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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Mount Hotham at 1454 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 3 pm (local time) / 03 Sep 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 45.0mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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light rain | rain shwrs | clear | light rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | cloudy | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 20 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
min °C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
chill °C | -2 | -5 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -6 | -6 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 0 | -3 |
Humid % | 93 | 88 | 70 | 83 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 73 | 64 | 93 | 81 | 72 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 88 |
Freeze m | 2500 | 2900 | 2350 | 2450 | 2650 | 2600 | 1900 | 1700 | 3200 | 3200 | 3200 | 2350 | 2200 | 3300 | 3300 | 3150 | 2600 |
 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — |
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- 6 hours ago
Rain reported from Mount Hotham at 944 metres elevation SW of Mount Hotham but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Mount Hotham
Mount Hotham Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 13 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 8 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 12 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in Australia - Victoria are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 of September has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Australia - Victoria are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Mount Hotham at the specific elevation of 1454 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Mount Hotham. 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 Australia.
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Overall 3.4 Based on 25 votes and 17 reviews
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- Rebecca from Australia writes:
It's funny all the negative comments I see here. Each to their own, however, I think a lot of you have your nose out of joint because you have probably come at a time where there hasn't been particularly great snow fall. We can't predict the weather, there may be days when the resort is better than others. As for people saying its too expensive, you'll find all the other decent resorts in Aus are the same price, if not, very close! As for cost of food etc- of course it's going to be a little more pricey, it's like going to a theme park or the footy, I paid $14 for a pie and a bottle of coke at the footy! If you are planning a holiday at the snow, you need to be prepared with extra cash, just like any resort!
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Rebecca from Australia writes:
It's funny all the negative comments I see here.
Each to their own, however, I think a lot of you have your nose out of joint because you have probably come at a time where there hasn't been particularly great snow fall.
We can't predict the weather, there may be days when the resort is better than others.
As for people saying its too expensive, you'll find all the other decent resorts in Aus are the same price, if not, very close!
As for cost of food etc- of course it's going to be a little more pricey, it's like going to a theme park or the footy, I paid $14 for a pie and a bottle of coke at the footy!
If you are planning a holiday at the snow, you need to be prepared with extra cash, just like any resort!
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