Snow in New Zealand

New Zealand's annual average snowfall total is 65". The table below shows the snow cover in New Zealand. Note that snowpack levels across New Zealand aren't reported during the off-season period. For each ski resort you will find all the essential snow report information to choose the right ski resort in New Zealand: Snow depth, open trails and lifts, date of the last snowfall, and today's weather.
OpenResort Name
Snowfall 24h24h
Base DepthBase
Open TrailsTrails
Open Lifts
Cardrona Alpine Resort-
-
28"
Machine Groomed
-/38
-
3/9
-
Coronet Peak-
-
12-24"
Hard Packed
-/38
33% Open
6/8
-
Hanmer Springs Ski Area-
-
0-8"
Hard Packed
-/5
-
2/3
-
Mt. Hutt Ski Area-
-
31-48"
Powder
-/40
70% Open
5/5
-
Porters-
-
24-31"
Powder
-/21
-
3/6
-
The Remarkables-
-
14-45"
Powder
-/48
-
6/7
-
Whakapapa-
-
4-7"
Machine Groomed
1/31
3% Open
1/8
-
ClosedResort Name
Open DatesOpening
Broken River Ski AreaAug 16
-
Craigieburn Valley Ski AreaJul 26
-
Manganui Ski AreaAug 23
-
Mt. Cheeseman Ski ResortJul 05
-
Mt. Dobson Ski AreaJun 28
-
Mt. Lyford Alpine ResortJun 26
-
Mt. OlympusJul 20
-
Ohau Snow FieldsJun 21
-
Rainbow Ski AreaJul 04
-
Temple BasinAug 10
-
Treble ConeJun 27
-
Tukino SkifieldAug 02
-
TuroaJun 20
-

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