MEDIA PACK WINTER 2018 - Cardrona
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CARDRONA
MEDIA
PACK
WINTER 2018
1 C A R D R O N A M E D I A PAC K
ABOUT CARDRONA ALPINE RESORT Founded in 1980, Cardrona Alpine Resort is New Zealand’s most popular ski area, where everyone’s a VIP – from beginners & families, to Olympic & X Games athletes. Cardrona’s 3 vast basins are home to NZ’s first cabin-style lift – the McDougall’s Express Chondola, & the Southern Hemisphere’s most extensive terrain parks & pipes. Wide, open trails offer some of NZ’s best snow conditions, thanks to high altitude & an innovative snow management system. Take an easy drive from Queenstown or Wanaka & be welcomed with genuine Kiwi hospitality. In the summer months Cardrona is open for mountain biking, carting, conferences & other alpine adventure activities. Cardrona is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Real Journeys Ltd. 2 C A R D R O N A M E D I A PAC K
ABOUT
CARDRONA
PARKS
Cardrona is the home of the New Zealand Park & Pipe team,
with world-class freestyle facilities. Cardrona has 4 terrain parks
at progressive levels, including a World Cup Slopestyle course.
Cardrona is also home to Australasia’s only 22ft Olympic standard
Halfpipe, a 12-14ft International Halfpipe, a giant Big Air jump & a
world-class gravity cross course.
Cardrona Parks hosts many events, including the Audi quattro
Winter Games NZ & the Jossi Wells Invitational Big Air. The North
Face Cardrona Park Crew are dedicated to producing progressive
& internationally recognised terrain park features & courses. They
regularly build, test & maintain all features.
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WHAT’S NEW FOR WINTER 2018 BA S E A R E A D E V E LO P M E N T As part of a 3-year project, Cardrona’s summer has been focused on the refurbishment of their existing Base buildings. This summer, both the Base Café & the Mezz underwent a full refit to modernise both spaces & improve guest flow. The Ski Concierge also received a lot of love, with new RFID lockers & the Concierge service itself providing day, overnight, week-long & season long storage. The on-mountain studio apartments were also renovated. Another major project that has begun this summer is more cosmetic – Ticket Office, the Lounge, Ski Concierge/Ski Patrol & the Archway were all painted over summer in a whole new colour scheme for Cardrona’s iconic “toy town” Base Area. The remaining Base Area buildings will be painted over the next couple of summers. Cardrona has also continued to make a significant investment in snowmaking technologies, & is using this coming winter to trial a range of different new systems to continue to provide a consistent ski season. 4 C A R D R O N A M E D I A PAC K
WINTER 2018
EVENT SCHEDULE
Jun 16 Cardrona Opening Day 2018
Jun 21-24 Real Journeys Queenstown Winter Festival
Jul 11 Park Attack Slopestyle #1
Jul 15 Piki Maunga Rangatahi (Big Mountain Youth)
Jul 21 Park Attack Slopestyle #2
Jul 25 MAC Championships
Jul 28 Cardrona Junior Interfields
Aug 1-4 FIS Tech Series (3 day event)
Aug 6 Otago Southland Secondary Schools Championship
Aug 9 Special Olympics
Aug 10-11 Alpine Ski Masters (2 day event)
Aug 14-16 FIS NZ Freestyle Open (3 day event)
Aug 24-Sep 8 Audi Quattro Winter Games NZ
Sep 11-14 Jossi Wells Invitational
Sep 15-16 SI Secondary School Champs (2 day event)
Sep 18 Upper Clutha Primary Schools Race
Sep 22-23 FIS Spring Series Ski Race
Sep 26-27 SSNZ Junior National Alpine Championships (2 day event)
Sep 27-29 New Zealand Alpine Youth Series (3 day event)
Oct 1-4 Cardrona Junior Nationals (5 day event)
Oct 6-7 NZ Ski & Snowboard Open
Oct 8-21 Cardrona Spring Camp
Oct 14 The Fun Never Stops – Cardrona Closing Day 2018
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P A R K AT TA C K
S LO P E ST Y L E S
In the July school holidays,
Cardrona hosts two stops
on the new Snow Sports NZ
national Slopestyle Series -
one in Lil’ Bucks for kids just
getting into competing, & the
next in Antlers Alley for slightly
older skiers & snowboarders.
Competitors will be judged by
a panel of judges with scores
based on variety, difficulty &
execution.
PIKI MAUNGA
R A N G ATA H I
( B I G M O U N TA I N
YO U T H)
The first event on the Southern
Lakes Youth Freeride Tour
calendar – a big mountain
event for youth-aged ski &
snowboard competitors. The
Southern Lakes Youth Freeride
Tour will be formatted &
judged on the same criteria
as the World Freeride tour, &
is the first step on a pathway
within big mountain & freeride
competition.
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A U D I Q U AT T R O W I N T E R G A M E S N Z J O S S I W E L L S I N V I TAT I O N A L B I G A I R
The 6th biennial Audi quattro Winter Games NZ are taking place The 3rd annual Jossi Wells Invitational Big Air is sure to be a
during August & September 2017. highlight of the 2018 winter season. The event will take place on
the Monster Big Air jump beside the halfpipes.
This year the Winter Games NZ includes Junior World Champs for
Big Air, Halfpipe, Ski & Snowboard Cross, & Slopestyle, as well as a Expect to see the most progressive skiing & boarding, with all the
FIS World Cup Big Air event. Watch the Kiwis take on the best in latest tricks thrown down in Cardrona Parks & the Big Air over a
the world! week-long spectacle of athleticism. Big Air finals will take place
on Friday September 14. An awards presentation & party are
scheduled for after the event.
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SSNZ JUNIOR THE FUN NEVER STOP S
SKI & SNOWBOARD
N AT I O N A L S Celebrate the transition from winter to summer at Cardrona with a
ski/snowboard & mountain bike adventure. Participants complete
Cardrona will once again host a challenge & then make their way up McDougall’s Express
the Snow Sports NZ Junior Chondola. The adventure moves across snow onto dirt through a
Ski & Snowboard National series of obstacles, ending in the Cardrona Village.
Championships from Monday
1 to Thursday 4 October.
Disciplines include Gravity
X, Slopestyle, Halfpipe & Big
Mountain/Freeride for both
skiers & snowboarders.
CARDRONA
SPRING CAMP
After the season ends for the
public, Cardrona becomes
purely a freestyle mecca,
tailoring the Parks & Big Air
to host its annual Spring
Camp. This camp is for elite
international athletes & teams,
& New Zealand National &
Development Teams only. The
camp provides World Cup level
facilities & training resources
with 2 bag jumps for Halfpipe
& Big Air.
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RESORT
KEY STATS
& FACT S
Base Area Elevation: 1670m Facilities:
Highest Lifted Point: 1860m > 8 distinctly different cafes
(including evening dining)
Vertical Rise: 600m > Snow Sports School
Terrain: 345 hectares including Adaptive lessons
& Kids’ Club
> 25% Beginner
> Fully licenced Childcare
> 25% Intermediate
Centre & Under 5s ski
> 30% Advanced lessons at Ski Kindy
> 20% Expert > Full ski & snowboard rental
Lifts: services including workshop
> 1 express Chondola – facilities
8-person gondola cabins, > Retail shop
6-seater chairs > On-mountain
> 2 quad express chairlifts accommodation – NZ’s
> 1 quad fixed chairlift highest alpine apartments
> 3 surface conveyor lifts > Free Wifi
(1 covered) > On-mountain doctor &
> 1 platter tow lift physiotherapist
> Lift capacity 12,550 people
per hour
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MEDIA
Check in: Cardrona Alpine Resort, NZ
Cardrona Alpine Resort / Cardrona Parks NZ
@cardronanz
@cardronanz / @cardronaparksnz
Hashtags: #cardronanz / #cardronaparksnz
For more information,
contact Jen Houltham (Communications Executive):
> jen.houltham@cardrona.com
> Ph: +64 21 220 7722
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