{
  "name": "Cardrona",
  "alternateNames": [
    "カードローナ・アルパイン・リゾート",
    "Cardrona Alpine Resort",
    "卡德罗纳滑雪场"
  ],
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/cardrona/",
  "summary": "A ski field near Wānaka, run alongside Treble Cone, with 615 hectares of terrain.",
  "location": {
    "country": "New Zealand",
    "region": "Otago",
    "latitude": -44.87,
    "longitude": 168.95
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 1894,
    "village": 1670
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Mid-June",
    "closes": "Early October"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://cardrona-treblecone.com",
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "generatedUtc": "2026-09-18T16:00:00.000Z",
    "models": [
      "ECMWF IFS",
      "NOAA GFS",
      "DWD ICON"
    ],
    "updateFrequency": "every 3 hours",
    "topLift": {
      "headline": "Rain or snow tonight.",
      "detail": "Starting around 8pm, easing by 9pm. Under 1 cm in the next 24 hours. Temperatures are close to 0°C, so some of it may fall as rain.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "Possible",
        "modelsAgreeing": 2,
        "reason": "forecast models disagree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0.4,
          "mean": 0.2
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0.1,
          "high": 2.1,
          "mean": 1
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 1,
        "text": "0–3 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": -2,
        "windKmh": 8,
        "gustKmh": 30,
        "freezingLevelM": 1750
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Today",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 3
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 66,
          "freezingLevelM": 1700
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Flurries",
          "snowfall": "Under 1 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0.1,
            "high": 0.3
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -7,
            "max": 0
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 60,
          "freezingLevelM": 1350
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 3
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 55,
          "freezingLevelM": 2150
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Light snow",
          "snowfall": "0–2 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 1.6
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -8,
            "max": -1
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 67,
          "freezingLevelM": 1250
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -10,
            "max": -2
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 34,
          "freezingLevelM": 950
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -8,
            "max": 2
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 31,
          "freezingLevelM": 1350
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 1
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 22,
          "freezingLevelM": 1400
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–5 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 4.4
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 3
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -7,
            "max": -1
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -7,
            "max": 2
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -7,
            "max": 2
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 2
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        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 1 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 2
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri 2 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 4
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "willItSettle": {
        "answer": "Yes, it should settle.",
        "reason": "Temperatures stay below freezing while it falls."
      },
      "localTimeAtForecast": "04:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+12"
    },
    "village": {
      "headline": "Rain or snow tonight.",
      "detail": "Starting around 8pm, easing by 9pm. Under 1 cm in the next 24 hours. Temperatures are close to 0°C, so some of it may fall as rain.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "Possible",
        "modelsAgreeing": 2,
        "reason": "forecast models disagree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0.4,
          "mean": 0.2
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0.1,
          "high": 2.1,
          "mean": 1
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 1,
        "text": "0–3 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": -1,
        "windKmh": 8,
        "gustKmh": 30,
        "freezingLevelM": 1750
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Today",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 4
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 66,
          "freezingLevelM": 1700
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Flurries",
          "snowfall": "Under 1 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0.1,
            "high": 0.3
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 1
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 60,
          "freezingLevelM": 1350
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 4
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 55,
          "freezingLevelM": 2150
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Light snow",
          "snowfall": "0–2 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 1.6
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 1
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 67,
          "freezingLevelM": 1250
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -9,
            "max": 0
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 34,
          "freezingLevelM": 950
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 4
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 31,
          "freezingLevelM": 1350
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -5,
            "max": 2
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 22,
          "freezingLevelM": 1400
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–5 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 4.4
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 5
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 0
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 3
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -5,
            "max": 3
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 3
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 1 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 4
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri 2 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 5
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "willItSettle": {
        "answer": "Yes, it should settle.",
        "reason": "Temperatures stay below freezing while it falls."
      },
      "localTimeAtForecast": "04:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+12"
    }
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 0.4,
      "february": 0.5,
      "march": 1.4,
      "april": 1.8,
      "may": 3.7,
      "june": 4.8,
      "july": 8.2,
      "august": 7.1,
      "september": 8,
      "october": 6,
      "november": 2.8,
      "december": 1.7
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 1,
      "february": 2,
      "march": 2,
      "april": 4,
      "may": 7,
      "june": 10,
      "july": 18,
      "august": 14,
      "september": 18,
      "october": 16,
      "november": 6,
      "december": 2
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": 2.8,
        "high": 11.9
      },
      "february": {
        "low": 2.4,
        "high": 11.3
      },
      "march": {
        "low": 0.9,
        "high": 9.4
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -2,
        "high": 5.7
      },
      "may": {
        "low": -4.1,
        "high": 2.3
      },
      "june": {
        "low": -6.5,
        "high": -1.5
      },
      "july": {
        "low": -7.6,
        "high": -3
      },
      "august": {
        "low": -7.4,
        "high": -2.4
      },
      "september": {
        "low": -6.3,
        "high": 0.1
      },
      "october": {
        "low": -3.9,
        "high": 3.9
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -0.8,
        "high": 7.7
      },
      "december": {
        "low": 1.2,
        "high": 9.9
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016": 64,
      "2017": 76,
      "2018": 145,
      "2019": 78,
      "2020": 68,
      "2021": 88,
      "2022": 94,
      "2023": 96,
      "2024": 160,
      "2025": 131
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 1
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 1
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 1
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 1
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 8,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Cardrona Alpine Resort",
      "url": "https://cardrona-treblecone.com/cardrona/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Air New Zealand (Cardrona)",
      "url": "https://www.airnewzealand.com/en-nz/ski-cardrona"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardrona_Alpine_Resort"
    },
    {
      "label": "Ski New Zealand ski field opening dates",
      "url": "https://www.skinewzealand.co.nz/faq/ski-field-opening-dates-id-86"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}