Cardrona To Have New Zealand’s Largest Ski Area From 2025
Cardrona To Have New Zealand’s Largest Ski Area From 2025
Published : 27-Dec-2023 12:33
A new high-speed chairlift expanding the terrain at Cardrona ski area in New Zealand from winter 2025 will see the resort offer the country's biggest ski area from the winter after next.
Work will begin this February on foundations for the new Soho Basin Express, a Doppelmayr six-seater chairlift. After a break in construction for the 2024 ski season, the lift will be installed by 2025, ahead of that ski season starting.
The expansion into Soho Basin has been long planned and means that Cardrona's ski area will grow by 150 hectares, the equivalent of 150 rugby fields, increasing Cardrona's lift-accessed skiable terrain by 24%, taking the resort from 465ha to 615ha – which will make it the biggest commercial ski area in New Zealand.
"New skiable terrain in New Zealand is incredibly rare, and we're so stoked to finally be able to give people the news they want – Soho Basin is officially happening," commented the manager of Cardrona and Treble Cone ski areas, Laura Hedley.
The Soho Basin Express installation is part of a multi-year commitment to development at Cardrona that has included a total redesign of the resort's base buildings using existing infrastructure, the McDougall's Chondola, and the first steps into Soho in 2021 with the Willow's Quad chairlift.
"After a challenging few years, it's so exciting to continue along our vision for Cardrona to be a truly world-class ski and snowboard destination, right here in New Zealand," says Hedley.
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