QLDC Winter Road Report - 24 August 2023

Good morning! 

We're kicking off Thursday in a positive way!  It could be because we're oh so close to Friday, orrr it could be that road temperatures out there are practically balmy.  You decide!

A grit truck is patrolling the Crown Range, just in case.   

While things seem to have been heating up a bit this week, remember it is still winter and conditions can change really quickly.   You know the drill: slow and steady wins the race and gets you there safe.   

Short and sweet from me today.  Have a great one and I'll see you back here same time tomorrow.   

If you do spot any issues on the roads this morning, give us a call on 03 441 0499.

Bye for now
Rebecca  

QUEENSTOWN – WĀNAKA ROUTE (THE CROWN RANGE)
Skifield access to Cardrona & Snow Farm

CROWN RANGE ROAD - Open. Ice/grit.

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.  Winter conditions. Drive with care.

FERNHILL–QUEENSTOWN - Open. Ice/grit.

KELVIN HEIGHTS–FRANKTON - Open.  Winter conditions. Drive with care.

ARROWTOWN–QUEENSTOWN BACK ROUTE
Coronet Peak Skifield access

MALAGHANS ROAD - Open. Ice/grit.

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.  Winter conditions. 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.  Winter conditions. Drive with care.

LINDIS PASS (SH 8) Between Tarras and Omarama - Open.  Winter conditions. Drive with care.

MILFORD ROAD (SH94) - NZTA online traffic info

Visit our website for information on driving in our district. If conditions change during the day, we will post updates on the QLDC Facebook page and on our Twitter feed. If you prefer to stop receiving these reports, please reply to this email with 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. To ensure you keep receiving emails from us, please add us to your address book.

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