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Delve into Cardrona in New Zealand

Cardrona in the region of Otago is located in New Zealand - some 383 mi or ( 616 km ) South-West of Wellington , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Cardrona

Local time in Cardrona is now 02:19 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Pacific/Auckland " with a UTC offset of 13 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Invercargill, Gibbston, Dunedin, Christchurch, and Greymouth. While being here, you might want to check out Invercargill . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Cardrona ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Spot Check -Cardrona Ski Resort,New Zealand.wmv

1:27 min by snowjunkie686
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SBINZ Instructor Chris Hazeldine takes you on a private guided tour around the sick Ski Resort of Cardrona in New Zealand.Yeah,Cardrona Parks rule! ..

Trip Cardrona 2012

3:46 min by Bruno Silva
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Interesting facts about this location

Cardrona, New Zealand

Cardrona is the name of a locality, skifield and beer in New Zealand. Established as a gold rush township in the 1860s on the banks of the small river of the same name, it is known for its distinctive hotel of gold rush vintage which is on the opposite side of the river to the original township of which few buildings remain. It is in a scenic setting on the Crown Range road which connects Wanaka and Queenstown.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -44.88 169.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1860s establishments, Otago Gold Rush, Populated places in the Otago Region

Cardrona Bra Fence

The Cardrona Bra Fence was a controversial tourist attraction in Central Otago, New Zealand, where passers-by started to add bras to a rural fence, with the fence eventually growing into a famous tourists attraction with hundreds of individual bras. The fence was on a public road reserve adjacent to farm property in the Cardrona Valley area southwest of Wanaka, near a motorcar racetrack.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -44.86 169.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1999 establishments in New Zealand, 2006 disestablishments, Brassieres, Buildings and structures in the Otago Region, Visitor attractions in New Zealand

Cardrona Alpine Resort

Cardrona Alpine Resort is a ski resort in New Zealand's South Island. The skifield ranges from 1,260m to 1,894m. The distribution of slopes is 25% beginner, 50% intermediate and 25% advanced. There are 2 detachable quad chairlifts and 2 fixed-grip quad chairlift, 2 "magic carpet" learner lifts and 1 platter lift for beginners. Some snowmaking equipment is present. Snowboarding is well catered for with 2 half pipes and 4 terrain parks.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -44.87 168.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Ski areas and resorts in New Zealand, Sports venues in the Otago Region

Mount Cardrona

Mount Cardrona in Central Otago, New Zealand, is the home of the Cardrona Ski Field. This is one of the most popular family orientated ski fields in New Zealand. Mount Cardrona is located in the Crown Range between Wanaka and Queenstown. The often photographed and historic Cardrona Hotel is located at the bottom of the access road climbing up to the Cardrona ski field.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -44.85 168.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Mountains of the Otago Region

Snow Park, New Zealand

Snow Park is a dedicated snowsports terrain park in South Island, New Zealand. Describing itself as the "first dedicated freestyle terrain park in the world" when it opened in 2002, it features a number of half-pipes, jumps and rails, instead of traditional ski runs. On-mountain accommodation has been available since 2006, prior to which people needed to commute daily from Wanaka or Queenstown. The site shares an access road with nearby Snow Farm.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -44.88 169.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ski areas and resorts in New Zealand, Sports venues in the Otago Region, Wanaka