Cardrona Drops A 2021 Bombshell - New Quad and New Terrain!

For a lot of riders in the southern hemisphere we missed out on either all or majority of the 2020 season and there is going to be a mad rush to make up for that in the 2021 season. Helping everyone to have a better season is going to be Cardrona who today advised that they are not only opening up new terrain in the Soho named Willows Basin but they are also going to install a new chairlift! That’s two new chairlifts in New Zealand for the 2021 season as Mt Hutt will also be pulling back the covers on their new 8-seater Nor’west Express chair ready for riders come June / July 2021.2021 is going to be a great season to be riding in New Zealand, all the Aussies are now crossing their fingers and praying that the borders find a way to open and remain open at some point before the season ends. New year, new lift! This is our first move into Soho, with 65ha of new terrain, and a whole lot more uphill lift capacity than we had in 2020. Here's our GM, Bridget Legnavsky, to fill you in.

High alpine shot of Soho Basin where the new Willows Quad will be located - Pic Credit James Mulcahy - Cardrona Here is the full rundown from Jen Houltham - Communications at Cardrona Full article can be found here“In 2021 we'll be skiing and snowboarding in Soho - Willows Quad is being installed this summer!”“We couldn't be more excited to announce that this winter we'll be adding another chairlift to our network. This will open up the first new major section of skiable terrain in New Zealand since we put in Valley View. Willows Basin is all go for Winter 2021!!”SO WHERE IS WILLOWS?Willows is in Soho Ski Area, on the southern face of Mt Cardrona. It's the closest basin to the Whakatipu Basin, overlooking Queenstown. For those of you who are familiar with Cardrona, it sits below the last couple of corners on the Skyline trail - you'll be able to access it from the top of McDougall's via Skyline.