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Porters Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Porters is: Light rain (total 7.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).
Porters Weather (Days 4-6): A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 10.0mm) heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | 2 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 4 | |
Latest snow reports near Porters:
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | | | | |  |  |  | | | | |  | |  | |
light rain | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | mod. rain | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | |
max °C | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
min °C | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -3 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
79 | 79 | 88 | 72 | 66 | 81 | 81 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 83 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 93 | |
2050 | 2100 | 2400 | 2800 | 3200 | 2500 | 2700 | 1150 | 1200 | 1450 | 1250 | 1650 | 2300 | 2650 | 2700 | 3100 | 3500 | |
 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | 9:09 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:13 | — |
Light rain (total 7.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 10.0mm) heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning).
Latest snow reports near Porters:
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 6 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Porters at the specific elevation of 1645 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Porters. 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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Overall 3.5 Based on 10 votes and 9 reviews
Friendly, medium sized skifield that has a good Kiwi and international mix of staff. Best option for a beginner to get going as mum and dad can have a ski and still keep an eye on the kids on the platter lifts. Coffee is great. On a full snow clear day it is unbeatable for terrain. Local tip, head for first runs in the morning to the top of T3 and come down Sundance, 3 solid runs. Then coffee run, then a fast McBulty run, Big Mamma or Bluff, lunch, sleep and finish the afternoon with a cruisy Easy street.
colin from New Zealand writes:
Friendly, medium sized skifield that has a good Kiwi and international mix of staff. Best option for a beginner to get going as mum and dad can have a ski and still keep an eye on the kids on the platter lifts. Coffee is great. On a full snow clear day it is unbeatable for terrain. Local tip, head for first runs in the morning to the top of T3 and come down Sundance, 3 solid runs. Then coffee run, then a fast McBulty run, Big Mamma or Bluff, lunch, sleep and finish the afternoon with a cruisy Easy street.
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