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Unlock alpine trails at Cardrona Bike Park

Cardrona Mountain Biking Passes

Whether you’re here for the season or a post-work adrenaline rush, you’ll find a mountain bike pass that will suit you. Kids under 6 ride bike trails for free!

Mountain Biking Passes

Explore options for season passes day, multi-day bike park access.

Earlybird Deal

Season Pass

MTB Season Pass

$ 339

$ 385

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  • Unlimited access to Cardrona

  • 345ha and two chairlifts

  • Ride all season (no blackout dates)

  • Beginner to advanced trails

Best Value

Season Pass

Hero MTB Season Pass

$ 649

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  • Unlimited access to Cardrona & Bike Glendhu

  • Ride two epic bike parks all season long

  • Perfect for local mountain bikers

  • 2 day Hero Pass option available

Lift Pass

20 Ride MTB Pass

$ 199

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  • 20 total uplifts on McDougall’s and Whitestar

  • 345ha and two chairlifts

  • Ride all season (no blackout dates)

  • Beginner to advanced trails

Lift Pass

Single Day MTB Pass

$ 99

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  • One full day of riding at Cardrona

  • 345ha and two chairlifts

  • Extended play on Fridays (ride until 8pm)

  • Beginner to advanced trails

Lift Pass

Multi-day MTB Pass

$ 209

Prices from $69.67 per day

  • A two or three-day lift pass

  • 345ha and two chairlifts

  • Extended play on Fridays (ride until 8pm)

  • Beginner to advanced trails

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Some of NZ’s highest mountain bike trails

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With some of the longest descents

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Flow and technical beginner to advanced trails

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What's Included

Mountain Biking Passes

With a Cardrona mountain biking pass, you’re unlocking some of New Zealand’s longest mountain bike trails.

  • Two basins of trails accessed by two chairlifts

  • The highest and longest descents in New Zealand

  • Beginner to expert trails

  • Flow and technical trails

  • 6 hours of riding a day, with late nights on Friday!

"Really awesome bike trails!"

Best example of a park with the 'Whistler' model done right - awesome skiing in the winter and a fully complete bike park in the summer. Love the ride down to the Cardrona pub too!

Adun Dunn

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Frequently
Asked Questions

2024/ 25 Summer Season Dates & Opening Hours (Cardrona Only):

December 14, 2024 – March 2, 2025 (closed Christmas Day).

Half-day passes are valid from 1pm to close.

  • Off-peak:

    • 14 – 24 December, 2024 & 21 January – 2 March, 2025

    • Open 5 days per week (closed Tuesday & Wednesday)

    • 10am – 4pm (Monday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday)

    • TGIF (every Friday): 12pm – 8pm

  • Peak

    • 26 December, 2024 – 20 January, 2025

    • Open 7 days a week

    • 10am – 5pm (Saturday - Thursday)

    • TGIF (every Friday): 12pm – 8pm

If you’re a first-timer, we recommend getting started on the beginner-friendly green trails, where you’ll be set up for a fun and enjoyable experience.

E-bike users are also welcome, as long as it's full-suspension. We ask e-bike users to load their own bikes onto our lifts.

Kids are more than welcome at Cardrona! We recommend full-suspension bikes with disc brakes for riding at Cardrona - please check in with Patrol if you're not sure about your kids’ bike on our trails.  

Kids facilities include:  

  • Beginner flow trail on the learners' slope (next to the tunnel)  

  • Pump track and skills area outside The Lounge  

  • Child bike lessons with the Cardrona Bike School - highly recommended for beginner and intermediate downhillers

  • Giant games outside The Lounge for boredom busters at lunch time 

  • If you're not confident loading your kids on the chairlift, ask the lifties for help or jump into gondola cabin 

Definitely! We have a bike school which helps sharpen your skills in summer. Partnering with Treadmark, we host specialized coaching programmes that cater to everyone, from beginner to advanced riders. You can book lessons with Treadmark directly.

Pengi rips in summer. You’ll usually find them travelling and competing in the world cup, but when they have a spare week from time to time, they come home to ride at some events up Cardrona.

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