Cardrona
Otago (South Island) · New Zealand
Cardrona is a ski resort in Otago (South Island), New Zealand. It averages around 400 cm of snow a season on a Maritime, exposed, above treeline snowpack. The season typically runs Jun-Oct.
Became New Zealand's largest ski area following a major terrain expansion; strong terrain-park culture
10-day forecast
51 cm total · best window Thursday, Aug 27 (1d, 31cm)
⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 1,260 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.
Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Saturday, Sep 5 — OK (31). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Aug 27.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 1,860 m
- Base
- 1,260 m
- Vertical
- 600 m
- Terrain
- Now NZ's largest ski area after 2025 expansion
- Avg annual snow
- 400 cm
- Typical season
- Jun-Oct
- Snow climate
- Maritime, exposed, above treeline
- Type
- Lift-served
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