QLDC Winter Road Report - 7 July 2023

Good morning everyone, 

Friday brings you good vibes and a chilly start.  Here's what to expect this morning: 

Crown Range - dry roads and cold temperatures.  Crews have applied CMA to help stop the ice forming and you can expect some loose grit in areas.   Take it easy like Friday morning, especially on those corners and steep sections.  

Cardrona Valley - conditions here are much the same as the Crown Range.  

Wānaka area - looking pretty good - the roads are dry and temperatures a low. 

Whakatipu Basin - a mix of damp and dry roads - and you know what that means... that's right - ice is likely to form, particularly around day break.  Drive safely. 

Fernhill and Glenorchy Road - the roads are dry and the known risk areas have been gritted.  

If your car isn't lucky enough to spend its evenings in the warmth of a garage, remember to clear your windscreen and external mirrors of ice.   We've got free ice scrapers available at Council offices if you need one.  They're much better than using cards from your wallet and you get to pop in and say hello to our awesome customer services crew!  

Enjoy your Friday everyone! 

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. Winter conditions. Drive with care.

GIBBSTON – FRANKTON (SH6) - Open. Winter conditions. Drive with care.

KINGSTON–FRANKTON (SH6) - Open. Winter conditions. Drive with care.

REMARKABLES SKIFIELD ACCESS ROAD - Remarkables online report

FRANKTON ROAD (SH6A) - Open. Winter conditions. Drive with care.

GLENORCHY–QUEENSTOWN - Open. Grit.

FERNHILL–QUEENSTOWN - Open.  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. Ice/Grit.

CORONET PEAK ROAD -  Coronet Peak online report

WĀNAKA MAIN ROUTES

WĀNAKA - CROMWELL (SH 6 & 84) - Open. Winter conditions. Drive with care.

MOUNT ASPIRING ROAD - Open. Grit.

TREBLE CONE SKIFIELD ACCESS ROAD - Treble Cone online report

WĀNAKA – MAKARORA (SH6) - Open. Winter conditions. Drive with care.

OTHER TOURIST ROUTES

MAKARORA – HAAST (SH 6) - Open.  Winter conditions. Drive with care.

CROMWELL – ALEXANDRA (SH 8) - Open.  Winter conditions. Drive with care.

ALEXANDRA – RAES JUNCTION (SH 8) - Open.  Winter conditions. 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