QLDC Winter Road Report - 18 September 2023
Knock knock Queenstown Lakes,
Who’s there you say? Snow...
Snow who? Snow way! It’s another week of Winter Road Reports. Happy days.
Speaking of snow, we did get a light dusting on the Crown Range summit overnight, otherwise it’s looking like we’ve got another wet grey day ahead of us. Please keep speeds down, fog lights on in areas of low visibility and drive to the conditions.
Roading crews have been out patrolling with grit and plough trucks since the early hours. We have reports of high winds especially in Whakatipu Basin so be sure to grab your winter coat if out and about.
Here's a summary of conditions to be aware of today:
- Crown Range Road & Cardrona Valley: Wet roads through Cardrona Valley and SNOW has fallen over the Crown Range summit which is sitting at 2 degrees. This has been cleared and grit applied. There will be a chance of ice at daybreak so drive with caution.
- Wānaka area: Hāwea and Wānaka have wet roads and mild temperatures. Be aware there could be icy areas travelling from Wānaka to Makarora on SH6.
- Queenstown and Whakatipu Basin: Wet roads and strong winds.
- Glenorchy: Wet roads and positive temperatures.
- Out of district: Wet roads due to overnight rain. Lindis Pass is sitting between 6 and 9 degrees with mild winds.
So I’m taking a break from fun facts about snow loving critters and moving on to winter inspired jokes this week – let me preface this by saying there were a lot of bad ones to wade through to find these gems. Here’s a cracker to kick start the day.
What do superheroes put in their drinks?
Just-ice.
If you do spot any issues on the roads this morning, give us a call on 03 441 0499.
Keep smiling,
Tessa
QUEENSTOWN – WĀNAKA ROUTE (THE CROWN RANGE)
Skifield access to Cardrona & Snow Farm
CROWN RANGE ROAD - Open. Winter conditions. Drive with care.
CARDRONA–WĀNAKA - Open. Winter conditions. Drive with care.
CARDRONA SKIFIELD ROAD - Cardrona online report
SNOWFARM ACCESS ROAD - https://snowfarm.nz/
WHAKATIPU MAIN ROUTES
KAWARAU GORGE (SH6) - Open. Drive with care.
GIBBSTON – FRANKTON (SH6) - Open. Drive with care.
KINGSTON–FRANKTON (SH6) - Open. Drive with care.
REMARKABLES SKIFIELD ACCESS ROAD - Remarkables online report
FRANKTON ROAD (SH6A) - Open. Drive with care.
GLENORCHY–QUEENSTOWN - Open. Drive with care.
FERNHILL–QUEENSTOWN - Open. Drive with care.
KELVIN HEIGHTS–FRANKTON - Open. Drive with care.
ARROWTOWN–QUEENSTOWN BACK ROUTE
Coronet Peak Skifield access
MALAGHANS ROAD - Open. Drive with care.
ARTHURS POINT – QUEENSTOWN - Open. Drive with care.
CORONET PEAK ROAD - Coronet Peak online report
WĀNAKA MAIN ROUTES
WĀNAKA - CROMWELL (SH 6 & 84) - Open. Drive with care.
MOUNT ASPIRING ROAD - Open. Drive with care.
TREBLE CONE SKIFIELD ACCESS ROAD - Treble Cone online report
WĀNAKA – MAKARORA (SH6) - Open. Ice likely.
OTHER TOURIST ROUTES
MAKARORA – HAAST (SH 6) - Open. Drive with care
CROMWELL – ALEXANDRA (SH 8) - Open. Drive with care
ALEXANDRA – RAES JUNCTION (SH 8) - Open. Drive with care
ALEXANDRA – RANFURLY (SH 85) - Open. Drive with care
LINDIS PASS (SH 8) Between Tarras and Omarama - Open. Drive with care
MILFORD ROAD (SH94) - NZTA online traffic info
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DISCLAIMER: Road conditions during winter can change at any time. Our advice is to always carry chains, slow down and drive to the conditions. We will always do our best to give you the most up-to-date conditions for key commuter roads, but we can't drive every road in the district before 7.00am. Remember, if it's snowing, this slows us down too and these reports should never replace common sense. For updates, go to:
www.nzta.govt.nz (or call 0800 44 44 49) for the state highways
www.qldc.govt.nz for all other Queenstown Lakes District roads
