Always good times @ Cardrona even when the weather isn't the best. Usually go there during Winter X Games so that's busier than school holidays and during those times queues are a bit annoying if you are on the MdDougalls or Whitestar and want to watch so it would be great if they upgraded to a six-seater. But then the Captain's is usually relatively empty. Limited off-piste as you need decent snow coverage to hit the best diamonds trails but there are plenty of other cool drops and steep areas for adrenaline junkies around the Captain's. If the usually used for racing trails are open, you can get some decent speeds while carving it up hard :) Food/Beverages got a lot more expensive from the 2023 season to what I remember so you may want to pack lunch and bring your isotonic drinks with you :)

The drive from Queenstown through the Crown Ranges was one of the coolest things I’ve done on my ski holiday. Cardrona is well-equiped, and had all the terrain I could ask for as an intermediate boarder. In comparison to the other resorts, I was impressed by the quality of the food and the customer service I received from the team. Thanks to the QT snow centre team and driver Josh for safely returning my phone to me after I lost it on the mountain. Such a fun day on the mountain, and I can’t wait to come back!

We've been coming to Cardrona as a family (driving down from Christchurch) for a ski holiday in August since 2016. This year was our best yet! The snow was amazing, queues were generally pretty good and we all had fun exploring the mountain. We typically put the kids in skiwees but this year they skied with us and it worked out perfectly. If you have all your gear and you're an intermediate skier, highly recommend parking at valley view - awesome way to start and end our day and we felt we could easily go to our car for anything we needed. Captains queue was a bit average without a liftie guide as a lot of people don't know how to queue... Willow's needs clearer signage for people to wait for the chair. I got knocked over by a swinging chair as someone behind us didn't wait in the designated space. Nasty bruise on my arm and thank god my helmet saved it from being worse. Also, get your water at Captain's - it actually tastes good!

It’s a great place for skiing and having fun around snow. Visited Cardrona with my friends for our skiing trip and had an amazing time. The only major issue I could find was the ridiculously high prices for foot and beverages. I understand it’s the only option but $16 for 3 chicken wings should be illegal.