A speed date with Cardrona – everything you need to know about summer in one page of mountain info!
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Opening Dates & Times
Summer 2020/21: December 11, 2020 – April 5, 2021 (closed Christmas Day).
Regular Season
10am – 4pm (late night Fridays open till 8pm).
McDougall's Chondola and Whitestar Express running daily (weather dependent).
Peak Season: Dec 26, 2020 - January 31, 2021
Monday – Thursdays: 10am – 4pm
Fridays: 10am – 8pm
Saturday/Sundays: 10am – 6pm
McDougall's Chondola and Whitestar Express running daily (weather dependent).
Stats & Facts
- Base Area Elevation: 1670m
- Highest Lifted Point: 1860m
- Vertical Rise: 345m
- Terrain: 345ha
- 15% Beginner
- 50% Intermediate
- 35% Advanced
- Lifts:
- McDougall's Chondola operating for Mountain Biking, Walking and Mountain Carting
- Whitestar Express operating for Mountain Biking and Mountain Carting
- Activities
- Lift-accessed mountain biking
- Mountain bike lessons for beginner, intermediate and advanced riders
- Lift-accessed walking and hiking
- NZ’s first mountain carts
- Stargazing
- Lift-accessed mountain biking
- Base Facilities
- Rentals and Workshop
- Cardrona General Store
- On-mountain Apartments
- Medical Centre and Dirt Patrol
- Free Learner Zone and Flow Track
- The Lounge
- Bike Wash