New Zealand Ski Area Extends Season
New Zealand’s largest ski area, Cardrona Alpine Resort, has announced that it is extending its season by a week. It is now set to stay open until Sunday October 18.
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Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 pm (local time) / 02 Sep 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Mild with moderate rain (total 16.0mm) on Thu night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Mild at first with light rain (total 6.0mm) on Sun afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
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some clouds | clear | clear | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | heavy snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
max °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -3 | -1 | 1 |
min °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | -5 | -1 | 0 |
chill °C | -6 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -13 | -15 | -15 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -4 | -11 | -11 | -4 | -5 |
Humid % | 72 | 74 | 77 | 82 | 93 | 94 | 74 | 77 | 87 | 88 | 82 | 74 | 99 | 80 | 60 | 71 |
Freeze m | 3100 | 2700 | 2450 | 2450 | 1700 | 1250 | 1200 | 1400 | 1550 | 1750 | 2550 | 3150 | 1800 | 950 | 1400 | 2100 |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 31 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
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Week 1 of September has on average:
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at the specific elevation of 1774 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hanmer Springs Ski Area. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of New Zealand.
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Visitor Reviews of Hanmer Springs Ski Area
Overall 2.8 Based on 3 votes and 2 reviews
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- Richie from New Zealand writes:
This place is pure magic. Low key, primo terrain and good old fashioned tow sheds with tractors driving the lifts. Get here now.
Visitor Reviews of Hanmer Springs Ski Area
Richie from New Zealand writes:
This place is pure magic. Low key, primo terrain and good old fashioned tow sheds with tractors driving the lifts. Get here now.
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