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I've attached one from the slopestyle but the weather, as you can see was very average! The shot is of Roger-S Kleivdal who took out the men's title in the LG Continental Cup Slopestyle. We've not got bluebird weather for the rest of the comp so will get

Cardrona

Wanaka · Otago · New Zealand · 1,272 m

  • ✕ Temporarily closed
  • 65 cm snow depth
  • 0/10 lifts

Season runs from 26 Jun 2026 to 11 Oct 2026

Resort Temporarily closedUpdated 2 min ago
Snow depth
65cm
Runs open
–
of 38
Lifts
0
of 10
Skiable km
–km
of 40 km
Recent snowfall4 cm in 24 h4 cm 48 h4 cm 72 h

Avalanche danger

Today · Thu 15 Oct2 · Moderate

Wind slabs are likely to have formed in the Lee of terrain features. These will be reactive first thing this morning. Avoid areas of obvious loading and allow time for the new snow to settle throughout the day

Area: Queenstown · Full bulletin →

Official bulletin (NZ Avalanche Advisory). Always read the full bulletin before going off-piste.

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Trail map

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Trail map — Cardrona

Snow seen from space

Satellite image of Cardrona with snow highlighted
True colour on 12 Oct; snow detected by the satellite in cyan. The circle is the measured area.

6 %of the ground snow-covered within 7 km · 12 Oct

Last 60 days

16 Aug: 40 %17 Aug: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground18 Aug: 28 %19 Aug: 39 %20 Aug: 30 %21 Aug: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground22 Aug: 33 %23 Aug: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground24 Aug: 81 %25 Aug: 27 %26 Aug: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground27 Aug: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground28 Aug: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground29 Aug: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground30 Aug: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground31 Aug: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground1 Sept: 34 %2 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground3 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground4 Sept: 24 %5 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground6 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground7 Sept: 31 %8 Sept: 33 %9 Sept: 21 %10 Sept: 57 %11 Sept: 28 %12 Sept: 15 %13 Sept: 28 %14 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground15 Sept: 18 %16 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground17 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground18 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground19 Sept: 14 %20 Sept: 21 %21 Sept: 14 %22 Sept: 21 %23 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground24 Sept: 23 %25 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground26 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground27 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground28 Sept: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground29 Sept: 25 %30 Sept: 13 %1 Oct: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground2 Oct: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground3 Oct: 15 %4 Oct: 9 %5 Oct: 10 %6 Oct: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground7 Oct: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground8 Oct: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground9 Oct: 6 %10 Oct: 9 %11 Oct: 3 %12 Oct: 6 %13 Oct: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground14 Oct: cloudy: the satellite could not see the ground16 Aug14 Oct

% clouds

Source: NASA GIBS, MODIS Terra and Aqua (snow cover) and VIIRS NOAA-20 (true colour). Updated daily with a one-day lag.

Weather by elevation

Cardrona

1,272 m
-1°Cfeels -5°
Wind
14 km/h (gust 36)
Humidity
82%

Snow depth by area

  • Mid mountain
    65 cm

7-day forecast

Cardrona · 1,272 m
DayMin/MaxSnowProb.Gust
Fri 16-2° / 3°—25%36 km/h
Sat 17-2° / 13°—0%30 km/h
Sun 182° / 16°—0%40 km/h
Mon 193° / 14°—4%40 km/h
Tue 203° / 13°—1%38 km/h
Wed 215° / 13°—17%32 km/h
Thu 226° / 14°—25%42 km/h

Live webcams

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The last 24 hours on camera

Main Basin · Thu 21:00Thu 21:00

Main Basin. One photo per hour from the main camera. Resort time.

Terrain by difficulty

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Terrain by difficulty

38 runs
  • Beginner616%
  • Intermediate1437%
  • Advanced1026%
  • Expert821%

Skiable area: 344.8 haSnowparks: 9Half-pipes: 2

Snow report from OnTheSnow · compiles the report published by each resort

Frequently asked questions about Cardrona

Is Cardrona open today?
According to the latest report (16 Oct, 04:50), Cardrona is temporarily closed.
How much snow is there at Cardrona?
The snow depth is 65 cm. 4 cm fell in the last 24 hours.
How often is this information updated?
The report is read automatically from OnTheSnow every few minutes. The last reading was 2 min ago.

Updated 2 min ago

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