Queenstown/Wanaka Snow Report, August 12th, 2026

Mountainwatch | Video Snow Report

It has been another good week in the Queenstown and Wanaka resorts with a few powder stashes and cold, dry chalky snow after last weekend’s snowfall. A cold front will drop a bit of snow tonight but it wil move on quickly for fine weather into the weekend, ahead of cold southerly change in Saturday.

Nick Hyne reports from The Remarkables with thanks to Visit Queenstown and Lake Wanaka tourism.