CARDRONA Skiing Ski Pin Badge Souvenir Travel South Island NEW ZEALAND Resort

Description

Up for auction an vintage original "Cardrona
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ski travel pin. Cardrona Alpine Resort was founded by Cardrona Valley locals John and Mary Lee. It opened for its first winter in 1980.There was so much snow in the first winter that the mountain was only able to open for 3 weeks, around many days of clearing the resort road with a bulldozer. John Lee was not a skier, so built Cardrona's base area in the middle of the resort – something very rare for a ski field. If you have any questions, please ask! Visit my store for more amazing vintage ski patches, ski pins, ski tickets and ski brochures.