, Otago Region, New Zealand with 37 km of mapped downhill runs and 10 lifts, between 1,266 m and 1,864 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 37 km
- Lifts
- 10
- Top elevation
- 1,864 m
- Vertical drop
- 598 m
- Nearest airport
- ZQN · 23 km
Slopes by difficulty
71 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 6 Chairlifts
- 2 Magic carpets
- 1 T-bars
- 1 Button lifts
Cardrona Alpine Resort is a ski area in Cardrona, Otago Region, New Zealand. Its 71 mapped downhill runs add up to 37 km, which ranks it #1 of 28 ski areas in New Zealand and gives it 14.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 518 m long.
Slopes at Cardrona Alpine Resort
About 21% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 60% intermediate and 18% advanced or expert, which makes Cardrona Alpine Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 10 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets, 1 t-bar, 1 button lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,266 m up to 1,864 m, a vertical drop of 598 m.
Getting to Cardrona Alpine Resort
The nearest airport is Queenstown Airport (ZQN), about 23 km away in a straight line — roughly 30 minutes by car; Wanaka Airport (WKA) is 28 km away. Nearby ski areas include Snow Farm, Coronet Peak (22.9 km), The Remarkables Ski Area (15.7 km) and Treble Cone Ski Area (30.5 km), which together add 75 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Cardrona Alpine Resort
- 1 ZQN23 kmstraight line
- 2 WKA28 kmstraight line
- 3Dunedin International AirportDUD153 kmstraight lineDunedin, New Zealand
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- 4 IVC179 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Cardrona Alpine Resort
- 12 kmSnow Farmup to 1,706 m
- 18 kmCoronet Peak23 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 1,613 m
- 24 kmThe Remarkables Ski Area16 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 1,986 m
- 26 kmTreble Cone Ski Area31 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,954 m
- 97 kmŌhau Snow Fields5.6 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,799 m
- 108 kmAwakino Ski Area3 lifts · up to 1,694 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.