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Cardrona What's On: Moving Mountains has Dropped!

February 21, 2023

Our Cardrona Parks doco Moving Mountains has dropped! Plus: more exciting summer events to come.

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By
Eleanor Stephens

Cardrona What's On: Welcome to Summer

February 21, 2023

Summer's back! And it's not messing around. Welcome to the start of a new summer monthly What's On, helping you navigate what's hot up the mountain.

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By
Eleanor Stephens

Winter 2023 Update

February 21, 2023

The way we’re selling day and multi-day passes for Winter 2023 and beyond is changing – here’s all you need to know about the changes, and why we’re making them.

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Cardrona What's On: End of Season

October 18, 2022

What a fantastic Winter Season it's been! Read on to find out about our fun and final send-off this weekend.

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By
Eleanor Stephens

Cardrona What's On: One Final Wintery Blast

October 18, 2022

Spring slush one weekend and winter blizzards the next. We're heading into our final week and it's looking awesome!

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By
Eleanor Stephens

Cardrona What's On: October School Holiday Skiing

October 18, 2022

With some spring snow, sun and slush, we're excited to welcome families up the maunga for a final couple of weeks of the season.

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By
Eleanor Stephens

Cardrona What's On: Soho Fundraiser

October 18, 2022

The Jossi Wells Invitational last weekend has left us wanting more...

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By
Eleanor Stephens

Cardrona What's On: The Big Show

October 18, 2022

We're in full swing of the Jossi Wells Invitational, and the big show is on tomorrow!

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By
Eleanor Stephens

Cardrona What's On: The 2022 Jossi Wells Invitational

September 12, 2022

Winter's still all to play for, and the 2022 Jossi Wells Invitational is on the way!

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By
Eleanor Stephens

Cardrona What's On: Winter Games NZ has Landed!

September 12, 2022

Packed with all the things we love, this week's full of Conservation awareness, Winter Games NZ, and Winter Pride.

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By
Eleanor Stephens

Cardrona What's On: It's the Start of Winter Pride!

September 12, 2022

This weekend kicks off Winter Pride, and we're celebrating our rainbow community!

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By
Eleanor Stephens

Cardrona What's On: All About Events

September 12, 2022

We're riding high on excitement for the rest of August, with Gnarloms, Ski Masters, and Winter Prides.

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By
Eleanor Stephens

Cardrona What's On: The Jossi Wells Invitational Is Back!

September 12, 2022

We've announced the Jossi Wells Invitational is back, The Battle of the Bubble is ON, and the weather's been amazing

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By
Eleanor Stephens

Cardrona What's On: More Snow, Less Landfill

August 10, 2022

When we thought it might be getting warmer, the snow just kept on coming.

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By
Eleanor Stephens

Cardrona What's On: Bring on August

August 10, 2022

Winter is flying by, and we're rolling into August like it's nobody's business. Here's what you need to know about the week ahead.

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By
Eleanor Stephens

Cardrona What's On: What a Snowy School Holidays!

August 10, 2022

July's school holidays are almost at a close, and it's sure been a snowy one.

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By
Eleanor Stephens

Cardrona What's On: It's Well and Truly Winter

August 10, 2022

One week down of the NZ school holidays, and we're deep in snow! Here's all that's gone on this week, and what's coming up...

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By
Eleanor Stephens

Cardrona What's On: NZ School Holidays

August 10, 2022

Aussies are back, and the July NZ school holidays are upon us! Here's all that's going on in the first week up at Cardrona and Treble Cone.

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By
Jen Houltham

Cardrona What's On: It's July Already!

July 2, 2022

How is it July already?! This week's What's On includes info about events over the next week or so, and how to navigate our peak time on the mountain.

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By
Jen Houltham

Cardrona What's On: Matariki Long Weekend

July 2, 2022

It's the first long weekend we've ever celebrated during the winter season - here's What's On this Matariki weekend.

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By
Jen Houltham

Cardrona What's On: What a Week!

July 2, 2022

Since we last posted this blog, a lot has happened...

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By
Jen Houltham

Cardrona What's On: Winter 2022 Opening Day!

June 10, 2022

With a decent dump of snow and more on the way, a film launch, and Opening Day tomorrow, it's been a fun week for our team!

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By
Jen Houltham

New Zealand's Biggest Ski Area

May 13, 2022

Yup, you heard right… we’re gonna be skiing & snowboarding in Soho Basin!

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By
Jen Houltham

The Facts: Soho, Treble Cone and more!

May 13, 2022

It's an incredibly exciting time at Cardrona. As we approach our 40th anniversary in 2020, now is the perfect time to reflect on some of the people who made it all possible, and share with you some exciting news about where we're heading.

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By
Nadia Ellis

Cardrona What's On: Winter Games NZ is coming!

May 12, 2022

Next week we're kicking off the Winter Games NZ at Cardrona – we can't wait to check out all the action on the mountain!

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By
Jen Houltham

Recap: 2019 Super D

May 12, 2022

Check out the video recap from the first ever Dakine Super D!

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By
Jason Beacham

Heart of Gold Magazine

May 12, 2022

These are our stories: our heritage, our people, our mountain, our Heart of Gold.

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By
Jen Houltham

How to be a Better Dad Cam

May 12, 2022

Being the Official Dad Cam for your ski or snowboard crew is a high-pressure role... so we put together some tips to improve on your skills and be the best Dad Cam out!

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By
Jen Houltham

Top 5 tips to get ready for bike season

May 12, 2022

Are you ready to get on your bike? Cardrona Bike Park opens on December 1, 2018!

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By
Jen Houltham

Cardrona What's On: Thanks for the holiday fun!

May 12, 2022

We've had an absolute blast these July school holidays - thanks for spending time with us!

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By
Jen Houltham

Cardrona What's On: Spring's Just Around the Corner!

May 12, 2022

Spring's almost here, and so is Father's Day – so here's our list of why your dads should be skiing and snowboarding to celebrate...

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By
Jen Houltham

Cardrona What's On: Events Season Kicks Off

May 12, 2022

This weekend we're holding our first event of the Winter 2020 season - Mountain Bikes on Snow!

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By
Jen Houltham

Cardrona What's On: Whitestar's Opening this Weekend!

May 12, 2022

Queenstown Winter Festival has kicked off and we're opening Whitestar this weekend!!

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By
Jen Houltham

Recap: Speights Peak to Pub Downhill

May 12, 2022

The first-ever Speights Peak to Pub DH went down (literally) on Saturday – here's how it all went!

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By
Jen Houltham

Cardrona What's On: Is That You, Winter?

May 12, 2022

We woke up today to 10cm of fresh snow and (fingers crossed) there's more on the way next week!

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By
Jen Houltham

Cardrona What's On: Tubing is Back!

May 12, 2022

One of the best things about spring at Cardrona starts again this Saturday – tubing is returning to our Beginners' Area!

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By
Jen Houltham

Cardrona What's On: The 2019 Jossi Wells Invitational

May 12, 2022

Spring is here, and so is the 2019 Monster Energy Jossi Wells Invitational!

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By
Jen Houltham

Cardrona What's On: Valley View is Open!

May 12, 2022

Thanks to last week's snowfall, a whole lot of snowmaking, and some very cool technology, Valley View opened for 2019 on Wednesday!

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By
Jen Houltham

Guide to Summer 21/22 at Cardrona

May 12, 2022

Mountain biking, mountain carting, hiking and more... here's all you need to know about the 2021/2022 summer season at Cardrona!

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By
Jen Houltham

Cardrona What's On: Willow's is Open!

May 12, 2022

We couldn't be more excited to open Willow's this week

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By
Jen Houltham

Cardrona What's On: We're Open for 2021!

May 12, 2022

Welcome to our first "What's On" for Winter 2021!

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By
Jen Houltham

Covid-19: All you need to know

May 12, 2022

Here’s all you need to know about COVID-19 and your experience at Cardrona & Treble Cone.

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Cardrona What's On: Captain's is Coming

May 12, 2022

Both mountains had their first pow days for the season, and Captain's is almost ready to open!

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By
Jen Houltham

The little things that all add up...

May 12, 2022

It's so important to us to look after our maunga and the environment in general. We've only got one planet – there is no Planet B. Here's what we're doing up at Cardrona now, and our goals for the future.

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Dragon Goggle Guide – Tricks and Tips!

May 12, 2022

Getting your goggle game right can be a tricky business, so we asked our friends from Dragon Alliance to help us out with a couple of tips!

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By
Tom Wright

Cardrona What's On: Captain's is Ready!

May 12, 2022

We've got a snowy weekend ahead and we're ready to open Captain's – this week's Cardrona What's On is packed full of goodness!

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By
Jen Houltham

No more single-use plastic bottles!

May 12, 2022

We're so proud to become the first major tourism operator in New Zealand to stop ordering single-use plastic bottles to sell in our food and beverage outlets – it's all over as of this month!

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By
Jen Houltham

Pringles Quad - New Advanced Terrain for 2019!

May 12, 2022

Summer 2019 is set to be another busy one of developments up here at Cardrona – we've got a new lift to access advanced terrain at "Pringles"!

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By
Jen Houltham

New Zealand's Biggest Ski Area

May 12, 2022

Yup, you heard right… we’re gonna be skiing & snowboarding in Soho Basin!

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By
Jen Houltham

Pringles Update - April 2019

May 12, 2022

We’ve got important news to share about the Pringles development for the upcoming winter.

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By
Jen Houltham

Cardrona What's On: Opening Day 2020 - All the Details!

May 12, 2022

We're very excited to be opening for our 40th birthday season tomorrow - here's all you need to know!

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By
Jen Houltham

What's Happening in Winter 2020

May 12, 2022

Now we're in Level 1, we've been able to firm up a bit more detail around what Winter 2020 is going to look like...

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By
Jen Houltham

What's New for Winter 2019

May 12, 2022

Winter 2018 was a stellar year up at Cardrona – we broke the visitor number records we set in 2017, & had the third highest aggregate snowfall since records began 17 years ago!

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By
Jen Houltham

The Facts: Soho, Treble Cone and more!

May 12, 2022

As we approach our 40th anniversary in 2020, now is the perfect time to reflect on some of the people who made it all possible, and share with you some exciting news about where we're heading.

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By
Nadia Ellis

Cardrona Alpine Resorts x Treble Cone - Here We Go!

May 12, 2022

Cardrona Alpine Resorts + Treble Cone: it's finally happening... officially!

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By
Jen Houltham

Pringles - The Final Update

May 12, 2022

We've got some important news about Pringles we need to share with you, and we've made the call – we'll lead with the good news!

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By
Jen Houltham

TGIF Fridays

April 29, 2022

Every Friday of the summer season we stay open till 8pm for TGIF late nights!

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By
Danny Warley

2021 Sustainability Update - No Landfill Bins and Free Shuttles!

April 12, 2022

This winter we're implementing two new sustainability initiatives, and we need your help!

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By
Jen Houltham

Our new system, and what it means for you

April 12, 2022

Introducing our new system - and what it means for your Cardrona and Treble Cone experience!

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By
Jen Houltham

Introducing: Willow's Basin!

April 11, 2022

The mountain is looking amazing at the moment, so we're going to open for another week!

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By
Jen Houltham
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