Snow Farm, New Zealand

Snow Farm, New Zealand

Snow Farm is a ski area near Wanaka, New Zealand, dedicated to cross-country skiing. It features 55 km of trails, and the conference centre has accommodation for about 60 people. It is located on the Pisa range close to Cardrona, at an altitute of 1,515 m, 55 km from Queenstown and 35 km from Wanaka. The gravel access road is used for the internationally known Race to the Sky hillclimb.

It is also a the location of Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds. The series of twelve vehicle test facilities are used by car manufacturers from around the world for ice and snow test during the northern hemispher summer.

External links

* [http://www.snowfarmnz.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.shpg.co.nz/ Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds New Zealand]


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