Cardrona
Otago (South Island) · New Zealand
Became New Zealand's largest ski area following a major terrain expansion; strong terrain-park culture
6
Lean10-day forecast
3 cm total · best window Tuesday, Jul 14 (1d, 3cm)
Thu
00-7° · 6k
Fri
00-6° · 4k
Sat
00-6° · 5k
Sun
00-5° · 8k
Mon
00-2° · 19k
Tue
2.97-2° · 9k
Wed
0.43-4° · 3k
Thu
00-3° · 4k
Fri
00-3° · 10k
Sat
00-2° · 7k
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: Tuesday, Jul 14 — Lean (7).
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 1,860 m
- Base
- 1,670 m
- Vertical
- 470 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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