Cardrona Alpine Resort has claimed the title of New Zealand’s Best Ski Resort at the 2025 World Ski Awards.
The Awards programme has categories for all facets of the ski industry, in each of the world’s top 25 ski tourism nations.
Finalists are voted for by both public and industry, to determine who stands above the rest in their country each year.
This is the first time, since the awards were established over a decade ago, that Cardrona has won the New Zealand title.
Cardrona and Treble Cone chief mountains officer Laura Hedley said in a statement the award was an honour and ‘‘a huge recognition for all the people who make Cardrona what it is’’.
The ski area opened 150ha of new terrain and a new chairlift in Soho Basin this season, making it New Zealand’s biggest ski resort.
The team also opened a new Base Area building with Noodle Bar and retail shop, and a T-bar serving high-performance training facilities - including Australasia’s only world cup slopestyle course.
The resort will open for summer mountainbiking, mountain carting and hiking operations on December 13.
— Allied Media
