A brand-new 6-seater chairlift will be installed in Soho Basin at Cardrona, ready to open for Winter 2025
The Soho Basin Express will open up terrain, awesome snow, amazing steep stuff, and heaps to explore!
The new Soho Basin chairlift will provide more than two times that area, increasing total lift-accessed skiable terrain by 24%. That would increase the resort from 465ha to 615ha, making it the largest commercial ski area in New Zealand.
Whakapapa is the largest ski area on the North Island. The Remarkables ski area near Queenstown has replaced (2024 season) the existing Shadow Basin chairlift with a faster, larger chairlift that finishes higher on the mountain, opening more terrain.
Exciting things are happening throughout New Zealand to open up more skiing.
Once installed, Wānaka’s Cardrona Alpine Resort will be the largest ski area in New Zealand
Wānaka’s Cardrona Alpine Resort will be the largest ski area in New Zealand when its new Soho Basin chairlift opens for the 2025 winter. During summer, work will start on a six-seater high-speed chairlift providing access to 150 hectares of new terrain.
