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The very first chair team on Cardrona ski area s new terrain, Willow’s Basin, was enjoyed by Timon Tasker, Sam Smithers, Harry Sinclair and Caleb McDougall.
A large new area has been opened at a New Zealand skifield for the first time in 10 years. Cardrona Alpine Resort officially opened the Willow’s quad chairlift in the neighbouring Soho Ski Area on Thursday morning. More than 1000 people attended the opening to ski and snowboard on 65 hectares of intermediate-level terrain. Cardrona and Treble Cone general manager Bridget Legnavsky said people were “absolutely fizzing” to explore the new terrain.
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New Cadrona chairlift opening up 65 hectare skiing area
23 Feb, 2021 12:54 AM
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Willows Basin will be the first new major lift-accessed terrain in NZ since the opening of the Valley View Quad at Cardrona in 2012. Photo / Supplied
Willows Basin will be the first new major lift-accessed terrain in NZ since the opening of the Valley View Quad at Cardrona in 2012. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
A new chairlift at the Cadrona Alpine Resort will open this year, giving access to a brand new ski area at the site.
The Willows Quad chairlift is currently under construction and will be completed in time for the winter season this year.
Further lifts are planned, including the main Soho express chairlift. The new lift is the refurbished former McDougall’s Quad, from Cardrona ski area. It was initially intended the lift would be used to open 55ha of advanced ski area known as the Pringles. “When we made the decision not to continue with the Pringles project, we knew we wanted to use the lift elsewhere on the resort. It turned out that it was a perfect fit for the Willows terrain,” Legnavsky said. The new lift would also address some of the resort’s capacity challenges that were highlighted during the busy July school holiday period in 2020.