Snowfall warning for North Island New Zealand Issued 24 July at 10am local time. A deepening sub-tropical depression will quickly cross North Island on Saturday accompanied by a short period of gales and heavy rain. Expect easterly blizzard conditions to develop on Ruapehu as well as the ranges from the Tararuas to the Kawekas and perhaps even further north. A Cool SE flow with further bands of snow for mountains elsewhere. Many resorts have seen more than 20cm snow over the past 24hrs.

Mount Dobson, NewZealand

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With regular snowfalls on its peaks and across the wide open slopes, Mt Dobson offers a fun skiing and snowboarding experience for everyone. From the well groomed slopes for the beginners and intermediates through to the soft and smooth powder that will test the best, Mt Dobson offers a challenge for all levels of skiers and boarders. Just off the Christchurch to Queenstown highway, 11km from Fairlie and 18km from Tekapo, Mt Dobson is a short 40min drive. There is a smooth mountain road which is one of the easiest alpine roads in the country. Plenty of parking is available. There is a small cafeteria with a range of hot food and good coffee. There are two snow making machines. Accommodation is nearby in Fairlie.

Resorts close to Mount Dobson include: Fox Peak (15 km), Round Hill (15 km), HeliPark New Zealand (52 km), Mount Cook (61 km), Ohau (80 km),

	Trails (Pistes): 14	Halfpipes: -
	Summit: 2110 m	Toplift: m
	Beg: 25% Int: 50% Adv: 25%	Terrain Parks: -
	Vertical Drop: 415 m	X-Country: -
	Lifts: 4 (1 chair lift, 3 surface lifts)	Snowmaking: Yes
	Gondolas / Cable Cars: -	Slopeside accom.: -
	Restaurants: -	Acres of ski: 800
	Bars: -	Nearest Airport: Timaru
	Nearest Train: Timaru	Info phone: +64 3 685 8039 \| Mount Dobson Resort Info Website

Visitor Reviews of Mount Dobson

Chris Thompson from AUSTRALIA writes:

I visited Dobson in July 2005 and had an excellent time! Despite being early in the season and the season itself not being a very strong one what we found at Dobson was beautiful snow and very friendly staff. While other resorts in the area had very icy conditions Dobson had soft powder which was very well mantained. Not all runs were open but the ones that were had excellent snow on than deep powder could be found off-piste. In my experience Dobson is the best in the area and my one regret was that we didn't travel later in the season and enjoy more snow, nonethelss the way Dobson maintained the snow they had has raised the bar for any resort I visit in the future.

2005-07-24

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