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 Resort2"
-
26"
Powder
-/38
-
7/9
-
Coronet Peak-
-
8-28"
Hard Packed
-/38
93% Open
8/8
-
Mt. Dobson Ski Area-
-
22-26"
Machine Groomed
18/18
100% Open
4/4
-
Mt. Hutt Ski Area-
-
40-56"
Powder
-/40
100% Open
5/5
-
Ohau Snow Fields5"
-
20-31"
Machine Groomed
-/15
-
3/3
-
Porters-
-
26-37"
Powder
-/21
-
3/6
-
The Remarkables-
-
12-39"
Packed Powder
-/48
98% Open
7/7
-
Treble Cone0"
-
29"
Variable Conditions
-/59
41% Open
7/8
-
Whakapapa-
-
4-7"
Wet Snow
2/31
6% Open
1/8
-
Temporarily ClosedResort Name
Snowfall 24h24h
Base DepthBase
Open TrailsTrails
Open Lifts
Hanmer Springs Ski Area-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Mt. Lyford Alpine Resort-
-
2-12"
-
-
-
-
-
Turoa-
-
8-5"
-
-
-
-
-
ClosedResort Name
Open DatesOpening
Broken River Ski AreaAug 16
-
Craigieburn Valley Ski AreaJul 26
-
Manganui Ski AreaAug 23
-
Mt. Cheeseman Ski ResortJul 05
-
Mt. OlympusJul 20
-
Rainbow Ski AreaJul 04
-
Temple BasinAug 10
-
Tukino SkifieldAug 02
-

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