Just when you thought owning a slice of paradise might be out of reach, Mt Cardrona Station has dropped a house and land package so sharply priced it’s hard NOT to talk yourself into one.
Mt Cardrona Station is the new NZ development on a sunny plateau above the Cardrona Valley; a purpose-built series of intimate residential precincts that form a mountain community, with exclusive access to 400 hectares of adventure wilderness.
Their latest offering is The Chalet, a brand-new 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home priced at just NZD$1.25 million. It’s stunning, practical, offers access to all Station amenities and is a mere 12 minutes from the lifts at Cardrona Alpine Resort.
Thanks to the current exchange rate, that’s just over AUD$1 million for the Aussies, with no stamp duty to worry about. So you can have your dream ski chalet for less than the median price of a house in most Australian capital cities.
Big on feel, smart on footprint
The Chalet is designed by award-winning Leuschke Group Architects, the same team behind the rest of Mt Cardrona Station’s growing portfolio of high country homes.
It’s ready for exactly the kind of life you’d want at the base of a ski resort: a breakfast bar for that pre-ski muesli, a fireplace for amibance and warmth while you enjoy après with a glass of NZ sav blanc, and double-height windows for looking out to your stunning surroundings.
The 106sqm floor plan covers three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living area and off-street parking. It’s efficient enough to lock and leave, but generous enough to enjoy the space with one or two couples, or a family with a couple of kids in tow.
Everything that comes with the Mt Cardrona Station address
Buying into The Chalet means buying into everything Mt Cardrona Station has built around it. That includes exclusive access to 400 hectares of high country station and 30km of private bike and hiking trails, along with the resort’s brand-new wellness and recreation facilities: think hot pools, ice baths, sauna and gym at The Homestead, all with alpine tarn (billabong) views.
The station is the brainchild of ski mountaineer and photographer Chris Morton and business partner Andrew Spencer, who wanted to come up with a resident village with an exclusive “right to roam” the alpine station. Owners can walk five minutes to coffee or wander for four hours in the wide-open spaces.
For owners who won’t be there year-round, a full-service visitor accommodation management service is available, so The Chalet can earn its keep on the nights you’re not in residence.
And of course, there’s the location. Mt Cardrona Station is a hop, skip and jump from the lifts at Cardrona Alpine Resort, New Zealand’s largest ski area. A recent expansion into Soho Basin added 150 hectares of new inbounds terrain, serviced by the Soho Express, a high-speed six-seater chairlift. Plus wide-open, above-the-treeline terrain and some of the country’s most beautifully groomed runs make it a fun spot for everyone to ski and snowboard.
You’re also just 15 minutes from lakeside Wanaka, with Snow Farm cross country on the doorstep. Plus Treble Cone is just 50 minutes down the road, and Queenstown and Coronet Peak and The Remarkables about an hour or so in the other direction, shaping the ski season up to be an incredible one for you.
The numbers
At NZD$1.25 million, The Chalet is one of the best-priced options in Mt Cardrona Station while still delivering the same architectural offering and full run of station amenities.
For Australian buyers riding the current exchange rate, it’s about as sharp an entry point into New Zealand ski property as you’ll find right now.
Find out more about The Chalet at Mt Cardrona Station by clicking here.
