NZ Weekly Weather Blog – Pre Season Waiting Game

June 8th, 2011

NZ Weather Blog | Matt White

Welcome to winter 2011!!

Hello and welcome to my weekly blog where I will cover all the things you need and want to know about the ski season in New Zealand. So far we have only managed to score rain throughout both the North and South islands, and with no immediate cold temperatures forecast in the next 5-7 days it may be time for everyone to sacrifice some old skis or boards to help Mother Mature kick start the ski season off with a bang! The lateness of snow isn’t always a bad thing, in years passed when it has come early it hasn’t stuck around… So fingers crossed the cold snap will come soon and it will be game on.

Mount Hutt

Mt Hutt delays opening day. Image:: Mt Hutt

Weather outlook for this week:
Looking to be predominately fine throughout New Zealand, a few showers for Canterbury mid week and showers spreading across the country over the weekend with a freezing level looming around 2000 metres but could drop as far as 1500 metres.

Upcoming events:
The weekend just been has played host to the Auckland Big Air and Snow Show, a strange place to have a snow show you might say but it’s basically the kick off to start the season, get everyone pumped up and a chance to watch some trickery from NZ’s finest on the big air. The results are as follows:
Men Snowboard: Liam Ryan
Women Snowboard: Christy Prior
Men Ski: Byron Wells
Best Overall: Christy Prior

Resort opening dates:
Well since none of the resorts are open yet I can give you the dates they do plan to open (snow dependent of course!)

North Island

Turoa: June 25
Whakapapa: July 2
Tukino: July 2

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Coronet Peak delays opening day. Image:: Coronet Peak

South Island

Rainbow: July 2
Mt Lyford: June 30
Hamner Springs: July 2
Temple Basin: July 2
Broken River: July 2
Craigieburn: July 2
Mt Cheeseman: July 2
Mt Olympus: July 9
Porters: June 24
Mt Hutt: The scheduled June 11 opening has been postponed
Mt Dobson: July 9
Roundhill: July 9
Ohau: June 25
Treble Cone: June 23
Cardrona: June 24
Snow Farm: June 25
Snow Park: Was planning to open 11 June but on 7 June announced they are on hold until conditions improve.
The Remarkables: June 18
Coronet Peak: On hold, ready to open and can be open within 2 days of cold temperatures with their snowmaking system…

Well that’s all for this week folks, hopefully I will have some more exciting news to give you in the way of white fluffy stuff on all the mountains! Burn those skis, pray to the snow gods, project positive vibes.. whatever floats your boat, lets get this show on the road people!

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Snow Park NZ Snowmakers blasting away. Image:: Bel Jones

 

The Remarkables forecasts,
snow reports and
live snow cams.

Treble Cone forecasts,
snow reports and
live snow cams.

Snow Park forecasts,
snow reports and
live snow cams.

Cardrona forecasts,
snow reports and
live snow cams.

Turoa forecasts,
snow reports and
live snow cams.

Coronet Peak forecasts,
snow reports and
live snow cams.

Whakapapa forecasts,
snow reports and
live snow cams.

Mount Hutt forecasts,
snow reports and
live snow cams.