QLDC Winter Road Report - 26 August 2023
Good morning,
Nothing major to report this morning - the road surfaces are dry across the district, with temperatures ranging from 1°c. to 7°c.
But don't get too complacent! The forecast says showers may develop this afternoon with snow lowering to 1,200 metres. Then tomorrow the snow could lower to 400 metres.
This could affect the Crown Range in particular so please make sure you have chains in the boot and you know how to fit them when needed. As usual, we'll keep you updated.
And for those of you who have been wondering all week how Campbell's back is doing - you're in luck. He'll be making a special one off appearance tomorrow morning so he'll be able to update you on that, and morning road conditions... obviously.
If you do spot any issues on the roads this morning, give us a call on 03 441 0499.
Safe travels
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
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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
