Snow Report 18 August 2016 - Australia & New Zealand

Falls Creek 18.08.16 - Falls Creek facebook

AUSTRALIA

Very warm days this week but thankfully clear of rain ... so far! Snow loss has not been too bad.

After a mild night, the weather changes today with some rain arriving in Victoria this morning, spreading east. This will turn to snow later.

The sooner the colder air arrives the more snow will fall overnight. It will be interesting to see how much we get!

Snow continues through the weekend, clearing on Sunday night. Looks like a great top-up to come!

Snow conditions:

Thredbo 16.08.16 - Thredbo Facebook

Mt Baw Baw - Snow depth: 0-6cm

Mt Buller - . Snow depth: 48-80cm

Mt Hotham - . Snow depth: 94-111cm

Falls Creek - . Snow depth: 101-125cm

Perisher - 46 lifts running at Perisher.

Thredbo - all 14 lifts are open.

Selwyn Snowfields - just 2 of 9 lifts are open now at Selwyn.


NEW ZEALAND

Porters 18.08.16 - Porters Facebook

Last snow was on the weekend. Since then the skifields have mostly had nice clear conditions for cruising around and exploring the slopes.

The fine weather is set to continue into this weekend on the South Island, with just a chance of some light snow showers on Saturday.

Snow conditions:

North Canterbury and Nelson

Rainbow 65-100cm
Mt Lyford 105cm

Canterbury

Mt Hutt 130-140cm
Porters 60-140cm

Ohau 12.08.16 - Ohau Facebook

The Mackenzie

Roundhill 60cm
Mt Dobson 40-60cm
Ohau 50-120cm

Wanaka

Treble Cone 50-113cm
Cardrona 70-100cm

Queenstown

Coronet Peak 75-145cm
The Remarkables 100-140cm

Snow Report 11 August 2016 - Australia & New Zealand

The next week or so will determine how long the Australian 2016 ski season continues into Spring. The snow level has been pretty high this year, making the lower slopes somewhat marginal and very vulnerable to warm, rainy days.

Mt Hotham 11.08.16 - Hotham Facebook

AUSTRALIA

The weekend was warm and mainly sunny, contributing to snow melt again. Again!

The snow depth numbers below only tell part of the story as it gets very patchy as you move down the mountain from where those measurements are taken.

This is turning into a season of what could have been, with great cover up high, but just a few storms or colder temperatures away from getting the cover complete over the whole mountain.

After a warm start to the week, rain arrived Tuesday night, turning to snow into Wednesday in Victoria for a few cms. Later on Wednesday, more snow fell bringing 5-10cm to the Victorian ski resorts and 3-5cm in NSW.

Perhaps another light snowfall early this weekend before a period of clear weather.

Mt Baw Baw - Snow depth: 8-20cm

Mt Buller - 4cm overnight at Buller. Snow depth: 57-95cm

Perisher 11.08.16 - Perisher Facebook

Mt Hotham - 5cm fresh for Hotham. Snow depth: 100-105cm

Falls Creek - 10cm overnight at Falls. Snow depth: 101-125cm

Perisher - Another dusting and all 47 lifts running at Perisher.

Thredbo - 5cm snow fell overnight at Thredbo and all 14 lifts are open.

Selwyn Snowfields - 2cm fell at Selwyn and 5 of 9 lifts are open.


NEW ZEALAND

Heaps of snow before and on the weekend, clearing at the beginning of the week for some great days of sunny skiing.

Mt Hutt 11.08.16 - Mt Hutt Facebook

The sunny skies continued until today but there may be some snow showers across the South Island on Friday and mixed weather on the weekend. Everywhere is skiing beautifully right now!

Snow conditions:

North Canterbury and Nelson

Rainbow 65-100cm
Mt Lyford 90cm

Canterbury

Mt Hutt 115-125cm - the Rakaia Saddle Chutes and the South Face have been open at Hutt.
Porters 60-140cm

Mt Dobson 11.08.16 - Mt Dobson Webcam

The Mackenzie

Roundhill 60cm
Mt Dobson 40-60cm
Ohau 50-120cm

Wanaka

Treble Cone 60-117cm
Cardrona 70-100cm

Queenstown

Coronet Peak 75-145cm
The Remarkables 100-140cm

Snow Report 4 August 2016 - Australia & New Zealand

The rollercoaster mountain weather in Australia continues along on its merry way! In New Zealand, it has been a very snowy end to the week, even for the Canterbury skifields.

AUSTRALIA

Australia saw a mix of rain and wet snow on Monday which thankfully turned to snow in the evening. About 10-20cm fell into Tuesday morning as the weather cleared up. Good snowmaking weather has followed.

Mt Buller 02.08.16 - Mt Buller Facebook

It has been fine for the rest of the week and the next snow-bearing system isn't due until after the 10th August. Enjoy the weekend!

Mt Baw Baw

At least there is a bit of snow at Baw Baw after the washout at the end of last week. The rebuilding each time is frustrating! Snow depth: 3-12cm

Mt Buller

A good week for snowmaking should see all lifts open save for Federation and Boggy Creek. Snow depth: 60-95cm

Mt Hotham

With Blue Ribbon open, we just need Keogh's and The Orchard to open again for all lifts running. Snow depth: 100-105cm

Falls Creek 03.08.16 - Falls Creek Facebook

Falls Creek

All lifts and terrain open at Falls! Snow depth: 102-125cm

Perisher

Perisher has 46 lifts operating across its four resort areas and 91 groomed runs.

Thredbo

14 lifts open today at Thredbo!

Selwyn Snowfields

Selwyn has had a great week of snowmaking and has 5 of 9 lifts open.


NEW ZEALAND

After a fine start to the week the snow arrived Tuesday night, blanketing the South Island. Good falls were recorded across parts of the island bringing some joy to the Canterbury ski fields, especially on Wednesday night.

Rainbow 03.08.16 - Rainbow Facebook

It will be very cold in the coming days down south. Snow is set to continue until the weekend building a nice base for a longer season.

Snow conditions:

North Canterbury and Nelson

Rainbow 45-75cm
Mt Lyford 25cm

Canterbury

Mt Hutt 75-90cm - a nice 21cm reported into Thursday morning
Porters 50-85cm

The Mackenzie

Porters 03.08.16 - Porters Facebook

Roundhill 40cm
Mt Dobson 30-40cm - with 12cm reported into Thursday
Ohau 50-100cm - another 30-40cm fresh reported Thursday morning

Wanaka

Treble Cone 60-120cm - another 10cm reported overnight into Thursday
Cardrona 70-100cm - reporting 15cm from the storm

Queenstown

Coronet Peak 75-145cm - reporting 15cm in last 24 hours
The Remarkables 100-140cm