An indoor scene at a ski rental shop with a female technician adjusting ski boots for a customer. The technician, wearing a black long-sleeve shirt with the "Cardrona Rentals" logo, is focused on fitting a black and blue Salomon ski boot onto the bindings. The customer, partially visible, is wearing a light blue jacket and a white beanie.

Everything you need to ski or snowboard

Ski Equipment & Clothing Rentals

Make life simple and hire your ski and snowboard rentals in Queenstown, Wānaka or on the mountain. Our locations stock a huge range so you can rent the latest and greatest, including twin-tip skis, Burton ‘Learn to Ride’ snowboards, performance hardware, beginner skis, plus clothing and accessories.

Inside a ski rental facility, a female technician in a black Cardrona Rentals uniform adjusts the straps of a grey Burton snowboard boot on a customer's foot. The customer, wearing a red jacket and seated on a green cushioned bench, watches the fitting process. In the background, snowboards and ski equipment are neatly stored in white lockers.

Why Rent?

Renting your gear during your ski break can make your overall experience stress-free and easy.  

  • Enjoy flexibility – no need to bring heavy equipment with you if you hire on the mountain 

  • Equipment is well maintained by our workshop team 

  • Package your rentals with a lift pass and/or lessons to save more 

  • Rentals can be taken to Treble Cone and Cardrona and returned to any on-mountain or town location 

  • Hardware rentals include skis, boots and poles, or snowboard, boots and wrist guards 

  • Clothing set includes jacket and pants, clothing and accessory bundle includes jacket, pants, helmet, and goggles

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Upgrade from $25 per day

Premium Rentals

Level up your rental gear and make the most of our epic terrain with Premium Rentals.

  • Premium hardware includes brands such as Atomic, Salomon, Burton and Volkl

  • Specialist hardware for all-mountain terrain, park, carving, freeride, race and powder

  • Pair it with a personalised grind and wax from Tony's Workshop for your ultimate performance

  • Optimised hardware for intermediate to expert skiers and snowboarders

  • Incudes skis, boots and poles or snowboard, boots and wristguards

  • Available to collect on-mountain at Cardrona or Treble Cone

  • Upgrade to Premium Rentals from $25 per day

Pricing Breakdown

Tailor your rentals to your ski break and choose how many days you’d like to rent and what you’d like included. 

Rental Gear

Skis or Snowboard + Boots

Adult

Skis or Snowboard + Boots

Child

Clothing Set

Adult

Clothing Set

Child

Clothing & Accessory

Adult (Bundle)

Clothing & Accessory

Child (Bundle)

Helmet

Adult

Helmet

Child

Goggles

Gloves

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Rental Hints & Tips

  • Wear single-layer sports socks that reach your upper calf to protect against boots

  • Avoid socks with high cotton content and ribbing or seams, as these create pressure points

  • Keep pant legs out of the top of the boot to avoid chafing

  • Dress in layers so you can easily adjust to temperature changes

  • Try merino woollen items – they keep you warm when it’s cold and cool when it’s warm!

"Very organised setup"

We loved the resort. Friendly staff and very organised setup for rentals and returns. The lessons were well-planned and managed. We had a great family experience. Thank you.

Nina Sabbagha-Wessels

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Frequently
Asked Questions

Definitely! If you’re time-savvy, you might like to pick up your passes, get fitted for rentals, and pick them up at our town locations before you head up the mountain. That way, when you arrive at the Base Building, you can head right onto the snow, or into the café for a coffee! (priorities, right?)

Definitely! At Cardrona, we have a world-class workshop with a state-of-the-art tuning robot that can wax, edge and maintain your rental gear at the push of a button. Our team can also help you fit boots to bindings and everything else you might need.

Cardrona and Treble Cone don’t rent gloves to guests for hygiene and waste reasons. Instead, we encourage you to pre-purchase or grab some from our retail store that you love and want to use again in the future.

We try and cater for all body shapes and sizes. For clothing we have kids onsies in a size 0 to pants and jackets up to a 10XL. Our helmets range from XXS to XXL.

Helmets are included in the clothing and accessories bundle. Otherwise, they are available to rent for a day or multi-day period.

Skis

  • The largest size boot we stock is size 34.5 mondo (equivalent to men's US 16 / EU 51). We have limited stock in this size so please contact us in advance to check availability.

  • The smallest size boot we stock is size 15 mondo kid's (equivalent to kid's US 8 / EU 25). Ski Kindy stocks limited pairs of size 14 mondo; please contact us in advance to check availability.

  • The smallest ski in regular rentals is 70cm and the largest ski in regular rentals is 177cm.

  • The largest ski in performance rentals is 185cm (Salomon Stance 84).

Snowboards

  • The smallest snowboard we stock is 70cm.

  • The largest snowboard we stock is 162 wide which will accommodate up to a size men's US 16 boot.

  • The smallest snowboard boot size we stock is kid's US 7 (13.5 mondo).

  • The largest snowboard boot size we stock is men's US 16 / EU 51 (mondo 34).

Treble Cone rentals have an excellent selection of powder skis. Cardrona's widest under foot is 95 in the Atomic Mavericks.

Yes! At Cardrona, we have multiple options for storage on the mountain:

  • Day lockers: located in rentals at a charge of $22 per day (2024 prices).

  • Overnight lockers: located upstairs from Slopeside Guest Services. These lockers are designed for 2 or 4 people and are kitted out with boot dryers inside the lockers. Overnight lockers are available for $44 for a 2-person locker or $66 for a 4-person locker (2024 prices).

  • Seasonal lockers: located upstairs from Slopeside Guest Services. These lockers are designed for 2 or 4 people and are kitted out with boot dryers inside the lockers. Seasonal lockers are available for $525 for a 2-person locker or $730 for a 4-person locker (2024 prices).

At Treble Cone, there are limited numbers of lockers located at Rentals that are available to book on-mountain.

Yes, you can take your rental gear off the mountain with you if it is returned by the agreed date. Any rental ski or snowboard from Cardrona or Treble Cone can be stored at ski concierge overnight.

We request that you return your gear to the same location you originally rented it from. However, under certain circumstances we will accept returns at one of our other locations.

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