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Fresh Snowfall In Australia With 2026 Season Starting This Weekend
An early-winter storm is gathering momentum in Australia ahead of the start of the 2026 ski season in the country this weekend.
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Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 pm (local time) / 02 Jun 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the NW by Thu night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||
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PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
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2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
min °C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -5 | |
83 | 80 | 55 | 47 | 52 | 78 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 61 | 81 | 90 | 98 | 93 | 49 | 58 | 75 | |
2650 | 2400 | 2200 | 2500 | 3000 | 2750 | 2600 | 2950 | 2900 | 2850 | 2350 | 2150 | 1950 | 1700 | 2000 | 2200 | 1950 | |
 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
 | 5:04 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — |
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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 10 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 of June has on average:
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | 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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