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 Olympus at 2096 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 pm (local time) / 02 Sep 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | Days 5-7 weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||
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light snow | some clouds | light snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | light snow | clear | light snow | |
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 cm | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | -1 | 0 |
min °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 0 | -6 | -6 | -3 | -2 |
chill °C | -7 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -14 | -13 | -11 | -7 | -8 | -13 | -13 | -8 | -10 |
Humid % | 75 | 71 | 81 | 87 | 84 | 85 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 90 | 68 | 85 | 99 | 53 | 45 | 55 |
Freeze m | 2250 | 2400 | 2300 | 2200 | 1450 | 1300 | 1300 | 1500 | 1500 | 1700 | 2650 | 2300 | 1550 | 800 | 1250 | 2000 |
 | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — |
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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:
1.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Upload new photo Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Mount Olympus at the specific elevation of 2096 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Mount Olympus. 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 Mount Olympus
Overall 3.7 Based on 7 votes and 3 reviews
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- kikapu from Canada writes:
Rudeness in New Zealand is not something I have ever experienced in 12 seasons working at various areas around the place, so it was a surprise to experience it here, and from an employee too. It was my partner's first time on a nutcracker and the patroller, who shall remain nameless but didn't have a Kiwi accent, refused to help when I asked and told her she shouldn't be there if she can't ride a lift. She's a tough girl, climbed and ski toured on 6 continents and everyone struggles at first with these things. Anyway, we left pretty quick and went to Temple Basin, where everyone was super fun and the skiing was great. I'm sure Mt Olympus is awesome too and no doubt they've sacked Mr Grumpy by now. If not they should have.
Visitor Reviews of Mount Olympus
kikapu from Canada writes:
Rudeness in New Zealand is not something I have ever experienced in 12 seasons working at various areas around the place, so it was a surprise to experience it here, and from an employee too.
It was my partner's first time on a nutcracker and the patroller, who shall remain nameless but didn't have a Kiwi accent, refused to help when I asked and told her she shouldn't be there if she can't ride a lift. She's a tough girl, climbed and ski toured on 6 continents and everyone struggles at first with these things.
Anyway, we left pretty quick and went to Temple Basin, where everyone was super fun and the skiing was great. I'm sure Mt Olympus is awesome too and no doubt they've sacked Mr Grumpy by now. If not they should have.
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